If I can change one person's mind about giving blind (or any disabled) dogs a chance then I've made my boy proud.
💛🌈 I've been missing him (Mayson) extra for the last two weeks and this summer I'll have been without him for 2 whole years.
⚠️ If you truly believe dogs like Steven are better off being put out of their (non-existent) misery then I suppose you're entitled to your ✨wrong✨ opinion but do know we won't be listening to it! ✌🏻
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Snow fall now also brings emotional heaviness because some of my favorite memories of my boy are from our winter walks. Every day was the best day of your life but you always had extra hops on the deep snow days!
One of those days I miss you so much it hurts out of the blue. I hope it snows somewhere in heaven for the snow-fiends like you. Miss you so much Mayson my wild all weather adventure boy 💛❄️
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Did you get out with your Dog today???? 🐾
ↆ Caption from my recent TikTok ↆ
I am not feeling well, have way too much going on, work at an extremely busy dog facility during the week, have so many people to reply to, need to clean my house badly, have a cracked rib and have a 3 year old feral toddler.
It is almost 830pm.
It's cold, windy and dark outside
and it's my first chance to sit down on my only toddler-free night of the week.....
but do you know who doesn't care?
🤪STEVEN🤪
My 2 year old Blind and psychotic mastiff mix waiting for me at home!
Do *I* want to be spending 2 hours freezing running outside beyond my typical bed time with him when I could be lazy and cozy at home? NOPE 🙃
But let's talk about why that doesn't matter and why I'm out here anyway (and why you probably should be too!)
It is so common in my industry that
many dogs are deemed poorly behaved
and owners struggle when a HUGE part
of the puzzle is that they are just not
having their basic physical needs met.
Dogs like Stevie, that are insanely
energetic and while they are friendly,
they can and often do show negative
behaviours when exercise needs are
not being met such as...
- Excessive Barking
- Leash/Barrier (fence, gate, window) Reactivity
- Destruction of Household items
- Trouble Seeking
(seeking stimulation themselves such as digging)
- Separation Anxiety
- Depression
and unfortunately much much more!
When I make his needs a priority, Stevie is a great dog and easily manageable around my senior dogs and toddler on our acre property.
When I fall short on meeting his needs (which happens to all of us) he becomes destructive of my daughter's toys, constantly pesters my senior dogs, jumps up on doors and people and will excessively bark outside. It is easy to call him an annoying or misbehaving dog when in reality, he is seeking stimulation where he can because *I* have not kept my promise as an owner to meet his needs.
Remind yourself on the days tha
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