Operation HEEL

04/03/2026

It’s critical to support the horse and every animal working in healing spaces ♥️

Looking forward to watching this film with my family!

04/02/2026

20 minutes 3 times per week + green space = health & wellness for human & dog ♥️

Symptoms of anxiety (most disorders and diseases) is the body’s way of coping (to maintain homeostasis), often signaling a deeper, underlying condition or challenge.

This is why obedience training does not work for dogs or humans with an underlying condition, it may only cause more miscommunication which leads to more stress (internal and external).

To alleviate symptoms of anxiety (or depression, etc) for the dog and human, the work must begin with the dog and the human on a deeper level.

“The rise in anxiety among American humans has been exhaustively documented,” Rose Horowitch wrote in 2024. “With much less fanfare, we also seem to have entered the age of the anxious canine.”⁠ https://theatln.tc/7OklVWaz
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Many of America’s 85 veterinary behaviorists are booked months in advance. Several whom Horowitch spoke with said that the number of people seeking pet mental-health care has exploded in the past few years. But there is no consensus as to why. One theory is that dogs today are more anxious. More Americans are choosing to adopt pets, which saves lives but can leave traumatized pets with inexperienced owners. We’ve also altered the way pets live in ways that may make them anxious or aggressive toward people and other dogs. But it could also be that anxious adults are projecting their own issues onto their furry companions. What people classify as a behavioral issue reflects human expectations as much as a dog’s nature, according to a bioethicist. ⁠
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“So is the dog-anxiety crisis real, or is it a product of owners’ anxiety-riddled psyches? Dogs can’t tell us how they’re feeling, so we’ll probably never know,” Horowitch continues. “But both explanations are depressing. Either humans are stressing dogs out so much that they truly need prescription meds, or owners are putting their dogs on unnecessary psychoactive drugs to address annoying but normal dog habits. It might be time, in other words, to reevaluate the way we approach dog ownership. ⁠
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“Many Americans don’t have the time, energy, or green space their pets need to thrive,” Horowitch continues. “If the choice is to medicate our dogs or to make them, and ourselves, miserable, pet ownership starts to seem ethically murky.”⁠
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🎨: Paul Spella / The Atlantic. Source: Getty.

04/01/2026

Happy (belated) 12th birthday Ted!

Every day with you is a gift and I’m forever grateful you helped guide me in supporting other rescue dogs find their purpose and natural talents either as a family dog or a partner in animal-assisted therapy.

You are so loved ♥️

03/29/2026

A friendly reminder to take a mindful minute for your health and wellness-enjoy!

03/26/2026

A mindful minute ♥️

03/25/2026

A new study of 70 popular dry pet foods found that 97% contained mold toxins (mycotoxins) across all brands. Even at low levels, daily exposure can add up, potentially weakening the immune system, increasing inflammation, and stressing the liver, gut, and hormones over time. FDA data from the past five years shows over 60 million pounds of pet food were recalled due to toxic mold, all from dry kibble.

 If you feed dry pet food you should also feed NAC, Glutathione, and Chlorella for Mycotoxin Binding:
 
N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and glutathione work as antioxidants that protect cells from damage caused by mycotoxins. Studies show NAC can reduce oxidative stress and cell death in laboratory animals exposed to mycotoxins. Glutathione helps maintain normal cell function and energy production when cells encounter mycotoxins. Chlorella works by binding mycotoxins in the digestive tract before absorption. Animal studies found chlorella reduced mycotoxin absorption by 40-80% when given with contaminated food and decreased mycotoxin levels in tissues.

References and detox suggestions in the comments ⬇️

03/18/2026

The Yellow Ribbon Program helps eligible Veterans, service members, and their families pay for higher out-of-state, private school, or graduate tuition and fees that exceed the standard Post-9/11 GI Bill® benefit.

🔎 How to find out if your school participates
https://www.va.gov/education/yellow-ribbon-participating-schools/

GI Bill Comparison Tool:
https://www.va.gov/education/gi-bill-comparison-tool/

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Regiment Federal Student Aid Student Veterans of America

03/18/2026

We LOVE & appreciate our equine veterinarians ♥️

Equine Veterinary Essentials

03/17/2026

With clean up in full swing, take a moment to rest and enjoy a mindful minute from part of our herd ♥️

03/16/2026

Mother Nature is an artist, left us a beautiful sculpture ♥️

03/16/2026

A mindful minute during last evening’s horse fence check just before the start of the storm.