Dearest community, please forgive my 'MIA' the last couple of days. My most precious girl, Nala, has been in end of life care for the last year, and passed away yesterday afternoon in the safety of her home, in the arms of the person who loved her the most in the world. I'm trying to navigate the loss of the very best 'dog teacher', a behaviour student could ever have asked for - she taught me so much about boundaries, about deep-rooted behaviours, about dog-on-dog conflict, about food resource guarding, and so much more. But most importantly of all, she taught me that even a dog with significant behaviour and physical impairments, can be supported. Can be beautiful. Can be loving. Can be the best comfort in times of stress. I am utterly devastated. I am broken. So, I ask that you all please bare with me as I may be a little less active in this space over the next few days. If there's anything really important remember you can reach out to @Clare Hudson Hill or @Vanessa Barber - our HGA tutors. I intend to be back on track for our next Live check in on Monday.

Do any of our members have a puppy? 🐶 Don’t forget we have a FREE puppy grooming webinar available via this community and you are all welcome to watch it in your own time! If you have a favourite photo of your dog when they were a pup, feel free to post it in this thread! Here’s a video of my feral dog, Honey, before she became a total rocket 🚀 😅 Link to free webinar: https://youtu.be/YmnX_lU6bak?si=BbU1JdkoT8m7vRvc

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