dogs Archives - Joanna Taylor

June 15, 20260Comments

V is for… Values – and Violet

Our Values are the things that are important to us; they drive all of our behaviours. In many respects indistinguishable from Needs (we can have a need for peace,

November 26, 20252Comments

Q is for… Quietude

Mungo didn't make much noise - it's true that he did bark occasionally - but nothing like Winnie (who seems to bark for the sheer joy of it!). I

June 2, 20250Comments

F is for Fear… and Faith

Most of us spend our lives caught between two quiet but powerful forces: fear and faith. They are the twin lenses through which we interpret the world, make decisions, and

by Joanna

Teachings of Dog

June 8, 20230Comments

Teachings of Dog: Discovering Your Inner Puppy

Well... we'd had the cushions a long time... and as we learned from Winifred in the last blog, we should welcome change. Winifred brought that home to us quite clearly

by Joanna

Teachings of Dog

May 30, 20230Comments

Teachings of Dog: Winifred…

Winifred arrived somewhat unexpectedly; a very tiny little schnauzer in need of her forever home, following her rescue from a puppy farm by Friends of Animals Wales. We were anticipating that

by Joanna

Teachings of Dog

April 1, 20210Comments

Teachings of Dog: What’s in a Name?

Mungo arrived into our lives a few weeks ago... confused and scared, he had been rescued from a puppy farm, where he had spent the first five years of his

August 1, 20160Comments

False Evidence Appearing Real

Last Thursday was haircut day... we have a wonderful, patient lady who, every four weeks, comes to the house for the morning and creates order out of chaos; leaving behind

July 21, 20160Comments

Dogs will be Dogs…

So Luna caught a mole yesterday evening... I've no idea where she found it, as there are no evident mole hills in the garden, but she was exceptionally pleased with

July 5, 20161Comments

The Magic of Discovery

It's just over three weeks since little Luna joined us, and we can't believe how easily she has just taken everything in her stride... Nothing seems to faze her, and

June 15, 20162Comments

Eat, Play, Love… Part 2

Since the sudden loss of our beautiful Daisy at the end of May, we have been helped by a great many words of comfort and wisdom from friends and family,

by Joanna

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