I was amazed to hear that 47 of the dogs found alive on Michael Vick’s property survived the experience and have moved onto rescue groups and foster homes. I was amazed for two reasons: that dogs could come out of such a terrible situation and recover enough to join the real world, and that the [...]

The joys of packing up a houseful of stuff and lugging it across the country.

Kaia likes her crate. This is odd. Kaia hated crates when I first got her, and while the crate training has gone just fine, I never expected her to voluntarily take naps in her crate. It’s not the most comfortable place in the house, after all.

I have such an incredibly, unbelievably good dog. When I got here Kaia was fearful of people, dog-aggressive, and totally not motivated by food. Now we’re in Rally class, practicing gorgeous heels right by other dogs, and she’s brilliant. And motivated!