Animal Intuition

07/17/2024

So excited for this! I'll be presenting on August 18 at 5:30pm (eastern) on scent work and reactivity. CEU's are available from Karen Pryor Academy, Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers, Inc., Peaceable Paws LLC, and of course the The Pet Professional Guild. It's on Zoom so you can do it from home with your furry family by your side. Register here: https://www.petprofessionalguild.com/webinars-events/webinars/celebrating-life-together-a-pet-approved-event/

This will be a very short preview of an upcoming 2-day in-person event that will be presented by Robert Hewings and I for The College Of Scent Dogs Ltd in September. If you'll be in the area September 9 and 10, we'd love to see you! More info and registration here: https://www.thecollegeofscentdogs.com/thecollegeworkshops
This seminar qualifies for CPD points as well!

Hope to see you at one or both events!

05/27/2024

Exciting news! We're finally ready to launch The College Of Scent Dogs Ltd in the USA! First courses starting in 2025, pay in one chunk or reach out for easy 0% payment plans. Learn more at

Welcome to The College of Scent Dogs USA.We do the dog training your dog will love. Experience the excellence.Discover the amazing world of scent detection dogs. Our dogs are trained to detect a wide range of scents with impressive accuracy. We are passionate about helping others learn and master th...

04/13/2024

Trying to be productive in my downtime reading a book recommended by Robert Hewings 🤣

It is a really good book, fyi: https://www.amazon.com/Olfactory-Research-Dogs-Lucia-Lazarowski/dp/3031393694/ref=sr_1_1

04/08/2024

Update:

My bruises are filling in nicely, I got the police report today from the accident. I'm at home on the couch with a lot of ice packs and my sweet old lady walker.

Some very kind friends picked up all the stuff from my car and sent photos. Still can't believe I came out of this with only a broken leg. Here are some before and after photos of the imaging on my leg, as well as a snipped of the accident report and my sweet little wawa. That Nissan Rogue gave her life for mine.

I've been lucky to have a parade of friends and family through to see me, bring and make food, share some laughs, and just show support. I can't thank you all enough. Recovery from this will be a journey and I count myself lucky to have you all by my side.

04/06/2024

This past Wednesday, I was driving through an expressway interchange going from one major highway to another. It was a one-lane situation, with the short concrete wall to my left and a small shoulder to the right of my lane. Strangely, I saw a pickup truck parked on the shoulder here, what a weird place to break down?! I let my foot off the gas, and before I could get a "what the f..." out of my mouth, the person in the truck threw it in reverse and floored it. The truck swerved a little before coming directly into me while I was traveling around 60mph and smashed both of us into the concrete wall.

A kind woman came running up to my car, she couldn't quite make it to my driver's side window as it was smashed into the wall. She called 911 and talked to me while emergency services arrived. She witnessed the man in the truck getting out of his vehicle and running away from the scene of the accident.

I knew immediately I had broken my leg. My dog was in the car with me and she was my primary concern, I felt her all over and she was, to my surprise, just fine as far as I could tell. Thank you airbags. I made some calls while waiting for EMS to arrive and some amazing friends came to pick up my pup, and then the fire department got to work. A firefighter had to crawl in through the tailgate of my SUV since that was the only access. He and I were both amazed that aside from the clearly broken leg, I had no other noticeable injuries. They had to pull the truck off of my car before sawing open the passenger side of my vehicle to get me out. The friend who picked up my dog said he couldn't believe a living person had come out of my vehicle. The steering wheel ended up just a few inches from my abdomen, but the engine did not come through into the passenger compartment. Crumple zones work. The parking brake pedal appears to be the culprit for my broken leg.

I am lucky in so many ways. I never hit my head or lost consciousness. No neck or spinal injuries. I was wearing my seatbelt. My Nissan Rogue has (had) amazing safety features. My dog was in the car with me, and aside from being shaken up, she was totally fine. I was taken to U of M hospital, where I had surgery to repair my badly broken leg the next morning. I have some new hardware and am a step closer to becoming Wolverine.

I came home from the hospital last night, and although I'm NOT COMFORTABLE it's definitely improving. The parade of friends and family helps bolster my spirits and distract me from discomfort, I can't thank you all enough. The surgeon told me this was a "really bad" break and would hurt for a long time, but will get better slowly. Thankfully, I've been cleared to return to The College Of Scent Dogs Ltd in May.

Hug your dogs today, drive carefully, and wear your seatbelt.

03/26/2024

What an amazing two weeks with The College Of Scent Dogs Ltd. Met some amazing people and dogs and can't wait to be back in May! Thank you Ben Poole Hollie McAuley-Jones for working so hard and rolling with it. It's going to be a long 7 weeks before I see you all again. Announcements coming soon with exciting developments...

07/01/2023

This Planted Detroit basket just keeps on giving! Not only were the two salads amazing, I'm continuing to make my own amazing salads at home. For only $39 i not only had two fantastic dinner salads, but have used the pea shoots, broccoli and cilantro microgreens, added tomato, salad mix, marinated tofu, and grilled halloumi to make another dinner. I've got plenty more of all these ingredients, so i look forward to continuing to enjoy dinner salads the rest of the week. Seriously if you haven't tried planted Detroit you're missing out. Buy online and pick up on a day you choose, or see if they deliver to your area. All of these ingredients are apportioned, and I've included a photo of the taste tester for tax.

06/19/2023

06/16/2023

Just updated the website! Check it out and let me know what you think :)

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06/16/2023

06/16/2023

You guys… we have some exciting news that we are so excited to finally share ‼️‼️

One of our very best friends from , Miss Karen, has officially been ADOPTED by her foster family! 😭🥹🙌🏼

Karen was a volunteer favorite while she was in our shelter - she met us every morning with big hilarious body slams and zooms. Shelter life got very stressful for our girl, and her quality of life started declining.

When she moved into her foster home this year in January, we started to see a nice, happy, thriving dog start to shine through as the stress of the shelter was behind her. We are so so happy for this deserving girl and her new family! And the best part… she got adopted by members! We get to see her anytime!!

Happy life, Karen! 🎉🎉

View our adoptable dogs here: barknation.org/adoptable

06/15/2023

06/15/2023

From dirt circles + dogfighting to kisses + spray cheese 🙌🏼

Gina and Shaun have been working together to help Shaun find a little more bravery in this big world. It’s hard being a tiny survivor of dogfighting in a loud and scary shelter!

Help us give them more of what they deserve by sending a few much-needed items from our wishlist!

Our most-needed supplies at the moment are:
🌟 Paper food trays
🌟 Paper towel
🌟 #4 lunch bags
🌟 All treats/chews
🌟 SPRAY CHEESE!

Shop here: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/OYOZ6WT635KS?ref_=wl_share

06/15/2023

06/01/2021