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The Puppiness Project – Don’t Be Afraid to Show Affection

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Gretchen Rubin wrote in The Happiness Project about the year she spent “test-driving the wisdom of the ages, the current scientific studies, and the lessons from popular culture about how to be happy.” The Puppiness Project is my attempt to learn the same from Honey, my Golden Retriever. Who Can Resist Love? At the park yesterday, Honey …

The Things We Do For Dog

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I hate spending money on myself. But I don’t mind spending it on my dog. I’m cheap but… I have holes in my underwear. But Honey has a new leather leash. I don’t want to pay for a car, gas, or insurance.  But I have a $400 Doggy Ride bicycle cart that Honey won’t ride …

Prevent Dog Bites – Supervise Your Dog

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I would love it if every child and adult learned enough about canine body language to dramatically decrease bites. But let’s face it. It ain’t gonna happen. No matter how many PSAs or blog posts abound, people will continue to miss signals that a dog is stressed and may bite. It’s up to us. We …

Honey in Training – It’s Better and Wurst

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So she’s not doing handstands. And backflips? Forget it. But Honey is making great progress on our training goals. What are our training goals? To ride comfortably in a cart pulled by our bicycle. To be confident with the movement she’d find on a sailboat (more on that later). Our trainer, Russ, suggested we work …

The Puppiness Project – Hustle

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Gretchen Rubin wrote in The Happiness Project about the year she spent “test-driving the wisdom of the ages, the current scientific studies, and the lessons from popular culture about how to be happy.” The Puppiness Project is my attempt to learn the same from Honey, my Golden Retriever. Honey Knows How to Hustle for What She Wants …

The Puppiness Project – Take a Vacation from Your Brain

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Gretchen Rubin wrote in The Happiness Project about the year she spent “test-driving the wisdom of the ages, the current scientific studies, and the lessons from popular culture about how to be happy.” The Puppiness Project is my attempt to learn the same from Honey, my Golden Retriever. The Dog Who Thought Too Much You wouldn’t suppose …

Where the Wild Things Are – I’m Howling Sad Too!

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I don’t generally make a big deal when a famous person I’ve never met dies. I can’t quite see the connection to my life. But I’ve been very rocked by the recent death of Maurice Sendak. Why? I liked his books when I was a child but they weren’t my favorites. I tended to like …

The Puppiness Project – Friends Make Work Easier

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Gretchen Rubin wrote in The Happiness Project about the year she spent “test-driving the wisdom of the ages, the current scientific studies, and the lessons from popular culture about how to be happy.” The Puppiness Project is my attempt to learn the same from Honey, my Golden Retriever. The other day I took Honey to the playground …