fayeandknight

[fayeandknight]

I love that photo of Martin and Bosco playing at the water park. Every time I see it it makes my day. Do you have any other favourite photos of them together, if you're up for sharing? I totally understand if you don't feel up to it tho, so no pressure!

Thank you! It's so cool that you enjoy the blaze photo too.

I love these candid photos of Martin and Bosco. They were always having conversations with each other.

[fayeandknight]

When you ask your Belgian for speed and enthusiasm in the weaves and he gives it to you.

#dogblr #belgian tervuren #forte #dog agility #weave pole training #forte is fine #the weave pole is not

[fayeandknight]

I was ignoring his request for play so he shoved the ball between my leg and the counter. And then he has the gall to look at me with such an adorable expression.

#dogblr #belgian tervuren #forte #please play with me #but the please is more of a demand #there is no peace only play

[fayeandknight]

Today I learned that a dog can come into the weaves so hot that they actually snap a weave pole.

#dogblr #belgian tervuren #forte #dog agility #weave poles #i wanted speed and he certainly gave it to me #so there's that #lol #i wasn't expecting that #the more you know

[fayeandknight]

Getting there with distance on the weaves.

#dogblr #belgian tervuren #forte #dog agility #weave poles #trying for the trifecta of enthusiasm commitment and distance

[fayeandknight]

Friendly reminder that I'm currently running a raffle for dog treats! Winner gets to pick either a bag of dehydrated chicken breast or beef hearts.

I make and package these treats so they are 100% single ingredient. Here's a picture of a bag of beef hearts.

All donations go directly to @arlo-venn for some much needed help.

To enter make a donation to any of the following:

Venmo: @remywolfe

CashApp: $remywolfe

PayPal: [email protected] or paypal.me/wolfstephollow

ApplePay: 4805199559

kofi: ko-fi.com/remywolfe

Then send a screenshot to [email protected]

I'll draw a random winner on April 26th and ship the treats anywhere in the continental US at my own expense. If donations exceed $50, I'll add a second winner. If donations exceed $100, I'll add both a third winner and a second bag of choice to the first winner.

Every dollar helps and counts as a ticket. Reblogs much appreciated.

Thanks!

#dogblr #community help #please reblog #homemade dog treats #raffle

[fayeandknight]

hey dogblr. I'm currently fostering this stray dog from my neighborhood. Likely around a year old, she has great teeth. Got her up to date on vaccines, treated for intestinal parasites, heartworm negative and just got 6 month heartworm prevention shot.

Located in Mississippi but I can meet someone for the right home. Potty trained. Shes good on a leash and in a kennel but she is a chewer. Still a baby and could use some training.

She loves the snuggle and she carries around her blanket when we let her out of the kennel.

We've been calling her Poppy and we think she may be a lab/husky mix.

#foster dog #rescue

[fayeandknight]

fuck it homebrew boop button. reblog this post to boop the person you reblogged from.

#boop!

[fayeandknight]

Please stop reading in bed and play with me.

#dogblr #belgian tervuren #forte #he's very persuasive #and persistent

[fayeandknight]

Simple joy

#dogblr #faye day dawning #corgi #australian cattle dog #belgian tervuren #sunny Saturdays are good for the soul

[fayeandknight]

Friendly reminder that I'm currently running a raffle for dog treats! Winner gets to pick either a bag of dehydrated chicken breast or beef hearts.

I make and package these treats so they are 100% single ingredient. Here's a picture of a bag of beef hearts.

All donations go directly to @arlo-venn for some much needed help.

To enter make a donation to any of the following:

Venmo: @remywolfe

CashApp: $remywolfe

PayPal: [email protected] or paypal.me/wolfstephollow

ApplePay: 4805199559

kofi: ko-fi.com/remywolfe

Then send a screenshot to [email protected]

I'll draw a random winner on April 26th and ship the treats anywhere in the continental US at my own expense. If donations exceed $50, I'll add a second winner. If donations exceed $100, I'll add both a third winner and a second bag of choice to the first winner.

Every dollar helps and counts as a ticket. Reblogs much appreciated.

Thanks!

#dogblr #community help #please reblog #homemade dog treats #raffle

[fayeandknight]

Pity party, table for one

This feels so stupid to admit, but today really hurt my feelings.

All the trainers piled in the van and went on a training out. Without me. I was not invited. I watched them call another trainer on the walkie to be like "impromptu outing, grab a dog and let's go". I was standing outside setting up training for a dog around car manners but hadn't started. I was literally right there.

One of them even called out the window that they'd pick up ice cream on the way back and asked me to have the others text what they wanted. So it's not like they didn't see me.

But I dutifully did so and when they came back, oops the shop must have forgotten my order. Everyone else got ice cream but me.

And it's so stupid to let my feelings be hurt by this. I know it is. And I honestly don't think anything intentionally mean spirited happened. But between usually being the one left out, hello autistic experience, and old high school trauma, it's just feels overwhelmingly lonely.

And that old trauma is particularly hard to combat, because it lends truth to the common fear that everyone secretly, or not so secretly, hates me and wishes I would die. Short version is that I had a falling out with my best friend and she led a school wide campaign, including teachers, to bully me with the admitted to goal of having me become so depressed and isolated that I'd kill myself.

I know this is not that. I do.

But it felt like it. The memory of how it started with people being nice enough to my face but never including me holding hands with how I never seem to make it into the inner circle anywhere because there's something slightly off about me. (It's the autism.)

And it just fucking sucked.

So I cried in the bathroom, invoking my superpower of being able to bawl my eyes out without making a sound. But it felt overlaid with the past where I used to eat lunch in the bathroom to avoid the bullying once it got really bad.

I barely slept last night so being very tired on top of everything else definitely did not help.

I wish I knew the secret to being included. To have people actively choose my company outside of needing something from me. I wish I wasn't such a baby over not getting ice cream. I wish I could pry the past's sticky fingers off of the present.

#personal post #i'm just venting #vent post #references to past trauma #don't mind me #I'm just over here playing the world's smallest violin for myself

[fayeandknight]

Something that I think is important for y'all to know.

If you leave a door ajar but mostly closed, one of my dogs will bang it open. More than one person has said their entrance brings to mind a feral hog slamming into a room.

However, in this same scenario, my other dog will make small, sad noises until someone opens the door. They could not possibly open it themselves, even if I call them or otherwise encourage them to come in.

#dogblr #faye day dawning #corgi #australian cattle dog #belgian tervuren #forte #the difference in their personalities absolutely cracks me up

[fayeandknight]

I’m paying to force seven thousand strangers to see a photo of my late husband having fun with his dog. Tumblr Blaze is totally worth it. XD

[fayeandknight]

I don't think agility class is a good option for dogs struggling heavily with reactivity - particularly if they are constantly lunging at other dogs.

That is not to say that I think dogs struggling with that level of reactivity are bad dogs. Nor do I think they should be sequestered away in their homes and never allowed to be out in the world.

Heck I'm not even of the opinion that they shouldn't learn agility. Just that private lessons would benefit the dog more than a class setting while they are working through reactivity.

Because the thing is, agility is super stimulating for most dogs, whether participating or watching. Even more so if it's an intro class where the team is learning to navigate the equipment and handling. Additionally keeping the dog from going after others is stressful for everyone involved. And I just don't see it as a kind or fair setting to be introducing something as complex, and let's be honest - potentially dangerous - as agility.

I also don't think there's any shame in realizing that an agility class may be too much for where the dog currently is in working through reactivity and taking a step back. Dog training in all its flavors isn't always linear. But I do think it's important, for the people both handler and instructor, to ensure the dog is being set up for success even if it doesn't look the way we'd hoped it would.

Much love and compassion for folks working through reactivity with their dogs. Your dog is not a bad dog. You are not a bad handler. Y'all are working through something difficult and I wish you kindness and patience in your journey.

#dog training #dog agility #agility training #this isn't about Forte #but rather my perspective as both and handler and a trainer #and also as person who very adamantly believes agility should be fun #a dog constantly going off and lunging at others is not having a good time #also it's a safety concern #and I'm not a fan of putting others in a potentially dangerous position #again i am absolutely not saying reactive dogs are bad #or shouldn't participate in the world #but achieving neutrality #true neutrality not just suppressing the dog #is more important #and i say that with compassion and sincerity

[fayeandknight]

Friendly reminder that I'm currently running a raffle for dog treats! Winner gets to pick either a bag of dehydrated chicken breast or beef hearts.

I make and package these treats so they are 100% single ingredient. Here's a picture of a bag of beef hearts.

All donations go directly to @arlo-venn for some much needed help.

To enter make a donation to any of the following:

Venmo: @remywolfe

CashApp: $remywolfe

PayPal: [email protected] or paypal.me/wolfstephollow

ApplePay: 4805199559

kofi: ko-fi.com/remywolfe

Then send a screenshot to [email protected]

I'll draw a random winner on April 26th and ship the treats anywhere in the continental US at my own expense. If donations exceed $50, I'll add a second winner. If donations exceed $100, I'll add both a third winner and a second bag of choice to the first winner.

Every dollar helps and counts as a ticket. Reblogs much appreciated.

Thanks!

#dogblr #community help #please reblog #homemade dog treats #raffle

[fayeandknight]

For reference - here's a clip of him from today working for the piggy when it's sitting on a chair in the fenced in area.

I held it during agility practice tonight but I am going to work towards setting it out and then moving it out of the ring for the big reward at the end of runs.

You can see how much he struggles to focus/listen to actual cues because Want Piggy but he finds it so immensely rewarding.

#dogblr #belgian tervuren #forte #dog agility #the beloved piggy #the way some dogs feel about the decoy is the way Forte feels about the piggy