If your life isn’t perfect in every way, and always has been…then I’ll bet you’re human. Like everyone else on the planet, you’ve got dreams. Goals. Things you want to change and make better. Your life. Yourself. Your world. Iditarod® 40 started today. 66 teams are on the trail, pursuing their dreams. Hundreds of volunteers [...]

Some people view their dogs as “unthinking” animals that just respond to a treat or a rebuke. These folks view the relationship they have with their dog as one of dominance-submissiveness, with their dog merely a dumb animal that doesn’t think, doesn’t know anything beyond where their food bowl is and whose primary purpose in [...]

Iditarod® drops tough section of trail By KYLE HOPKINS Published: 02/02/12 20:06:00 Iditarod officials plan to snip one of the most dangerous sections of the Last Great Race from this year’s trail. For the first time, the race route will include a short detour bypassing the notorious Happy River Steps, said race marshal Mark Nordman. [...]

In keeping with the holiday season, I wanted to share my song-adapting fun with this rendition of “Oh Christmas Tree.” I had shared this on FB and everyone liked it so much, I figured it was blog-worthy. I’d love to have you join me on Facebook. Please feel free to check out the Be the [...]

Leadership Lessons From the Dogs: Saliency and Attention

Dogs are Our Best Teachers As we explored in the previous post, dogs have this unique gift when interacting with humans to give us clear, direct and non-judgmental feedback on how we are doing at any given moment. Many people enjoy dog training and certainly as a hobby that itself can be a great stress [...]

If you like dogs, nothing makes your heart sing more than seeing one of those 4-pawed ambassadors of goodwill wag their tail, grin at you, bark with excitement at the prospect of a trip, or seeing their bright laughing eyes fixated on you for play, a treat or attention. If you’re a dog owner, past [...]

My Aussie, Jake, was once taken by surprise as we passed a shop door in downtown Sausalito, California. There was a small weathered pig statue in the entryway, pointed toward the incoming customers, and looking at us as we walked up the sidewalk. We were about 15 feet away when Jake made eye contact with [...]

How many of you have been in life-threatening situations…and the foremost thing on your mind is wanting to play? Let’s talk quality of life — what could be more important than the ability to enjoy playing, having fun in the moment? Seriously. If you were facing the end of your life, what would be the [...]

Here on the West Coast of the US, we are finally getting the summer heat the rest of the country has suffered with for months. For us, heat + dry = wild fires. Our forests and grasslands are tinder boxes right now, and our heartfelt best wishes go out to those affected by the devastating [...]