For Fun People Who Love Dogs

Does anyone remember the bumper sticker "Dog is My Co-Pilot?" I probably just dated myself. Lately, I've noticed a shift happening in my house, from co-pilot to co-dependent. I think working from home might be to blame. The Fab 5 have always wanted to be my co-pilot, which would make for a very crowded cockpit, but that's beside the point. The Old Routine For most of my career, I traveled weekly. Every Tuesday I dropped the pack at doggie daycare for boarding and headed to th

You guessed it…I’m talking about Fleetwood. For those of you who don’t know Fleetwood, he is one of my Airedales and loves to have a job. 😀 By having the envelope pushed, we have accomplished a lot from basic obedience to recall. But I have a feeling that Fleetwood is ready to push that envelope again….   Wired for Work Fleetwood loves to work…he is a “wired “hair terrier after all so maybe I shouldn’t be surprised by his job enthusiasm. I think he must have been a Working b

Recently, several photos from 2022 have popped up in my “memoires”. The photos are all when I was picking out the puppy that would be become known as Fleetwood💕 I remember that day and it was clear that Fleetwood was not going to let me leave without him. He was determined. If I looked or petted one of the other puppies, Fleetwood would jump in front and try to give me kisses. One Look and I was Hooked When I looked into those eyes and saw the “Fleety” spark, I was hooked. I

Are we not talking about the same thing? Afterall, social is part of socialized…. Nope. We are not talking about the same thing. 🧐 In fact, social dogs and socialized dogs are very different.   What does it mean to have a “social dog”? It means you have a very friendly dog who… • loves everyone • plays well with others • gets gold stars at doggie daycare   I’m very familiar with social dogs. The “Fab 5” considers themselves very social 😆   However, socialized dogs and socia

Last year, a tornado touched down near our home. It was early morning and I woke up to a tornado warning on my phone. My dogs already knew something was up …and nothing felt right. Hudson, Erwitt, Prayerie, Fleetwood and Daisy were all on edge😬 Immediately, I was downstairs with the news on. The Airedales were correct, not only were we under a tornado warning, but we were also in the potential path. 🌪️ By this point, my dogs completely lost their mind. Honestly…I did too. I

I have five Airedales. Every single one of them has an agenda. Some agendas are obvious. Some are mysterious. All of them make me laugh, usually at moments I'm not expecting it. What I didn't realize until I sat down to write this is that the agendas might not be as random as I thought. Here's how the quirky behavior breaks down in our house. Hudson Hudson is my only dog who is completely comfortable just being a dog. No hidden agenda, no emotional complexity. Just a happy gu

Grover was my fifth Airedale and my first boy. He had one of those personalities that take you by storm and charm you all the way. Sweet, funny, mischievous, and completely in love with his dog mom. He could light up a room just by walking into it… tail wagging, smiling, fully committed to his energetic entrance. If you've ever met or read about Fleetwood, you have a pretty good idea of what Grover brought to a room. As a matter of fact, Fleetwood should probably be flattered

...but if you know me, you know that all my kids have 4 paws which means it wasn't an argument but a dog fight. All I remember was yelling no, off and stop. The fight was broken up, and everyone was okay except for me. I was not okay… rather shaken to my core. It's been over 6 months, and I still feel uncomfortable talking about what happened - where did I fail? I have always been a multi-dog home and never experienced anything like this ...Was I bad pet parent? So, I called

Erwitt turns 9 on April 11, and in keeping with our Aries energy (mine and his), I'm not doing anything subtle about it. This newsletter is dedicated to him and his four siblings, because I was looking at their birth dates recently and realized their zodiac signs are almost uncomfortably accurate. I say "almost" because I've always been a little skeptical of astrology. But then I thought about Hudson following Fleetwood around the yard after their fight, just wanting to be ne