When a dog dies, the physical space a dog filled while living--the bed by the fireplace, the worn circle of carpet under your desk, the harness on the hook by the door--becomes an echo. When a dog dies, some people say, "You'll get another," or "He was a good dog." Other people, my people, send love and lift you up, but say little because there are no words. At least, not any that make
Cooper’s Allergy-Friendly Diet, Routine, and IHT Update
Of all the things I've ever written about in this space, Cooper's IHT is the topic that gets the most questions by far. Every single week I hear from someone whose dog started tremoring, they googled the condition, and found our story. While it makes me feel good that I can provide a resource to folks facing the same thing with their dog, it also makes me sad that so many dogs are experiencing
Some updates and an invitation!
What is spring doing where you are? Spring in Indiana has been... interesting... Monday, three inches of snow. Tuesday, 60-degree weather with severe thunderstorms and some hail thrown in for good measure. Today, Wednesday, flurries. Go home, spring. You're drunk. Poor Cooper has been stuck in the house more than usual lately, in part because of the weather, and in part because his
Is your dog ever “trained”? Are you ever finished training?
Cooper is a good dog. Cooper is a smart dog. He knows all sorts of things, from the basic obedience cues like sit and stay and down to more complex cues like shutting cabinet doors and performing tricks. Based on what he knows at this point, anything else I teach him is just for fun. Games. Tricks. Nothing too useful but definitely entertaining. Which means, of course, that I've become
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