• LET’S MAKE GOOD DOGS IMPOSSIBLE TO MISS


    PART 1 — THE DISCOVERY PROBLEM I have carried this question for years while observing the preservation dog community invest generations of effort into refining breeding decisions, structure, temperament, health testing, and mentorship that develops gradually through experience and accumulated judgment rather than through any single moment of instruction or visibility. Far less attention is…

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  • Tiny Teeth, Big Opinions: The Chaos Stage Begins


    The puppies are officially entering their “high activity, low respect for personal space” phase 🐾😄 Everything is becoming a game now, especially for those who are convinced that life is best experienced at full speed and with teeth involved 🐶💨 They are getting very active, tumbling over each other, testing balance, and discovering that the…

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  • Before Anything Has a Name


    A few weeks ago I was in the kitchen portioning raw food while one freezer hummed, then another hummed, while three poodles watched me with the kind of focus usually reserved for stock traders monitoring a collapse. Outside, the guinea fowl were again announcing what sounded like the end of civilization. It turned out to…

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