I have traveling by myself down to an art: from US highways to the English countryside to Japanese railways to New Zealand beaches — it’s all second nature by now. When I adopted Maggie, she fit in seamlessly into my traveling life, as if she’d already learned the art of travel in her time as a stray. Or maybe it’s… Read more →
For the past few months, Maggie and I have been volunteering with a wonderful program called The Peacock Foundation. The Peacock Foundation calls itself a ‘new breed of therapy’ – what it is is therapy sessions for at-risk children, with animals involved in the sessions. Maggie and I can’t say exactly which location we go to because it’s a safe… Read more →
We always end up in Nashville. It’s becoming our home away from home. With each visit, we fall more in love with the culture, our Nashville friends, the music, and just being on the road. On our last trip to Nashville, we volunteered at the Monroe Carell Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt University. If you didn’t get a chance to see… Read more →
Social media is a funny thing. We are so grateful for all of the friends and connections Maggie and I have made due to social media. Our circles of friendship and support would be much smaller without social media. But the internet definitely isn’t our whole or ‘real’ life, and I admit social media can turn even a charmed life… Read more →
In California, we can reach the mountains in the morning and the waves in the afternoon. I know, we’re lucky. But even without that kind of access to adventure, even if the weather is so bad you can’t leave the house, there are so many possibilities for fun activities with your pet. Maggie and I are putting together some videos… Read more →
Crate training for cretins. (just kidding!)… Crate training made easy I crate train all my dogs. I recommend crate training to all my clients and crate-train their dogs as part of my program. Still, I sometimes get pushback against crates. Isn’t it cruel to leave a dog locked in a box? Will my dog be angry at me for crating him?… Read more →
Apparently it’s Super Bowl Sunday. Go team! I’m not a huge football fan, sorry. So Maggie and I will be spending our morning volunteering with some pretty special kids and plan to celebrate the afternoon romping on the beach with Rocky, as we presume most people will be watching TV meaning a private beach session for us! Maggie will be trying… Read more →
The holidays are looming closer, and if there’s one thing we all can agree on, it’s that no matter which holidays you celebrate, it’s more fun to buy gifts for dogs than for humans. In case you’re freaking out over exactly what to wrap and put under the tree for the canines in your life, Maggie and I made a… Read more →
Thanksgiving usually conjures up visuals of long tables covered with harvest vegetables and a giant turkey, surrounded by family members crowded inside to escape the end-of-autumn cold. But we live in Los Angeles, where our weather averages 78 degrees in November, and my family is anything but big. As you might expect, our Thanksgiving here is definitely not traditional in… Read more →
Sometimes it’s fun just to let dogs be dogs. Last time you saw Maggie and me, we were paddleboarding, which is a decidedly human adventure. Dogs don’t go paddleboarding on their own. This month, we’re hitting the trails and letting Maggie and her friends get as wet and dirty as they please. Humans go along for the hike, but the… Read more →