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08/05/2026

Most people pick a dog the same way they pick a jumper. “Oh that one’s nice.” “That one’s fluffy.” “That one looks calm.” And then a few months later you’re standing in your house, slightly sleep deprived, holding something that used to be furniture, wondering how this escalated so quickly.

Because here’s the bit people don’t realise. Dog breeds are not just aesthetics. They are genetics. Genetics that have been refined over generations.

Take a Border Collie. Stunning. Intelligent, athletic, impressive. Also running a full time operations department in their head. They are watching you, analysing you, and wondering why you are making such poor life choices. You don’t own a Border Collie, you are being supervised by one. If nothing is happening, they will create something to manage. Possibly involving your children.

Then there’s the Labrador. Friendly, easy going, everyone’s favourite. Also powered entirely by food and optimism. A Labrador will eat their dinner, your dinner, the concept of dinner and still sell you for a sandwich. They’re not being greedy, they just genuinely believe all food is a shared resource.

Dachshunds are where things get really confusing. Tiny, adorable, looks like they should come with a handbag. Historically bred to go underground and confront badgers. Badgers. So what you actually have is a small, determined, slightly suspicious individual who is absolutely convinced they could take on anything if needed. They don’t care that they’re small. That’s your concern, not theirs.

And then you have sighthounds. Calm, gentle, spend most of their time asleep, your smug self thinks you’ve made a sensible decision. And then suddenly, something moves in the distance and your sleepy dog turns into a missile. No warning, just gone. They’ll come back...eventually.

The problem is, people choose the dog for how they look, and then are surprised by how they behave. But the behaviour is the breed. They come with built in preferences and instincts, about how the world should work. Because you’re not just picking a dog. You’re picking a lifestyle.

08/05/2026

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🐕DOGS, FUR, PILOERECTION, INSULATION & THERMORGEULATION!🐕

🐶Some common misinterpretations!🐶

Many of you will have seen the images on the left below explaining how a dogs coat, especially a double coat, is supposed to keep it "warm in winter and cool in summer".

This is based on some fallacies. The primary one is that the coat "traps a cool layer of air between the skin and the outside". This could be true, except for ONE MAJOR OMISSION! The fact that the dog is continually producing heat it needs to get rid of. Below ~35°C (ambient) the dogs primary mechanism for heat dissipation (keeping cool) is CONVECTION (loss of heat across the skin surface). Above ~35°C panting becomes dominant.

The second major inconsistency in the "coat keeps them cool" argument is nature itself. In hot weather, the hairs lie flat. In cold weather the hairs are raised (PILOERECTION) to TRAP AIR to IMPROVE INSULATION to keep the dog WARM! They DO NOT RAISE THEIR HAIRS TO KEEP COOL IN HOT WEATHER!

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08/05/2026

02/24/2026

If you hear thunder, that’s just walking in. ⚡️

She really said, “Touch my toes and see what happens.” 😭💅🏽

Nail day started spicy.
Like… “ma’am, I will file a complaint with my teeth” spicy.

But we slowed it down, took breaks, and kept it calm
and she finished with no muzzle and no bloodshed. 🙌🏽😂

That’s not “being dramatic”...
that’s a dog learning she’s safe.

Proud of you, Storm. Now go be cute and peaceful somewhere else. 😌⚡️🐾

02/24/2026

I FINISHED THE BOOK. 😭💃🏾📚

Not “almost.” Not “soon.”
**FINISHED.**

I’m waiting on the print proof to hit my mailbox, then once I approve it, **Beyond the Brush goes live on Amazon.**

Self-publishing stretched me.
Edits, tech, second-guessing… the whole rollercoaster.
But I kept showing up until it was Purrfect.

If you’ve been rooting for me, this win is yours too. 💛
Comment **PURRFECT** and I’ll drop the Amazon link the second it’s live.