Sitemap - 2022 - Paws and Reflect
On death: Why we think and talk about losing our dog
Parallels and differences between kids and dogs
How we handle traveling to see family with our dog
Is my dog a replacement for human children?
FAQ: Prep and logistics for full-time van life with a dog
On fostering: But how do we let them go?
Life with Scout: November 2022 monthly recap
14: Every Dog is Different: Honoring Individuality (While Still Generalizing Helpful Core Themes)
Update: What our dog reactivity training looks like today
13: "Should" Everyone Foster? Rescue Pressure, Big Emotions, and Multi-Dog Integration Thoughts
Cattle dog care FAQ: Our routines, exercise, diet…
Dog training dictionary: Terms and definitions, oh my!
My dog has both helped and hurt my mental health
Today, I don’t want to be a dog owner
11: Embracing Social & Observational Learning While Also Advocating for Our Dogs
An open letter to the person fixated on my dog’s prong collar
My evolving take on wanting my cattle dog to be “calm”
10: Van Life FAQ: High-Level "Why"s and Some Build Details
9: Work-Life-Dog Ownership Balance: Nontraditional Career Changes, Guilt, Self Care
Changes to our foster integration process over time
8: Balancing the "Magic" of the Dog-Human Bond with Science & Critical Thinking
“Fur moms” and jackets, oh my: On dressing up dogs
7: Dog Sports Deep Dive (Why Don't We Do Them?) and Internet Messiness
Costs, benefits, and risk: How we decided to take in a sick foster
6: Myths and Generalizations That Hurt Me as a New Dog Owner
My non-social dog is actually a good foster sibling
5: Not Having Kids: Parallels to Dogs, Species Differences, Individuality
No punishment without fulfillment: Being fair to my dog
The hardest things about potty training foster puppies
4: Training Evolution: Guilt? Asking Why, Honing Values, Comparing Our Life Today to the Past
How I imagine I’d raise a future puppy
3: Fostering With a Reactive Resident Dog: Logistics, Emotions, Reflections
2: Healthy Relationships: Our History, Communication, and Parallels to Dogs
1: Our Very First Podcast Episode! (Who are these dog owners, anyway?)
Hate? Trolling? Or real attempt at conversation?
How to set dog training goals: Questions and templates
How I set (actually impactful) goals with my dog
Labels: How they’ve both helped and hindered my growth
How we chose a secure dog kennel for our van build
Working through my biggest flaw as a dog owner
When to stop pushing for marginal dog training growth
Thoughts on medicating our dogs
The greatest lessons I’ve learned in my human relationship
When liberty is our goal versus makes things harder
“Just” an owner: Do I have any right to talk about dogs?
The most challenging things about our first foster dog
How we handle vet visits with our timid dog
How I keep a clean home… with an Australian cattle dog
Does my dog want to please me? Yes and no
An example of health affecting my dog’s behavior
The line between “advocating for” and “babying” my dog
Pros and cons of thinking about my dog like a human friend
The biggest ways our dog training’s changed over time
Reflections on Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat by Hal Herzog
I’ll be happy if we don’t make more dog reactivity progress
Top takeaways from Pit Bull by Bronwen Dickey
Our fostering process integrating two unfamiliar dogs
Deciding to foster with our fear-reactive resident dog
On relationship building after three days with a foster
What I wish I knew about seizures in dogs
Come together: Unite around shared dogmanship values
Our crate training process + how we use the tool today
Why I believe in crate training our dogs
What advocating for my dog means—and why it matters
How emotional abuse has affected my dog ownership
Middle position: Why we love it + how we trained it
What colors our perceptions of dog training & ownership?
Pros and cons of having a fenced-in yard for our dog
How we trained our dog to leave prey alone
Precautions I’d take even if my dog was super social
How we decided to include our dog in our wedding
Using “do not pet” accessories to advocate for our dog
Resources we’ve used to help our heeler calm down
How I try to find balance in online communication
The top Frans de Waal books for dog owners to read
How we trained our dog’s off-leash recall
I quit an awesome job to write about dogs?!
Why does your dog need to do… well, anything?