Today, I want to write about Yaya. If you’ve been following our Lives of Farmies series, you’ll recognise her as one of Chaita’s daughters. I’ve written about her father, Dude, and her mother, Chaita. Yaya, however, is like neither of them. She is entirely her own being. The word that comes closest to describing Yaya … Continue reading Yaya: The Equanimous Dog and Animal Minds
What if my dog does not love me?
I was once posed a probing question: What should we do if our dogs do not love us enough? This query immediately took me back to a conversation I shared with my late husband, Uttam. I remember looking at Nishi and Cheeru, soundly sleeping, and asking Uttam, “What do you think love is? How would … Continue reading What if my dog does not love me?
Dude’s journey with fear and what it taught me
Do our “captive or pet dogs” have the opportunity to have such relationships with fear? I often find that the bar is a little high high for them.
Dogs need attention-attention, not just attention
Do you know about mindful-attention in care giving for our dogs
Madonna’s Anger
The dog who is barking is Madonna. Is Madonna a ferocious dog? Is she angry? What do we know about animal anger? What do we know about our own anger?
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