Recent content by Jezanna

I think we humans have a amazing capacity to live in denial.

My T has me walk slowly by using a heal to toe walk style. Focused first on three things there textures there color n how they might feel. We touch plants .then name three sounds is it close by far away or in between. We breath as we slowly walk. I relish these walks. Maybe you can practice in a...

He was coming across as aggressive as he was pacing very quickly in a small area. Others walked by him at a quick pace. He seemed more frustrated with the police racially profiling. Which I can't imagine how much that would upset me. Looking back it was probably the yelling in a angry manner...

All my thoughts right now are darkly phobic with a lovely appocolyptic death scene I keep worrying over. He will I'm sure refer me. I just don't feel strong enough to switch right now.

just wanted to say i went through throat cancer with my dad> my moms the abuser. he let it happen and physically abused my older siblings. it was a bit of a confusing time even though my dad apologized for his role he played in my abuse by letting it happen. i had a very direct conversation...

one of the kindle books i have on treating a fearful dog, is to have on person stand and under hand throw a high value treat(hotdog, bacon) to the dog then walk away. no words are spoken at first and no petting. you watch your dog for signs of stress to determine how far back the stranger...

I went on a trip to portland on a very hot day about 2 week ago. i noticed a very irate man yelling at police cars that went by.He was yelling racial slurs at them. As we walked by he yelled a few at us. Since i'm white the slurs just didnt have much impact at the time as ive never experienced...

I know what you mean about the adults. One lady asked me rather rudely exactly what caused my ptsd. I'm a fiery person so I very loudly began telling her in gruesome detail. It shut her the hell up when I did and for me was quite freeing. I know its a big no no in the service dog world but I...

When I take my service dog out we are almost always exposed to a unsupervised rowdy kid. Maybe it's my area of the country ( USA) I don't know.

You sound like a excellent trainer! Give yourself a pat on the back for recognizing when your dog has had enough. It's human nature I think to push the dogs a little too far. There is a excellent book on dog calming signals, can't recall name but you could google why it's beneficial to know...

@ Friday jones. Your place is frequently broken into? I'm so sorry, how scary. Is it possible to get a dog? Cops tell me they are best deterrent. If not maybe some signs that say "I love my pit bull" or another powerfull breed and a big dog bowl on your front porch. Just a idea. My front porch...

Door always closed. Not locked only because I have kids. 7 dogs in my room for sentry duty. Never do I let my arms and legs hang over the edge of bed. Even in daylight. I Will have gauranteed nightmares in the dark. So a low watt lamp is a must. Which I hate. All downstairs windows locked and...

As some one who has trained low level obedience and agility dogs you made the mistake almost all new trainers make. Going too fast too soon. I did it in the obedience ring in front of a couple hundred people. It happens. Embarrassing as heck but a lesson I haven't forgotten . Always watch your...

@xena is it possible to plan the euthanasia with extra therapy appointments? I'm concerned with your statement about being recently hospitilized and I'm wondering if you can have extra support from a therapist? Here where I live they have grief support groups that although short term help with...

I can tell you from personnel experience that when they looked at me with pain in their eyes or fear and confusion due to old age it was time to let go. I had one dog who I didn't euthanize and he died in my living room in agony and it will haunt me till the day I die. It's my last memory of him...