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Back to dog basics. Always a juggling act with three. Thankful that two have leash manners and focus. Two down and one to get ready. That would be Tessa ... and me. 1. Aromatherapy oils: a calming spray. Lavender oil massage. Tiger Lily and Oregon Grape oils mixed into one blue bottle to be squirted down Tessa's throat daily. 2. Outside on the sidewalk in front of my house: up to the corner and back. Down the side street, in and out of driveways around empty garbage … [Read more...]
We walked all three dogs on Saturday and my upper body still aches and I raised a blister on my pinky finger - on the hand that held the leash. But that was afterwards. When we were back in our yard and I was about to take Tessa through the gate. Which was when she charged the neighbor's white cat. Which was when part of the leash slid alongside my pinky finger and raised the blister. Ah, Tessa my sweet street urchin. You and I have work to do. Before the snow gets here. … [Read more...]
We have been at the bottom of a rabbit hole of fabulously mild weather for more almost two weeks. Trust me. I pay attention to these things. Like everybody else here in my neck of the woods because the weather - what it's doing at any given moment - is a MAJOR topic of discussion. We like to be On Top of It. This morning, when I slipped out the back door with Tessa and Josephine, to oversee their first bathroom break and to ground myself in my first gathering of zen energy, I … [Read more...]
Rescue dogs come to their forever homes with invisible baggage dragging behind them. When I was placing ex-racing greyhounds into pet homes years ago, this was one of the on-going conversations I'd have with first-time dog owners. As an example, some greyhounds would cower if you raised your arm above their heads. One time, when I was up at the race track, pulling dogs from the adoption holding kennel, I watched the guy in charge of this kennel, grab a long, wooden rod and bang … [Read more...]
I had just decided that I could survive without buying any more books for a while, making do with my numerous trips to the public library to satisfy my craving, when I checked out Katz on Dogs - A Commonsense Guide to Training and Living With Dogs, by Jon Katz. When I found myself renewing it for the third time, I knew I had a keeper. For those of us who are already well-versed in dogspeak, reading this book will be like settling down in a comfortable chair with your feet up, knowing that … [Read more...]
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