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We Just Can’t Save Them All

March 26, 2015 By konastouch

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I read an e-mail last Thursday from a colleague who was upset by a call from a new client regarding their five-year-old Beagle. Mittens (not his real name) was in trouble and the trainer had reached out to our private group to try to offer the best and fastest help possible. Reading the story about […]

Filed Under: Grief, Shelter Dogs, Uncategorized Tagged With: compassion, Dog Training, punishment trainer

Through The Eyes Of His Dogs

June 13, 2012 By konastouch

I met this family, one at a time, through their puppy. That’s how I meet most families. This pup was an eight week old, French Bulldog. I learn about many families through their dogs that I train. Some of the families are very special. While dog trainers usually concentrate on the dogs, we do work […]

Filed Under: Bonding, Communication, Dog Training, Gratitude, Grief, Holistic Care, Loss, Puppies, Uncategorized

Expectations Of Snow

January 13, 2012 By konastouch

  It’s a great day for the first snow of the year. It would have been Little Star’s eleventh anniversary of her first day here. It was a cold snowy Friday and it was one of the happiest days of my life. I would soon learn it was one of Star’s happiest days also. It […]

Filed Under: Aging, Bonding, Communication, Dog Training, Grief, Holidays, Illiness, Loss, Stress, Uncategorized

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