Why Wolves Aren’t “Packs” — and Neither Are We A few years ago a friend gifted me a wonderful book. Among Wolves — it’s almost entirely based on the research and field notes of Gordon Haber — researcher and advocate/activist for the wolves of Denali National Park. The book was…

In the work I do with people and their dogs there is one thing that never gets easier. That moment when the dog’s time on this earth is done and they get to be escorted to what most of you may know. It’s the #RainbowBridge. It is a lot of…

When I began my more focused and formal path to becoming a dog behavior analyst and educator I found a teacher whose work was focused on dogs that had no hope. He was, in recovery parlance, the last house on the block for these dogs. They were, more often than…

First, a confession of sorts. I’ve been pretty damn lazy when it comes to thoughtful publication of, well, anything written for the last couple of years. Taking a long journey through the practice of daily gratitude — an experience I chronicled at first on Facebook and then shifted here for…

Personal growth. Yeah, that. I’ve always been someone who didn’t shy from “doing the work” and — at least I thought — I’d dug pretty deep. Coming out in 1998. Getting sober in 2010. Two pretty massive transitions that pretty much demand a full-frontal assault on self awareness. In this…

Wasn’t going to post about this today. Figured there would be ample content and many whose stories were “more important” than mine. …

How Humans are Killing Their Dogs There is a serious problem in the “dog training” world and today I saw a superb post by Tyler Muto that details it. I have copied it below. People who ignore the fact that dogs need to have some level of aversion in the…

Pandemic Pups: A Cautionary Tale This morning I saw this article in the New York Times. While on the surface it is a lovely story, and it is great to see that people are seeking professional help, the truth is that there are more people than not using “Dr. Google”…

I have friends and readers, some of whom may be reading this post, whose lives and beliefs align deeply right of mine. As a result their political leanings do as well. Sadly in today’s world we find ourselves cloven in two. You see, there are alleged leaders whose positions of…