So happy to have you join! Thank you for sharing :)
So happy to have you join! Thank you for sharing :)
Sadly the hardest part about investigating discomfort is just about everything. More specifically, specialty visits and diagnostics donβt always prove as helpful as weβd hoped. Hereβs a look at what to expect: open.substack.com/pub/jennyefi...
Yes! I saw their post on this and how they wanted to make sure they were also spoiler free, which I love. I stopped reading book descriptions because they often give so much away.
It gives really good stats about your reading (I love a good wrap up), it lets you mark a book as DNF which Goodreads doesnβt, it generates really general book blurbs so no spoilers, and there are good prompts when youβre reviewing a book that are detailed.
I love Storygraph!
Oh yes. Most notable was how Marty Walsh in his first year as mayor botched snow removal thereby by cutting all roads down one lane. My 20-min commute ended up being 2 hours. I got to have nice long panic attacks in my car every night.
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Sharing this photo on every app despite Larkin being very clearly #notintoit My sweet babe.
Itβs a tough place to be when you suspect your dog might be in pain, but handling and vet visits are too stressful. The good news is you can still access help for your dog in a low stress way. This weekβs post dives into how open.substack.com/pub/jennyefi...
I feel that so much β€οΈ you guys are doing amazing with your vet stuff though despite it all. Big hugs.
In other words, it doesnβt matter what need this behavior meets for the individual, what matters is how it impacts us. Our needs matter above all else. Which might be more palatable when it comes to dogs, but we do this across species, kids included.
Dog training advice that says, βdo this when your dog jumps on youβ or βthis is how to stop your dog from pulling on leash,β actually says that we donβt care *why* the dog is doing what theyβre doing, just that we make it stop.
Finished watching a doc this weekend that didnβt have to do with dogs, but underscored how normalized it is to see the behavior of others simply through the lens of our convenience. Especially when the other is someone weβre caring for.
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Birthday cookies part 1.
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Haha thank you, Larkin would love those!
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Happy Birthday π₯³ to my beautiful sweet boy. You make every day the best day. We love you so much β€οΈ
He wanted to keep Larkin company in the broken nail in the middle of winter club π’
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In Massachusetts, officials suspect that the bird flu has killed dozens of wild birds in Boston, Amherst, and Plymouth. In other states, itβs reached poultry farms.
We asked infectious disease experts what you can do to keep yourself and your pets safe during this outbreak.
Yes pls.
The flip side of this is that we also think younger dogs canβt experience pain, esp if theyβre active. All of this to say, let us observe our dogs and respond to their needs accordingly, no matter their age.
Is βslowing downβ age related or are we missing signs of underlying discomfort that can and should be addressed/managed? Sadly itβs usually the latter. Aging is inevitable, but untreated pain shouldnβt be.
Since itβs Larkinβs bday tomorrow Iβm especially cognizant of the ways dogsβ age, and specifically our expectations about it, color our own behavior. For example, are older dogs supposed to βslow downβ? I hear this far too often from people.
I have a newsletter + community focused on the intersection of health and behavior. In this weekβs post I rounded up 3 of the most annoying (and harmful) myths that keep us from seeing whatβs *actually* going on with our dogs and thus helping them when they need it. open.substack.com/pub/jennyefi...