Golden Mountain Dog Solutions

Yesterday we hosted our nearly 5 month old niece Alyssa as a guest member of our Pack, something that is a fair bit beyond simply “baby sitting”, and that is the inspiration for this article.

The picture at left captures a moment in which Milo and Minnie are sniffing Alyssa while she calmly watches them. Alyssa has been exposed to dogs almost from birth and in our house never reacts in any other way to their presence. We’ve never even witnessed anything more than a look of concern on her face after she’s just been startled by a dog suddenly barking nearby. Babies function on a more primal level than older humans who tend to overthink experiences and formulate responses based on what they think is going on rather than what is. Like dogs, babies respond to the world through smell, sound, sight, touch, and taste; and like dogs they can learn to react in unbalanced ways when unstable energy, either from an unbalanced human or dog, is permitted to enter the experience. Read the rest of this entry »

Let it be known throughout these lands that Minnie is no longer being fostered with us here. She’s STAYING!

Minnie borrowing Gunner's bed.

Now well on the way to shedding the excess weight she carried when she first arrived, it has been an absolute joy to watch her blossom as she experiences healthily fulfilling nutrition, the joy of “running with the wolves” in daily activities and on Pack outings, and the engaging challenges of the world at large. In short, Minnie has become the type of balanced dog that is, quite frankly, too good to lose.

The therapeutic power a balanced dog pack brings to the process of returning dogs and people to a naturally healthy way of being cannot be overstated. Minnie embraced this to perfection, and to the point where she has become an active participant in our work with other dogs. In truth, she’s not only staying, she’s hired! Read the rest of this entry »