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Our Story: It all started with Vinny

Our Story: It all started with Vinny

ByMichelle May 12, 2024

Although this blog will be about Chief, our story all starts with my rescue dog Vinny. Vinny is a...

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AND A CRATE IS NEITHER PRISON NOR JAIL. 🚨 Did

AND A CRATE IS NEITHER PRISON NOR JAIL. 🚨

Did you know that for most high energy/high drive breeds you need to actually teach them through training to relax and settle? If you don’t and leave them to make their own choices, they will likely run themselves to exhaustion and even then not stop moving. 😅

Chickie loves her crate, as this is where she is learning to settle. She gets PLENTY of outdoors time, supervised free play in the house, and even short walks. When she approaches her limit (gets bitey, confrontational with the big dogs, stops listening to simple commands) she goes into her crate and gets some much needed rest! Last weekend we introduced a play pen to give her more space, and she doesn’t love it. 🤣 Her crate gives her a safe, cozy place to assimilate to her new home.

Right now, Chickie is being given all the time she needs to just be a puppy and show us her personality. We can teach her the “art of doing nothing” as she matures. For the time being, and for her safety and ours, we mandate naps around here! 😴

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Long caption about my long captions. ⬇️

When I started this account, I wasn’t sure what direction to take it in. There are so many different styles on here, so I eased my way in slowly and started making organic connections. Last spring when I was laid off unexpectedly, I found myself with a lot of time on my hands and a dog that I loved to spend it with. I took that time and converted it into adventures, training, and words. I started writing longer captions and found that through sharing my thoughts I made deeper connections with many of you.

So… here it is. ✨The Happy Heeler✨ is now live. I will be writing my long form thoughts in blog form. I hope you will read, ask questions, and benefit from my ramblings. My goal is to document my experiences, as well as share guest spots with my close dog friends to write their thoughts as well. I have loved sharing my dogs with you all, and will continue to do so in ways that I feel I can use my talents to truly show you how wonderful they are. Thank you all, as always, for your support. 🖤

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Chief just doing his thing in the background🤣

Chief just doing his thing in the background🤣

When it comes down to it, I think I really am a cattle dog myself. 😂 We all wake up early, have tons of energy, love to eat, and could play and explore all day. These dogs bring out a very fun side of me and have helped me figure out who I am as a person. I’m so grateful to have them in my life. 🥹

Do you think you and your dogs share similar personalities? 🐕

She is the tiny Queen to Chief as our tiny King👑

They definitely aren’t enemies and she sure loves to herd him. 🤣 She is FAST, fierce, and unforgiving. Chief is teaching her what the limits are and she’s learning so much about how to handle herself.

Chickie may look cute, but she is a real fiesty one!🔥

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