After lots of desensitization and counter-conditioning to our pet sitter, Skye is now looking forward Tanya's visits. This week, we...

Skye is not yet spayed. We planned to do it with the surgery on her leg at the very beginning, but since that ended up being unnecessary,...

We just came back from a hike at Sunol, our annual pilgrimage to the wilderness where we scattered Lallie's ashes 3 years ago. We hiked...

Summer is our newest resident. She is a red hen who was found as a stray. She was in rough shape: missing lots of feathers, bright red...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...