tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943031415851623904.post3864425769556127598..comments2024-03-13T09:23:16.861-06:00Comments on Rubicon Days: Here and Now: Falling In Love With ImperfectionLara Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16661093611286883883noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943031415851623904.post-36941425389404755892013-12-23T11:27:05.651-07:002013-12-23T11:27:05.651-07:00This was a wonderful post, I enjoyed reading it ve...This was a wonderful post, I enjoyed reading it very much.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17120718246649052627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943031415851623904.post-55582258247225742332013-12-18T05:20:34.887-07:002013-12-18T05:20:34.887-07:00Bless this good Ruby dog. Acceptance: It's all...Bless this good Ruby dog. Acceptance: It's all any of us wants. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943031415851623904.post-28564097950329586072013-12-17T16:02:37.360-07:002013-12-17T16:02:37.360-07:00I just read 'A Letter To Lucas' - what a w...I just read 'A Letter To Lucas' - what a wonderful story and journey for him to blossom into such a happy boy. I notice Ruby's tail wagging more and more and it is so heartwarming. <br /><br />I definitely still have my days where I'm jealous of all the seemingly "normal" dogs that can walk down a busy street or go to work with their owners, but I think having one challenging dog already (who was simpler than Ruby!) prepared me to love another. <br /><br />I'm determined to keep working, but I'm just as determined not to get discouraged if it doesn't go exactly how I'd like. I bet in a few years I'll be able to look back and see how truly far we've come! Lara Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16661093611286883883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943031415851623904.post-59027366343785829252013-12-17T14:22:34.631-07:002013-12-17T14:22:34.631-07:00I LOVE this post, and I'm so proud of you! It ...I LOVE this post, and I'm so proud of you! It took me way, way, WAY longer than 4.5 months to get to that point with Lucas. Obsessing over what to fix took up way too much of our first year+ together, so I'm really happy that you're a way more enlightened person than I am and have learned to enjoy the present! It's so utterly important! :)Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03002665369202973793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943031415851623904.post-60495871397014989742013-12-17T11:48:46.342-07:002013-12-17T11:48:46.342-07:00Oh, certainly - I don't think the work will ev...Oh, certainly - I don't think the work will ever end, and agree that it's a balancing act between enjoying the present and continuing to work toward future goals.Lara Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16661093611286883883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943031415851623904.post-59644272029759579082013-12-17T11:44:22.997-07:002013-12-17T11:44:22.997-07:00The thing I've found difficult is balancing th...The thing I've found difficult is balancing the perfect here-and-now with the actual work to improve. I do feel an ethical obligation to keep Silas moving forward, but we also have a very easy and comfortable life that we can live right now. (And yes, recognizing that is a huge thing when you live with an anxious dog.) In the beginning, it's hard to accept what you have and just go with it. Later on, it's hard to know when to push past it and move on. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943031415851623904.post-67681532129050916882013-12-17T10:58:20.848-07:002013-12-17T10:58:20.848-07:00It is interesting when you begin to distinguish be...It is interesting when you begin to distinguish between what you want and what the dog wants. At first I thought it was "boring" to stick around my townhome complex, wandering between the buildings and playgrounds, but Ruby is so much happier on this familiar route, sniffing the ground and watching the squirrels chattering in the trees, than venturing out to busier places where noisy buses startle her and bicyclists whiz by. I think routine is key for these anxious dogs. Lara Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16661093611286883883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943031415851623904.post-56523441336881075512013-12-17T10:32:00.287-07:002013-12-17T10:32:00.287-07:00awh... love it. Ive started to feel this way too...awh... love it. Ive started to feel this way too. I was going to bring Stella to work today with me (like I did when she was 6-9 mos old, and not reactive) but I thought... you know she hasn't been here in a while, she is going to bark at everyone that walks through the door, at that one co-worker that freaks her (and me) out. Which causes me to be stressed and her to be stressed... Im going to tell her she can only lay on her bed in one spot.... for what?? just to bring her to work? nah. Stella might not be the "take everywhere" dog I hoped for. But that's okay. Ill take her on our walk tonight, we will come home, play ball in the house, then she will curl up with me on the couch. Its her routine, and she loves it.. Great post!!Lori Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16940791656811513370noreply@blogger.com