Carpe K-9

On dogs, training, trees, nature, the art of the everyday, death, literature, reveling in the absurd, and seizing the day, the night (including twilight and dusk, respectively), and the moments of which they are made.

Friday, June 20, 2014

Do You Mind? Part II

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Mindfulness: paying attention in a particular way, on purpose, in the present moment, without judgment. This is the definition I like the ...
Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Do You Mind?

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I recently attended an 8-week course on Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, or MBSR , which I have noticed since the course began is becomi...
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Monday, March 18, 2013

Mistakes Were Made

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I've long lamented that we seem to have become a society of human beings who have no idea how to handle mistakes. From politicians to te...
Monday, December 10, 2012

Waiting for Life to Begin

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You've undoubtedly heard this information before, in some form. It probably didn't sink in. It's simple, but hard to digest. Ma...
Sunday, July 29, 2012

What Do You Stand For?

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I stand for civility—in the spoken and written word, and in deed. I stand for rational discourse between individuals who understand ho...
Saturday, March 10, 2012

Impaling Oneself

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I've long been a believer in finding one's own warmth instead of seeking it always from outside sources. I love my friends and my fa...
Saturday, March 3, 2012

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"Have we lost what we had inside these lines?" This is a lovely song. Listen twice. "Inside These Lines" ~Trent Dabb...
Monday, August 1, 2011

Seconds between Safety and Sadness

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I was never the crossing guard at my elementary school. I jaywalk sometimes when I'm walking alone. I exceed the speed limit on the high...
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

The Kindest Call

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Have you ever been out for a walk in your neighborhood, or anywhere, with or without your dog, and had a loose dog menace or attack you? It...
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Saturday, December 4, 2010

The Space Between the Notes

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Most dog owners are pretty familiar with how to meet a dog’s basic needs. These include quality food, fresh water, proper shelter, proper gr...
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Mailey E. McLaughlin, M.Ed.
"It joined them at breakfast, and presently ate/ All the syrup and toast, and part of a plate." I help dogs with people problems as The Pooch Professor in Atlanta, GA. I also climb trees, read too much, shoot loud guns at pieces of paper, get lost in my own head, laugh at my own jokes, ask a lot of questions, perform weddings and funerals, and ramble. Critical thinking is my jam. I'm a militant agnostic: I don't know, and you don't either. "Every Sunday it brooded and lay on the floor/ Inconveniently close to the drawing-room door."
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