Category Archives: Musings

Sarah had spent almost eight months in training her 18-month-old male German Shorthaired Pointer, Toby in the recall. Toby had a knack for wandering off and ‘exploring the world’. He would love to smell the roses, take his time, and when he picks up a scent, he dashes off like an arrow in pursuit. WhenContinue reading “Having a little Faith”

Nico, an eight-year-old Male Dalmatian has an interesting habit. He loves looking at the mirror. He would peek into the full-length mirror in his guardian’s bedroom and then run downstairs to the hallway only to steal another glance into another full-length mirror there. Sometimes, he would only look, stay a few seconds, and running awayContinue reading “Through the Looking Glass”

This is a tribute to my mother, the mother of my sons, and all the mothers in the world. What you can do and have done is nothing short of sheer astounding magic and no man can ever produce anything close to what you have achieved. I stand in awe of you. Thank you. LolaContinue reading “Push hard and Breathe deep”

I watched as Patricia removed a well-used collar from Gnome, her Giant Schnauzer’s neck, and replaced it with a brand new personalized collar. She passed me the old collar and said, “He has had this collar for almost two years. IT is worn out now. I tend to replace the collar every 18 months. IContinue reading “Changing collars”

It was Lizzie and Max’s third obedience class. Max is a handsome but stubborn one-year-old Lurcher. Lizzie was teaching Max how to listen to commands like ‘sit’ and ‘heel’. Max was having nothing of it. After 15 minutes, Max was well and truly bored. He was fidgeting, his eyes were darting elsewhere and searching forContinue reading “Who is teaching who?”

Sue called out to Kari, a beautiful five-year-old black and tan Doberman, “Come back! Time to go!” Kari stopped in her tracks. Her ears were pricked straight up, her body stiffened and faced the rabbit that was bounding away but her head tilted back to her guardian. The sun was shining and the breeze wasContinue reading “To be or Not to be, have you got the answer?”

Sunny is a 4-month-old blue gold macaw that has been hand-reared. He stands proud in on his favourite cherry branch in his outdoor aviary. The sun is shining and the air is still. He has stood many times there before looking at the 15-foot drop before him. He shifts his weight from his right footContinue reading “Stretching Your Potential”