So happy to have you join! Thank you for sharing :)

The hardest part about investigating discomfort It's not an easy journey, so it's important to be prepared. Here's what you can expect when seeking help from professionals for your dog.

Sadly the hardest part about investigating discomfort is just about everything. More specifically, specialty visits and diagnostics don’t always prove as helpful as we’d hoped. Here’s a look at what to expect: open.substack.com/pub/jennyefi...

Yes! I saw their post on this and how they wanted to make sure they were also spoiler free, which I love. I stopped reading book descriptions because they often give so much away.

It gives really good stats about your reading (I love a good wrap up), it lets you mark a book as DNF which Goodreads doesn’t, it generates really general book blurbs so no spoilers, and there are good prompts when you’re reviewing a book that are detailed.

I love Storygraph!

Oh yes. Most notable was how Marty Walsh in his first year as mayor botched snow removal thereby by cutting all roads down one lane. My 20-min commute ended up being 2 hours. I got to have nice long panic attacks in my car every night.

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Sharing this photo on every app despite Larkin being very clearly #notintoit My sweet babe.

When you suspect discomfort, but your dog struggles with handling How to get care for your dog when vet visits are tough

It’s a tough place to be when you suspect your dog might be in pain, but handling and vet visits are too stressful. The good news is you can still access help for your dog in a low stress way. This week’s post dives into how open.substack.com/pub/jennyefi...

I feel that so much ❤️ you guys are doing amazing with your vet stuff though despite it all. Big hugs.

In other words, it doesn’t matter what need this behavior meets for the individual, what matters is how it impacts us. Our needs matter above all else. Which might be more palatable when it comes to dogs, but we do this across species, kids included.

Dog training advice that says, “do this when your dog jumps on you” or “this is how to stop your dog from pulling on leash,” actually says that we don’t care *why* the dog is doing what they’re doing, just that we make it stop.

Finished watching a doc this weekend that didn’t have to do with dogs, but underscored how normalized it is to see the behavior of others simply through the lens of our convenience. Especially when the other is someone we’re caring for.

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Birthday cookies part 1.

Haha he doesn't mind! 😂

Haha thank you, Larkin would love those!

Thank you ❤️

Thank you!

THE worst 😅

Happy Birthday 🥳 to my beautiful sweet boy. You make every day the best day. We love you so much ❤️

He wanted to keep Larkin company in the broken nail in the middle of winter club 😢

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‘Do I need to take down my bird feeder?’ and other questions about bird flu in Mass. - The Boston Globe Dogs and people should avoid contact with wild geese, experts said.

In Massachusetts, officials suspect that the bird flu has killed dozens of wild birds in Boston, Amherst, and Plymouth. In other states, it’s reached poultry farms.

We asked infectious disease experts what you can do to keep yourself and your pets safe during this outbreak.

Yes pls.

The flip side of this is that we also think younger dogs can’t experience pain, esp if they’re active. All of this to say, let us observe our dogs and respond to their needs accordingly, no matter their age.

Is “slowing down” age related or are we missing signs of underlying discomfort that can and should be addressed/managed? Sadly it’s usually the latter. Aging is inevitable, but untreated pain shouldn’t be.

Since it’s Larkin’s bday tomorrow I’m especially cognizant of the ways dogs’ age, and specifically our expectations about it, color our own behavior. For example, are older dogs supposed to “slow down”? I hear this far too often from people.

Don't fall for these 3 myths Sadly they're very common (and very harmful)

I have a newsletter + community focused on the intersection of health and behavior. In this week’s post I rounded up 3 of the most annoying (and harmful) myths that keep us from seeing what’s *actually* going on with our dogs and thus helping them when they need it. open.substack.com/pub/jennyefi...