Fearful Dogs – seeing the world in detail

Fearful Dogs are not bad dogs. Fearful Dogs are not difficult dogs. Fearful Dogs are not damaged dogs. Fearful Dogs are not dangerous dogs. Fearful Dogs are not defiant dogs. Fearful Dogs are not cowards. Fearful Dogs ARE dogs that see life in great detail. They see, hear, smell, and feel everything like any dog,…

Vaccines, and why this conversation should not be so polarized

Fear has more traction than love. Fear is more powerful than common sense. Fear moves faster than understanding. Fear makes us fight, run, or freeze. SO, grab your pitch forks, light your torches, gather together, and lets go after those that cause us fear! Oh wait a second, that would be the witch hunts which we…

my cautious, fearful, Ocean – part 2

Ocean was growing into the most gorgeous dog I could have imagined. Actually, I didn’t know what to imagine. She was the only ‘mostly white’ one in her litter, the rest were black and white like the Border Collie mom, or blue merle like the Australian Shepherd dad. She was changing, and I loved waking…

my cautious, fearful, Ocean – part 1

In August 2002, someone told me about a litter of pups, border collie/aussie crosses, that were for sale. $45, they needed to go fast! I called the family and made a time to go out and see the puppies. It wasn’t hell, but it wasn’t good either. When I pulled up, the adult dogs came…