I write on a variety of animal topics. You can explore my blog articles by yourself, or choose a category to read here:
- Trust Technique
- Canine well-being (holistic animal care)
- Animal hospice care
- Grieving the loss of a pet
- Dog Lifestyle
- Dog Training
The problem with rehabilitating behaviour problems
The biggest problem when rehabilitating a behaviour problem is not the severity of it, nor how long it has been going on, or the age or breed of the animal. The biggest problem is: your expectations!
Canine well-being: Advocacy for your pet at the vet
How to keep agency when navigating difficult decisions about your pet’s health.
Game-changing tip for a reliable recall
Is your dog too excited or distracted to come when you call? Improve your dog’s recall with this expert tip you might have not thought of before.
Canine well-being: What’s the right weight for my dog?
Being a responsible pawrent includes maintaining your dog at a healthy weight. Life happens, circumstances change, so we need to adapt and feed our pooch accordingly.
Canine well-being: considerations about desexing and sterilisation
Should you neuter your dog? What to consider before making the choice to desex your dog.
Animal hospice care: Zuri’s story
Taking care of their dying dog as a family was a hard but beautiful experience.
Animal hospice care: the power of three
Losing one dog is tough, losing three in six month … can be a doorway into animal hospice care. Allowing a natural end of life for a pet can be challenging in the face of wide-spread beliefs about euthanasia. This story tells Sally’s path to experiencing death with a fur friend in the same manner…
Animal hospice care: Lola’s story
This is the end of life story of Lola who was diagnosed with a malignant bronchial carcinoma and her human, Jasmina, who provided hospice care for her until natural death. It’s about their challenges and the gifts from this experience.
Animal hospice care: Amira’s story
This is the story of Amira, a Leonberger, living out her life and dying at her own pace. It is also the story of how Claudia, her human, provided hospice care for her and what she took from the experience.
The art of listening
Diogenes said that we have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less. How do we listen so that the other – animal or human – truly feels heard and seen?
Animal hospice care: a beginner’s guide
Wanting to learn more about animal hospice care? Find resources on the practical aspects as well as exploring your beliefs around dying and death.
Animal hospice care: Loss of appetite
Waxing and waning appetite is a common and normal symptom of dying. A dog not eating at the end of their life does not necessarily mean that it is time to euthanise them.