Tag: mico

• Happy Re-Gotcha Day, Mico!

  

  My darling girl is back home with me, on her gotcha day no less! @preciouscreature framed it as a re-gotcha day and I couldn’t think of a better way to put it. I miss Mico so much, and it’s so comforting to have her physically back with me, to be able to see her and…

  Dani

  June 4, 2025

  aftercare, all topics, animal care, grief, mico, service dogs, the grief of loss

  animals, grief, mico, the grief of losing a service animal

• Thoughts on “spoiling” my dogs…

  

  @AlignedK9 / Noelle, the trainer who helped me with an extended board and train with Aisling, recently shared something on her story about not “spoiling” our dogs, humanizing our dogs, and the harmful impact those things can have on our furry friends. It got me thinking about what “spoiling” can mean in different contexts. I…

  Dani

  September 29, 2024

  aisling, all topics, animal care, animal hospice work, dog training & enrichment, mico, sammy, service dogs, sorrel

  aisling, animals, canine hospice, mico, sammy, service dogs, sorrel

• a lil gift

  

  Sometimes u just gotta give them what they really want (tissue paper)

  Dani

  August 12, 2024

  aftercare, all topics, animal care, grief, mico, service dogs, the grief of loss

  aftercare, grief, mico, service dogs, the grief of losing a service animal

• Mico’s Anniversary

  

  Mico’s anniversary was yesterday. It’s hard to believe it’s been a year. It doesn’t feel like it, but I suspect it never will. I’m continuing to work on her scrapbook. It’s slow work, and I have to work on it in small bits and pieces since life has just been So Much lately, but I…

  Dani

  August 6, 2024

  aftercare, all topics, animal care, fermenting, food, grief, kitchenwork, mico, service dogs, the grief of loss

  aftercare, animals, brewing, fermenting, grief, mico, the grief of losing a service animal

• The Final Days – how I prepare for the death of my hospice care animals

  

  As a canine hospice caregiver, and someone who has a life-limiting illness, death is something I have had to become intimately acquainted with. It is a part of me, and a part of the work I do. The intention of canine hospice care is not necessarily to prolong the life of those I care for,…

  Dani

  June 14, 2024

  aftercare, all topics, animal care, animal hospice work, grief, main works, mico, sammy, service dogs, sorrel, the grief of loss

  aftercare, animals, canine hospice, grief, mico, sammy, service dogs, sorrel, the grief of losing a service animal