First Contact: How to Greet a New Dog.Imagine you’re walking down the road, and ahead of you is a larger-than-you person. Upon seeing you, he rushes towards you, sticking his…6d ago6d ago
Learning how to CompeteOctober 31, 2024 This is the second blog in the series “Let the Game Teach.” This is about drilling down into what it means to compete and…Oct 31Oct 31
Why Writers need Dogs!It’s 5:00 AM in a house nestled in the piñon and juniper dotted hills in Santa Fe County. A dog, Sally, wakes Anne Hillerman, to go…Oct 10Oct 10
Let the Game Teach: A series of blogs on sports, kids, and competitionIntroduction This is a bimonthly series of blogs on something dear to my heart: coaching sports. The goal is to deepen the conversation and…Oct 8Oct 8
What is it with Little Dogs?The question of this column is, “Why do small dogs think they can boss everyone around?” The answer is they have a power over us. Here is…Sep 12Sep 12
On a hot August morning, daydreaming of running in October with a great dogHere is my daydream on this hot August morning in Santa Fe. It starts early in the day. There is a dog resting his head on our bed, staring…Aug 15Aug 15
For the dog-obsessed: “Kahu”This comes under the idea that words matter. In the Western world, we commonly (and in the legal system) use the word “owner” to describe…Jul 16Jul 16
Don’t Yell at Your Dog!Remember when you were a kid and did something “wrong,” and your parent yelled at you? I will always remember when I was a teenager, I took…Jul 11Jul 11
Want to increase your Oxytocin Levels? Consider a robot dog (or not!)Oh boy. More on Robot dogs. Scientists in Japan have found that interacting with a “robot dog” can increase oxytocin levels by over two…Jul 5Jul 5
A moment at a Target store Illuminates Sacred WisdomIt is strange how wisdom shows itself at the oddest times. Last week, I stood in line at a Target store in a suburb of Minneapolis. I…Jun 20Jun 20
