Do you ever have one of those days where you really feel like you've done the absolute best for your animal? Progress not perfection. That's what this space is for. Share your good animal days here (with pictures) so we can support each others wins. Walked your reactive dog without them barking? A good day Your rescue snuggled up to you for the first time? A good day Share those wins, no matter how big or small 🥳

This is the perfect community for me. I currently work at our local vets office as a vet assistant, previously owned my own grooming shop and have fostered and placed over 40 dogs in their furever homes.

I had a whole weekend off this weekend, which doesn't happen often! So I got to spend some much needed quality time with Mr Kipps. The beautiful photo I took on Saturday. Horse people will recognise that this is a very tense horse. I took him for a lovely walk around on the property where he lives and well, it wasn't lovely, or a walk 🫣 Bucking, rearing, cantering around me, spooking and nipping all happened within this 10 minute walk. This is NOT usual behaviour for Kippy. However, I had recently started him back on fibre mash because he wasn't eating his feeds. So I decided after making it back to the field alive (only just), I would stop the fibre mash. 24h later I took him for an actual lovely walk around (video). Saturday was the first time in nearly 2 years of knowing him, my horse genuinely scared me. He wasn't being aggressive towards me, he was communicating. So it was important for me to take him out again on Sunday so I knew I could trust him again. And the explosive behaviour, I think is a soy sensitivity and/or potential ulcers, so I will be doing further investigations.

I've mentioned before that Nelly isn't a particularly tactile dog. He will usually only get on the bed with me if he's sick or if I'm sick. Experiencing a family bereavement this week has meant a lot of tears and Nelly has held space for me so well. He has been quietly choosing to come and sit next to me, which feels like such a privilege and incredibly comforting ❤️

I really feel like Nelly and I are on the same page this week. He keeps choosing to be near me which he usually would only do when he's sick. But he's fit and healthy, just enjoying cuddles with his mum who's working hard to keep her nervous system regulated. When you're calm, they are too 🥰