Misery Loves Mr. Wild Dingo

Or is it Mr. Wild Dingo loves Misery? I can’t decide. You see, Juno loves to play the misery card when Mr. Wild Dingo showers her with attention. I know, I know. Dogs don’t like to be held or hugged. But honestly, I could hug Juno for 10 minutes and she’d thump her tail the entire time.  [...]

 
Training Complaining

I brought Loki to a private training session this week. I told the trainer “I think Loki has a problem.” The trainer asks, “What’s the problem?” “Let me show you,” I reply. I turn to Loki and say, “Loki, Fetch!” Loki slowly walks away then turns around and replies, “So why are you talking to me [...]

 
Biography Becomes Biology

Last week was quiet on the Wild Dingo blogosphere. I was deep into a mind-body yoga teacher training program with Seane Corn, a leading national Vinyasa yoga instructor. There isn’t enough room here on Wild Dingo to write about the brilliance of her theories and practice except to dribble a little bit into the application [...]

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Unloading Loki

Confession: I have a naughty dog. There. I wrote it. He’s not randomly aggressive toward people or children. In fact, he’s friendly to people. He’s not even food possessive/aggressive. It took him two nights to learn that he is never to even look at Juno when she’s eating. He has two choices when he’s finished: look at me [...]