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Robin’s Two-Week Update: When “Home” Is Still a Big, Scary Place

Robin’s Two-Week Update: When “Home” Is Still a...

Two Weeks With Robin: The Real Adjustment Story 🖤🐾 Robin has officially been home with us for about two weeks now. And if you’re expecting a story about instant cuddles,...

Robin’s Two-Week Update: When “Home” Is Still a...

Two Weeks With Robin: The Real Adjustment Story 🖤🐾 Robin has officially been home with us for about two weeks now. And if you’re expecting a story about instant cuddles,...

Care, Capacity and Compassion

Care, Capacity and Compassion

Groot’s Story: Survival, Trauma, and Compassion in Dog Training Groot’s story does not begin with ease, softness, or happily-ever-after. It begins in survival. Before he was deeply loved, before he...

Care, Capacity and Compassion

Groot’s Story: Survival, Trauma, and Compassion in Dog Training Groot’s story does not begin with ease, softness, or happily-ever-after. It begins in survival. Before he was deeply loved, before he...

Welcoming a New Dog Home: Setting Expectations with Compassion

Welcoming a New Dog Home: Setting Expectations ...

Welcoming Robin Home: Why Slowing Down Matters Robin is officially joining Andy’s household. Cue the confetti 🎉 …and then gently set it back down. Because while many of you have...

Welcoming a New Dog Home: Setting Expectations ...

Welcoming Robin Home: Why Slowing Down Matters Robin is officially joining Andy’s household. Cue the confetti 🎉 …and then gently set it back down. Because while many of you have...

Dogs are my life

Dogs are my life

Dogs are my life. People sometimes joke that dogs are someone’s “whole personality”—and in my case, it’s probably true. I spend my days at the training center surrounded by other...

Dogs are my life

Dogs are my life. People sometimes joke that dogs are someone’s “whole personality”—and in my case, it’s probably true. I spend my days at the training center surrounded by other...

Misunderstood Canines: Debunking Dog Stubbornness

Misunderstood Canines: Debunking Dog Stubbornness

When it comes to our four-legged companions, it's easy to attribute human-like qualities to them, and "stubbornness" often finds its way into the conversation. Phrases like "he knows how to...

Misunderstood Canines: Debunking Dog Stubbornness

When it comes to our four-legged companions, it's easy to attribute human-like qualities to them, and "stubbornness" often finds its way into the conversation. Phrases like "he knows how to...

Balancing Self Care with Loving our Dogs

Guardian Guilt: Balancing Self-Care with Loving...

Hey there fellow dog lovers! Today, I want to dive into a topic that's close to the hearts of many of us who are dedicated to our furry companions: Guardian...

Guardian Guilt: Balancing Self-Care with Loving...

Hey there fellow dog lovers! Today, I want to dive into a topic that's close to the hearts of many of us who are dedicated to our furry companions: Guardian...