God, my dog is just so attuned to me: I felt pretty drained and overwhelmed the last 2 days. Nothing scary. Just an accumulation of things, when stacked, have an impact. And Pax was extra wanting me. Extra whiny. Extra attention seeking and stealing every single shoe and pair of clothing he could find. And my first reaction at him was annoyance as it was just too much. I had enough on my plate. And I didn't understand as I had fun with him outside and he had his biological needs met....great sniffs.. fun long distance retrieves...some chilling in the sun...some structured training. Like lovely and he was still full on. And then I gave up... I just looked at him and was like, “Righto, mate..... what’s up? I’m clearly not getting you.” And as soon as I sat down with him, he just pressed himself into my lap and lied down. Like a dog blanket. And he just calmed me down. He pressed himself against me and refused to get up. He knew I needed some loving and some rest. He co-regulated me. He knew me better than I did. He gave me incredible medicine...his love. He just wanted to put something in my tank. 🥹 And after that, he was calm and snored his head off in front of the fire. Dogs are magical. Just so so magical. I'm so blessed. Much love to you all, Birdy & Pax 💛