Now that Skye accepted the new bed, we are trying to slowly remove the old cover. We folded it in two so it covered less of the bed. At...

We are continuing to make progress with the collar! Here we are getting used to the collar touching all the sides of her neck: Here we...

To train, or to sleep? That is the question we are having every day for the last two weeks. Skye has been doing fantastically with her...

Following the advice of our VB and dog trainer, we bought Skye a martingale collar. Martingale collars (aka no-slip, limited-slip, or...

We've been working on introducing Tanya, our pet sitter, to Skye. I should actually say re-introducing as we already tried last summer...

Every morning, Skye sits under the big oak tree and watches the squirrels having their breakfast. Or maybe just waiting for them to fall...

OMG! Look what happened this morning! Skye wore a collar for one second!!! :D

As part of the collar training, we are doing this new game to desensitize the touch of her chin and neck area. We started with our bare...

After Skye slept on the new bed through the old bed for about a week (picture #1), we decided to go one step further: remove the foam of...

A plant-based version of this rich Italian pasta dish that usually uses cream, cheese, eggs and bacon. Ingredients (serves 3): * 9 oz...

After 2 years, we finally got Skye to lay on her new bed! Well kinda... It's more like the princess and the pea style, but that's...

We've been playing this new game with Skye where she has to alternate between touching both our hands. The plan is to use this later to...

One major progress that Skye has made is on the time it takes her to bounce back from a stressful event. Here you can see her flinching...

After not sleeping for a night because of Skye and the full moon, we added extra sheets of paper and turned on the new white noise...

I think that Skye is part wolf. Every time around the full moon, she is up at night and barks. The problem is that she sleeps in the...

Skye's crate training has been a passive training. We put the crate outside in our covered patio and just waited. Professor rat helped...

We had our first session with our friend dog behaviorist/trainer and it was fantastic. Everything feels possible again and I am...

I have a new tool to my training box: a refillable baby food pouch! It allows me to use messy treats like peanut butter and wet cat food...

When we started working with our new VB, we had to change our trainer. So we scheduled an appointment with a new trainer who was both...

After the fiasco of yesterday gift, Skye received another toy from her secret santa box. A little fox with a big rope as skeleton and a...