I saw the dog coming towards us. Like always, I began to make a quick u-turn to give you some space. But silly me. There’s nothing quick about the way we move these days. So there we were – m...
https://notesfromadogwalker.com/2018/12/13/once-when-you-were-trouble-loving-an-old-reactive-dog/
Hi there my sweet friend. I keep meaning to officially close this blog, because I so rarely write here these days. But you know what? I don’t want to. So what if it’s weird that I only post 3...
Birdie died this year. We made the decision to let our sweet old girl go on April 4th. Birdie had kidney disease for months, but in the final week of March the disease finally began taking its to...
https://notesfromadogwalker.com/2017/12/31/to-birdie-with-love/
For those of you who work or volunteer with animals, I wanted to let you know that the new session of Compassion in Balance, my 8 week online class, starts June 5th. If you’d like to learn how...
https://notesfromadogwalker.com/2017/05/17/are-you-in-self-destructive-savior-mode/
Holy moly, it’s been so long since my last post! Before I share the big news about the new DINOS online class, here’s the world’s fastest update/excuse, for anyone who cares: Birdie is real...
https://notesfromadogwalker.com/2017/01/27/living-with-dinos-is-now-an-online-class/
Compassion in Balance, my online compassion fatigue course for people who work with animals, begins on June 6th, 2016! If you’re a dog walker, dog trainer, shelter pro, rescue volunteer, ...
https://notesfromadogwalker.com/2016/05/15/compassion-fatigue-help-for-people-who-work-with-animals/
Well, hello there stranger. Is it OK if I join you? It’s been a long, long time since we last saw each other. I’m sorry I didn’t write, but I want you to know that I think about you all the...
If I tell someone that I work with dogs, it’s guaranteed that that person will ask me for advice about their dogs. This happens no matter where I am. If I’m getting a massage, I get asked ab...
https://notesfromadogwalker.com/2015/11/24/how-to-talk-to-your-gynecologist-about-euthanasia/
The other day a reporter from The Forward contacted me to share a story she produced about Gedalya Gottenger, a Hasidic Jew, who decided to become a dog walker. Hasidic Jews are notoriously a...
https://notesfromadogwalker.com/2015/10/02/rebel-dog-walker/
Dear New England Posse, Just a quick note to let you know that I’ll be in Wakefield, MA this Saturday, October 3rd giving a full day compassion fatigue workshop hosted by the New England Dog T...
https://notesfromadogwalker.com/2015/09/29/new-england-compassion-fatigue-workshop/