Last month, I was at Dr. Lesser’s Chiropractic Clinic for dogs, when a regular client came in with her usual gaggle of pugs ….
and one labrador.
Huh? Well, that’s different.
Come to find out that this lab had belonged to her brother half a country away and she had been begging him for years to let her take her home. Evidently, he didn’t really know what to do with a lab so she didn’t get any exercise, never went anywhere and pretty much spent her days on the couch…
She was a bundle of nerves. Can you imagine sitting on all those years of energy? Poor thing.. she was a mess…. you couldn’t look at her without her freaking out!
The client said she’d tried Rescue Remedy, but it wasn’t working.
Well, there is a reason for that. Rescue remedy is great for shock, trauma etc. But not for long term use.
I suggested she try using Aspen and Mimulus. One is for known fears (she knows she’s afraid of the car, the door, people) and one is for unknown fears (what was that noise?! Who is this person? Where am I?)
I ran into her last week and she said less than 3 days being on these Bach flowers and she was like a different dog. She can deal and cope with things.
I know that with regular positive reinforcement and keeping up on the correct bach flowers, this dog will be well on the way to being able to deal with everyday life.
So, I’m trying out Flock. Not sure how I feel about it. I mean I’m writing this post in Flock. Seems weird somehow.
I tried flock before but it was um.. too busy.. but that was before I turned into a social networking junkie… I’m forever flipping all over the place to catch up.. Flock does it all in one spot.
Next Friday is Take your dog to work day.. but I can’t bring dogs to work.. they get all freaky about allergies etc.
But today we are having an outdoor BBQ.. Flag Day and a fundraiser for some Army organization that I keep forgetting the name of…. at any rate, Shel is going to bring Targ by around 1 for a visit! Since we’ll all be outside, I can keep him off to where people who want to meet him can come by and visit…
I’m so excited! I get to show off my dog AND my honey…
Since my friend’s dog was diagnosed with bone cancer, I was trying to come up with something to give her to celebrate Shine’s life. Shine is still with us and I think it’s important to celebrate who she is instead of mouring her passing, that hasn’t even happened yet!
So, I commissioned a special order pendant, by In A Bit. Jann makes these beautiful pendants so I contacted her to see if she would make a special order for me.
Here is the picture I sent her of Shine
Shine is a 13 year old Malinois. One of Shine’s favorite things to do is to play ball.. so I asked Jann to incorporate that in her collage
Jann made a custom collage just for this pendant. (She is starting to offer custom work that won’t be re-used. Since all her work starts out as a full sized collage, she needs to make several pendants and prints out of it to make up the cost of making a big collage. I’m honored to be the first one to take advantage of the exclusive work she’s going to be offering! That means my friends special collage will be One of a Kind!)
Anywho.. this is what came in the mail today!
Jann included her business card (yes! Need to share that) and lovingly wrapped the pendant in some padding.
I unwrapped the cushioning and check out this nifty package!
