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Dog Reactivity

My dog and I will never be "cured" of our reactivity
All these years of progress later, sometimes I still grieve the things that aren't easy with such a sensitive creature.
 • Haley Young
Seven years writing the story of Scout Finch
Happy gotcha day to the dog I got in my 20s—the one who's moved into four apartments, one house, and now a converted van by my side.
 • Haley Young
An example of my "reactive" dog pattern mapping unpleasant encounters
Once in a while, we can’t avoid the chaos—and then those experiences stack atop one another, threatening all our confidence just a bit. This pattern…
 • Haley Young
I don't want the vet to "win over" my dog
Poking-and-prodding betrayal is worse coming from a potential friend.
 • Haley Young
Is off-leash dog drama really worth physical assault?!
Come one, come all: Heated off-leash dog incidents are happening again
 • Haley Young
It’s (still) isolating to love a sensitive dog
But I am capable of crossing any imaginary line my least-productive thought spirals draw.
 • Haley Young
In fact, I think I might wave hello
On off-leash dogs and shouting at strangers and trying to make things better, not worse
 • Haley Young
My weirdo dog likes neighborhood walks now?
Reflections on preferences and fulfillment opportunities changing over time
 • Haley Young
Dogs need more than love
Well, depending on how we define "love".
 • Haley Young
Thank you for not treating my cattle dog like a retriever
“She doesn’t require an ounce of management when people don’t expect her to be a Labrador” — summing up Scout’s ability to happily coexist with…
 • Haley Young
Things that make my dog an excellent campground neighbor
We’ve spent more nights with campsite neighbors so far in February than the previous five or six months combined—and I’ve realized all over again how…
 • Haley Young
The pile on of pets where they're prohibited
I can’t stop caring about this. I don’t want to stop caring about this.
 • Haley Young
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