Having the courage to face reality is key when helping any pet in their twilight or during a grave illness
"I am seeing that my dog doesn't do as well when we travel and aren't able to take them with us, and wanted to ask about how you might be able to help..." This is something that I often hear from those that share life with aging dogs, and for good reason: they know their pet better than anyone. Pets experience all kinds of changes throughout their lifetime, and we spend so much of our time with them that it seems easy to pick up on when they might be having trouble — or is it? The answer to that depends on a lot of things: our previous experience, the pet, the species — even our willingness to do so. With regard to the latter statement, I'm not suggesting that we're stubbornly refusing to do what is reasonably mindful for our furry friends. Rather, perhaps it's subconscious. It can be difficult to wrap our heads around the fact that a pet is changing in little ways, or more profoundly. In some respect, we've probably all done it, or will: we ...