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May 2015
I’m terrified of spiders. In fact, when I see one I either run away or I smash it. Not because I hate the spider but because I’m scared. Other people who aren’t afraid of spiders either laugh at me or think something is wrong with me but nobody labels me “aggressive” or a threat to society. You see, me running away or killing the spider is the outcome. It’s not the problem. The same theory goes for dogs. Aggression does not equal “mean”, “dangerous” or the word I hear all the time......
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26
Feb 2015
As most of you know by now, I’ve become a foster failure for the 3rd time. After almost a year of being a resident of Priceless Pets, he’s found his home with me and my pack. Being away with him for 5 days put me in a very emotional state and when I came back I needed to re-assess how I was feeling after my emotions had calmed down. Even after that, I knew this was the place for him. And as I do when all my fosters get adopted, I write......
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18
Feb 2015
Between my dogs and the fosters that have come through here in the past 2 and half years, there’s been easily 40 dogs that I’ve worked with. This doesn’t even include the dogs at the rescue that I’ve worked with while they were there. For every “issue” a dog has, there are a million different ways to deal with it. And while I don’t have kids, it seems that parenting is a lot like dog training. Everyone has their own way and if you’re not doing it their way, you way sucks.......
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05
Dec 2014
I’m sure most of you have been following Fletcher’s progress and how far he’s come. A few people already know this but I want to share with you that Fletcher has been on doggy Prozac for about 2 months now. Now before all of you with anxious dogs call your vet to get a prescription filled I want you to read this first. I will say this now. Prozac does not FIX anything. You don’t give your dog a pill every day and just expect this pill to turn your dog into......
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03
Dec 2014
Ok, I’m back. Sorry for the extended absence but I ended up with another concussion and then we had Thanksgiving last week so I’ve been out of commission as far as writing goes but I’m feeling better and it’s raining so I thought I would update you on my latest foster, Fletcher. As most of you know, I took on a new foster. His name is Fletcher. Unlike most of my fosters, Fletcher was not a medical case. He was a dog with extreme anxiety and he was so insecure it border......
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19
Nov 2014
As most of you know, I’ve taken in a new foster. His name is Fletcher. Fletcher was pulled by us back in May. He was literally tied to a pole on a highway road. He has major anxiety and shows signs of major insecurity. I usually take the medical cases but Fletcher needs a change of scenery and I actually offered to take this boy in. I know a lot of you deal with these issues with your own dogs and I commend you for not giving up on them. I will......
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