Separation anxiety is the "adhd" of the dog world. As a trainer, its definitely the most wildly misdiagnosed issue in the dog world. A kid who would rather throw pencil erasers at the girl in front of him and bobs non stop in his seat doesn't necessarily have a medical problem, and a dog who whines and paces when it hears a familiar car pull in the drive does not necessarily … [Read more...]
Archives for 2018
The Charmed litter: a tale of Parvo
December 7, 2017 I’m sitting here, staring at the twinkling lights on my tree, listening to my nearly three year old squawk something about not wanting the chocolate cereal, and trying to mentally prepare for another day in what has been a series of very earth shattering days. We do everything we can to keep our foster animals safe and well. They live amongst our families … [Read more...]
Is Qbert the one for you?
I have an almost three year old daughter ❤️😍😆🙈..... And as anyone who has ever had a three year old will attest to, she is sort of this amazing tiny mixture of the sweetest most gentle little lamb and the Mad Hatter. This morning she was frantically searching for this tiny little 2 dollar trinket she refers to as “squishy pony”. Her anxiety about not being able to find this … [Read more...]
Cleo Diaries (Diaries of a Foster Dog)
Day 1 First day in the life of foster care from Cleo! I Begin the day with some vaccines and yucky yellow stuff (dewormer) provided by the sweet shelter workers. Then go on a freedom ride to my foster home...yesterday was my first day out for this giant hole (a shed for 11 weeks of my life) and really my first day with people! Met my foster mommy and the residents … [Read more...]