When I saw the theme for this month's positive reinforcement pet training hop--my training mentor or inspiration--my first thought went to trainers whose work I devour: Patricia McConnell, of course. Victoria Stilwell. Debbie Jacobs. Et cetera. But I wouldn't know about any … [Read more...]
My Dog-Training Mentor and Inspiration
When I saw the theme for this month's positive reinforcement pet training hop--my training mentor or inspiration--my first thought went to trainers whose work I devour: Patricia McConnell, of course. Victoria Stilwell. Debbie Jacobs. Et cetera. But I wouldn't know about any of … [Read more...]
It’s been one year
A year ago today, we lost our Lucas.I couldn't write about it then--except to let you, our kind friends, know he was gone. I didn't think I could write about it now either. See, the thing is, I felt like we failed him. We lost him too soon, so it had to be our fault.I … [Read more...]
The shape of our days
How does time slip past us so quickly? Where does it go?Tomorrow, Lucas will have been gone for three weeks. How can that be? When he left us, our hearts were shattered. We wondered how we would ever put the pieces back together.Finally, I realized: They will never be put … [Read more...]
He’s gone.
He's gone, and we are shattered.He went too soon. It's always too soon.Lucas joined our family on March 28, 2007, and he left us on October 28, 2015. But he is forever and ever part of our soul.I miss my friend. So much.It will take time to pick up these … [Read more...]