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Learning to Play…and Why We Need To


The German poet Schiller wrote: ‘Deeper meaning resides in the fairy tales told to me in my childhood than in the truth that is taught by life.’  He was right in more ways than one. Watching our rescued Shepherd, Nessa, learn to … Continue reading

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Pathways in the Heart – On rescues, grief and healing


Rescue dogs can be like a complicated puzzle.  So ‘mothering’ one can be complex because you don’t have all the pieces. Understanding and putting those pieces together in healing ways is the promise you make to a rescue. Raen, the … Continue reading

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Lightening the Feather – On Rescue and Rescue Dogs


“It’s just that no one wants to be the one being rescued, we all want to do the rescuing.” ― Steven Brust, Iorich  Are we ever really ready to grieve yet set the grief apart to love again? I have … Continue reading

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