by toby | Nov 28, 2015 | Life
When your dog dies, even after a long slow decline as our old girl did today, it’s a feeling not quite like any other, a unique grief. Dogs are so completely unconditionally loving that having that presence go…well, I’ve cried harder today than I have at human...
by toby | Sep 18, 2014 | Life
Handling grief is necessary, and no one gets through life without dealing with this tough emotion. Grief is one of the main reasons clients come to therapy, and in fact many of life’s toughest issues (divorce, aging, abuse recovery) come with an underpinning of grief...
by toby | Jul 31, 2014 | The Writing Life
Emily Kimelman is unleashed! With a bestselling line of distinctively-branded female-sleuth-with-dog books, she's putting her Sidney Rye mystery series on the map. Every now and again, I pick up a book and go,” AHA. This is a book and author my readers will...
by toby | Nov 25, 2012 | Life
Dog lovers do it outdoors–and by that, I mean “life.” There's nothing like a dog to get you outside (because they have to be walked) mixing with the world and other people–so in my opinion, dog lovers are more friendly. Dog lovers interact with...
by toby | Oct 13, 2012 | Life
Training sled dogs in Hawaii (Day Three of Training for a Big Hike.) I have two dogs and they are eager to hike, in fact they like to think they tow me like something more than the thirteen-pound yappers they are. It's me training alone today as Mike perches on the...