Raggedcoyote - DOG DAYS

Couldn't resist a bit of Valentine's fun with the birds at work! This is one of our ambassador red-tailed hawks, Jesse, trying to get at her snack! Jesse is a non-releasable ambassador, not a pet, and she had been at our facility for 25 years this year, so she deserves some love! (She is not very good at enrichment, so sometimes she needs 'help!')

mischievous nuthatch

witch hazel and pale-leaved sunflower

Another pet portrait for the wonderful hailey.m.c, thank you so much again <3

She's going to use every hair of dem ears to continue to not listen to you.

Things that I am not prioritizing with an adolescent dog:

Leash manners

Stranger-danger/fear response

obedience

greeting manners (when meeting people)

Set schedules/routines

Lots of structure

Things that I am prioritizing:

Name response

Confidence building

House manners

Comfort with grooming/handling

Threshold boundaries

Balance of plenty of exercise and lots of rest

I figure this is an excellent first pic. Here from Tiktok, I was on tumblr back when it was cool.

Went back home for the weekend. All dogs got their updated vaccines and rabies, and they'll be getting baths before we move into our new apartment.