I remember coming home from many walks feeling defeated and so sad that I couldn’t help Stella. With day’s like that it’s easy to focus on the bad stuff. But at the same time, she was playing so nicely with the few dog friends she had, her recall was amazing and she was home alone just snoring on the couch when I worked.

But those things didn’t seem like achievements to me when she was constantly barking and lunging at other dogs. I wish I would have seen how amazing she was in all those other areas, because it wasn’t until I got Bruce who was afraid of people and Jura who couldn’t be left alone more than 5 minutes, that I realised that Stella was pretty awesome.

I’m sure your dog makes you proud every day so let’s celebrate those moments.