It will be a long transformation

Sara sits. Sara waits. Sara stays. Sara stops barking most of the time. Sara downs. Sara sit-stays. Sara down-stays. Voila!


Sara runs. Sara gallops. Sara tears along. Sara will not heel. Sara will not loose leash walk. Walking with Sara some days is not fun. We have recently tried Traditional Chinese Medicine. Me, a card-carrying skeptic. So far, she's worse. All those herbs are probably giving her heartburn.

The Transformation of Sara

Sara is a yellow lab rescued from the Labrador Retriever Club of the Potomac in November 2008 at the age of 5. She's 6 now. Sara is a hyperactive anxious dog who barks incessantly when excited. She's been in training, often. Now she has a wonderful trainer and Sara has become a new dog. Here she is visiting her doggie day care center for an afternoon reception. Did I mention the part about being spoiled and the large wads of cash required to keep Her Highness happy?

Science or Wishful Thinking

My health care company has suggested that I see an acupuncturist and/or herbalist for asthma (which I don't have). The acupuncturist can check for allergies by using muscle testing. This involved holding an allergen in a glass vial in one hand and trying to resist the acupuncturist with the other hand. How could that be scientifically possible I ask the nice nurse. "Oh, it works, I've had it done." But, but ...