A Catalyst for Conversations

I received a holiday card and thank you note from a veterinarian friend. In the note she said this about my weekly blog, "Thank you for always being a catalyst for good conversations on pets and their well-being." I love this!  She regularly shares my blog with her clients, both on her hospital's website and in their newsletter, which I appreciate.  The whole point of establishing my blog back in 2017 was to have an entertaining way to provide information on issues related to animal behavior through the sharing of stories and client journeys with their pets.  When COVID-19 hit, my blog provided a much needed communication outlet for me during a time when we were all shut indoors with our pets and feeling anxious.  I feel like many of you became regular readers of my blog at that time and for that, I am eternally grateful.

I plan to continue writing weekly about the pets I see in my practice, as well as my own beloved collies. I will continue to share stories that I hope entertain you as much as they educate you about the fascinating world of animal behavior. I really enjoyed sharing my memoir with you all this year and I am excited to share that my first children's book will be coming out sometime in 2026.  The illustrator is busily working on the whimsical art for the book which I think many of you will enjoy.  I don't want to give too much away ahead of time, but the book features the adventures of a smooth collie.  Given that I've shared my home with several of them, I feel pretty confident that I've captured their essence, brains, and beauty with the story.  Hopefully you will enjoy the book as much as I enjoyed creating it.  More details to come soon.

In the meantime, I hope you all have a very happy and healthy New Year ahead.  As always, if you have questions about your pet's behavior, you know where to find me.

Hmm.  Wonder if the kid's book is about me?