The more the holidays change, the more they stay the same even in a world where change is the only constant

To the young, all is new.  They’re on the ride for the first time, making it near impossible to understand what it will feel like for the fiftieth.  To the old, the belief that we’ve seen it all before settles in along with the feeling that nothing can surprise us anymore.  It’s a bizarre irony… Continue reading The more the holidays change, the more they stay the same even in a world where change is the only constant

An aging coonhound’s bizarre behavior and a lesson for all of us

Lily gave up a treat she loved because dinner was bigger and better, but now she doesn’t get the treat at all – and she doesn’t even realize it.  Lest you think I am picking on poor dogs, there are likely many, many people out there that suffer from a similar phenomenon.  Most dogs are… Continue reading An aging coonhound’s bizarre behavior and a lesson for all of us

How a dog sees and navigates the world

In many ways a dog navigates the same world as we do with shared systems and processes across our senses, but in others their reality is dramatically different with a sense of smell so powerful they can count molecules in the air and see ghosts. I can’t be the only dog lover who frequently looks… Continue reading How a dog sees and navigates the world