A warm welcome to @Bobi Jo Carter . Feel free to introduce yourself and if you have a dog, we would love to get to know it better too. 🤩 Happy to help if you have any questions. Warmly Birdy & Pax 💛

Have been so occupied with tending to my two new boarders that I haven't yet posted my Day 11, which I actually did a couple of days ago. This last week has seen me either skipping a day or two, or doing the same day a few days in a row, which is no bad thing. 🙂 As per the day 11 prompt, here's one of my moments of paying attention to the good... As I was stroking across Koko's head and along behind her ears I felt the softness of her ears and lingered with it. People who meet Koko for the first time often comment on how soft her coat is, something that I'm so used to I don't think of it as remarkable. But yesterday I reminded myself to really enjoy how silky and smooth and soft her ears are. The delight of how lovely it feels. And also thinking about how She must also feel good that I lingered and savoured this aspect of her.

I have two new boarders here this week, and I'm suspicious that one of them isn't a dog. I think I've been tricked into boarding a Wookiee 😆

Hunt for the good. Since joining this community and embarking on the 28-day journey, I’ve been noticing a lot of things. This platform in particular demands your attention, and if you want to genuinely respond to people’s posts, you have to take the time to read them. I’ve found my attention has improved, and I’m spending less time scrolling on Instagram, which, to be honest, only ever leaves me feeling shit and confused 😂 The last couple of days have been challenging for me, and today I’ve been at home sick. Earlier in the week, Betty and I went on some good, long, sniffy walks nice and early, and we both thoroughly enjoyed them. Today, she didn’t get a walk this morning and instead hung out with my son and me while we lay on the lounge feeling sorry for ourselves. She kept asking if I wanted to do something with her, and I said, “Not yet.” I didn’t feel guilty like I usually do because of the quality time we’d already spent together this week. This afternoon, when I felt better, we did a tiny bit of training so I could film a video, and I noticed that her eyes match the colour of this lead! I also had a good laugh at her encounter with a dead spider 😂 In summary, I’ve found the good, even when things are shit. I’ve come out of a bad mental state quicker than normal and I’m feeling more positive than I usually do in similar situations. I’ve actually given myself time and space and even been a bit kind 🤯

I’m taking my time moving through the 28 Day Challenge, because I have a habit of rushing through so many things in life. One thing I’m really loving is that I’m starting to develop these little rituals around just being present with Kaida ♥️ One of them is that we share my lunch together. I used to manage lunchtime a lot more by having her in her crate because, let’s be honest, impulse control wasn’t exactly her strong point 😂 Add in level 100 parkour, ridiculous bouncing abilities and me always being in a rush, and the crate was just easier. But since really slowing down and being more present with her, we’ve started sharing my lunch together instead. No phone. No TV. No rushing onto the next thing. Just the two of us sharing my lunch, listening to some tunes and hanging out together. And it keeps getting better and better. It’s such a simple little thing, but honestly I’m loving every minute of it ♥️ I think that’s becoming one of my favourite parts of this challenge — not rushing to complete 28 days, but noticing the little things that are changing along the way. Photo is relevant- just cause lol