I have been an advocate for hiking with dogs for almost three decades. I have also been that same advocate for trail etiquette with your dog in the back country. The best way to phrase it is, you are hiking with a predator and opportunistic scavenger in the back country, you have a responsibility to…
Living With An Intact Dog
When you bring your puppy home it is like a heart explosion of sorts, caring, nurturing, snuggling, getting to know each other, and maybe the last thing your thinking about is sexual maturity and all that that entails. But the reality is, puppies are merely a puppy for a blink in time, and as they…
The Adventures
Adventures are in the eye of the beholder. Whether it is caring for your puppy through the night, learning how to DIY raw feed your dog, or hitting the backroads of places unknown to you, adventures are adventures, big or small. Walking your dog from the front door to the car can be a big…
Merry Christmas
Love makes the world go round, and sex makes love go around. Our farm has seen lots of lovin’ this year, that is for certain, actually it’s more of a brothel than a farm, which would make me more of a Madam than a Farmer, and really, I’m okay with that. Between the sex filled…
DUE DILIGENCE
If something does not feel right, it isn’t. If something feels off, it is. If something is making you feel uneasy, there is a reason, and you should not ignore this feeling, you should find out why. This is where investigating and researching come in, and is referred to as due diligence, meaning, do your…
BIAS
Bias – is a partiality that prevents objective consideration Bias – suggests a fixed conception likely to preclude objective judgement of anything counter Bias – is a preconceived opinion, whether personal or professional Bias – eliminates the possibilities for new information or revelations to be known Bias – in other words, is one-way information Bias…
BOTULISM
This is a word most of us have not used in the past few decades, it is rare in humans in today’s world, 145 documented cases in the USA last year, and only sporadic (less than rare) in dogs, negligible numbers was the answer I found. WHAT IS BOTULISM? Botulism is a rare, serious, and…
THREATS
Dogs would never meet me if it wasn’t for their people setting up the appointment. So by the very nature of my business, I meet well-intentioned people that want to learn more about their dogs. And in turn I get to spend my days with dogs, the least confusing part of my life. This is…
GRIEF
DEFINITION – Grief is a multifaceted response to loss, particularly to the loss of someone or something that has died, to which a bond or affection was formed. Although conventionally focused on the emotional response to loss, it also has physical, cognitive, behavioral, social, cultural, spiritual and philosophical dimensions. STAGES OF GRIEF – reading through…
Nancy Tanner 