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summer and the washing machine
I went to do the laundry and found an egg in the washing machine! Oops! I must have left the door open and Summer, our new rescue, found...


supermoon
Tonight is the largest supermoon of the year. A supermoon is a full moon that coincides with the closest that the Moon comes to the Earth...


collar restart
After the failed attempt to put a collar on Skye, we have been having difficulties making any progress with the collar training. Skye was...


july fourth
Happy to report that we survived the holiday weekend without any trauma! New Year and Independence Day's fireworks are very scary for a...


100%
Yay! Skye is now eating 100% vegan kibbles :) It took a while, a bit more than 2 years, but we successfully replaced the beef kibbles by...


Apricot jam
Apricot jams have always marked the beginning of the summer for me. Since childhood, my siblings and I have helped mom make it - cleaning...


shedding
Skye doesn't shed all year round like Lallie, but when she does, it's massive! Here she is shedding her winter coat: As she doesn't trust...


at the farm
I just received a few pictures from Skye and her pups at the farm. They were taken by Sophie Gamand on August 9th 2019, a bit more than a...


Soju
This is Soju, one of Skye's pups. He is being featured in an amazing series of portraits of survivors of the dog meat trade. Sophie...


nose back in!
Skye has a be a bit hesitant taking treats from the collar on the ground. I think she was especially wary of us being around, like if it...


martingale with buckle
Skye is wearing out her collars so fast that we had to buy her fourth one already! LOL No seriously, we are trying to find the best type...


square one
After a week break, we are restarting the collar training and going back to basic desensitization. Put collar on the ground with high...


false pregnancy #4
Yesterday, Skye took her last "baby" out of the nest and put it outside on the grass with the 3 others. This officially marks the end of...


back to square one
So after what happened yesterday (see previous post), Skye doesn't want to have anything to do with the collar, any of the collars!...


collar - try #1
So today was the day I put a collar on Skye. I did that during our regular training session. Watch... As you can see, Skye tried to back...


so close!
Skye is getting very close to wearing a collar! Look how nonplussed she is at keeping her head in the collar. She is taking all her time...


mother's day
To celebrate Mother's Day, I was able to gather pictures of Skye's babies (*) and got their human parents to describe them with 2-3...


overnight guest
My sister came to visit us. It was both wonderful (we hadn't seen each other for 5 years!) and stressful because of Skye. She doesn't...


DSCC 2
Continuing the desensitization and counter-conditioning (DSCC) to our pet sitter. Tanya is now coming alone in the house and is able to...


happy & silly
Skye being silly in the grass :)
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