Comments on: OK, it’s Hoshi’s turn http://www.stephencrippen.com/blog/grief-love-family-dogs/ Relationships, personal growth, individual and couple psychotherapy Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:47:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Stephen Crippen http://www.stephencrippen.com/blog/grief-love-family-dogs/#comment-660 Stephen Crippen Thu, 24 Apr 2008 05:08:43 +0000 http://www.stephencrippen.com/blog/grief-love-family-dogs/#comment-660 Grisha, I like what you said about "work, work, work." This is what I loved about the books by Jon Katz. He lives and works with border collies on a farm in upstate New York, and his border collie Rose is a fantastic working dog. She loves nothing more than dashing outside and herding sheep. But for Rose, it's not work. Because she's always in the moment, thoroughly enjoying herself, she can work herself like crazy and call it a good day, a delightful day. For dogs, even hard labor is a delightful adventure. Grisha,

I like what you said about “work, work, work.” This is what I loved about the books by Jon Katz. He lives and works with border collies on a farm in upstate New York, and his border collie Rose is a fantastic working dog. She loves nothing more than dashing outside and herding sheep. But for Rose, it’s not work. Because she’s always in the moment, thoroughly enjoying herself, she can work herself like crazy and call it a good day, a delightful day. For dogs, even hard labor is a delightful adventure.

]]> By: Grisha http://www.stephencrippen.com/blog/grief-love-family-dogs/#comment-622 Grisha Sat, 19 Apr 2008 01:31:44 +0000 http://www.stephencrippen.com/blog/grief-love-family-dogs/#comment-622 I, too, wish I could be more like my dogs, Stephen. I agree 100% that "dogs fully experience the Now." I never feel more present and alive than when I'm with them. They remind me that there's really nothing else -1000 times a day, because I always slip back into the American Human Reality of work, work, work. I, too, wish I could be more like my dogs, Stephen. I agree 100% that “dogs fully experience the Now.” I never feel more present and alive than when I’m with them. They remind me that there’s really nothing else -1000 times a day, because I always slip back into the American Human Reality of work, work, work.

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