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I’ve had Maia for 9 months, and while sometimes I feel like there’s been no improvement, I know that’s not true. *I* have learned her triggers and her body language and most of the time can head her off before she decides to bark or lunge at anyone.
Today, though, I got to see just how [...]
Maia had an amazing day at the agility trial. Calm, greeting people, being curious and friendly … who are you and where did you put my reactive dog? Actually, never mind – I like this one better!
Agility looks like so much fun when I see it done on a course – not that I didn’t [...]
Andy, enthroned on the La-Z-Boy at my parents’ house. He has let me stroke him a few times, and has not run out of the room in a panic. We are making progress!
Tonight was Maia’s and my first agility class, at Dizine Canine with Dana Gallagher.
It was awesome.
I had emailed Dana ahead of time to let her know of Maia’s reactivity to people, and she is obviously very well versed in dog language because she bribed Maia with goodies and made quick friends. Maia was a little [...]
Ziggy’s new mum took this photo when I met her to give her Ziggy. She emailed it to me with the title “Ziggy loves Erin”, with a note that said thank you for loving him until they could find each other.
It made me tear up a little, but it solidified that she is absolutely the [...]
I went to an info session at Douglas College this week regarding their Animal Health Technologist program and finally, finally, I have found what I want to do.
Unfortunately, I have pre-reqs that need to get done before I can apply, as well as 80 hours of volunteer time in vet clinics, and the cut off [...]
My dog makes me laugh. In a life where precious few things get through the medicated fog of mediocrity, she is a bundle of joy.
Maia learns fast. If she is not picking something up, I am not being clear enough or consistent enough
she seems to be more comfortable on the 6ft leash than the 15ft leash. I am testing this again today
she had a freak-out about squirrels this morning – both times she rushed the tree, and when I [...]
I had a dream last night that Maia got lost. In the way of dreams, I knew the future and I knew that I would never see her again, that she was gone forever and I would never know what had happened to her. I woke up devastated, in that strange place where reality is [...]