Buddhahood Canine Behavior, Dallas, TX (2026)

08/27/2026

Imagine having a foster dog for two years that nobody wants. Now times that by three.

Thunder. Banksy. Albany. And Arnold gets an honorary place in this story too. That is really where this conversation starts for me.

Long term foster dogs are different. They stop being a temporary addition to your life and slowly become part of the structure of it. Your schedule is built around them. Your own dogs live around them. Your finances absorb them. Your friendships and freedom adjust around them. Your home changes because of them.

And when you’re a trainer, there is another layer. You can see their potential. You know exactly what is underneath the behavior that scares other people away. You see the funny dog, the brilliant dog, the loyal dog, the dog that could thrive with the right person.

Then you watch people pass them over because they don’t fit the furry cuddle hippo version of dog ownership. They aren’t instantly easy. They need boundaries, management, understanding, space or someone willing to actually learn who they are.

That fu***ng hurts.

I keep asking myself why it is so easy for me to find the magic in these dogs when so many other people can’t. But when a hard case stays for years, that yes doesn’t end when the immediate crisis ends. You keep paying for that yes every day.

But when you are the person who usually figures things out, people tend to keep handing you things to figure out.

At some point, being capable starts getting mistaken for having capacity.

And those are not the same thing.

That is where the long term dogs connect to burnout for me.

They aren’t the reason I burned out.

But they became one of the clearest examples of how long I had been living beyond my capacity.

And that’s the part I have to own. ** Continued in comments.

08/26/2026

Skye is the only one of three sisters who hasn’t received any interest, and we can’t help but wonder if being a “basic black dog” is causing people to overlook her.

But there is nothing basic about this girl. 🖤 Skye is fun, athletic, smart, full of personality, and so deserving of a family who sees just how special she is.

So we made her very own song and Reel in hopes that it reaches the person who has been waiting for a dog exactly like her.

Please share Skye’s story and help us find her forever family. She deserves to be chosen, too. 🐾

08/15/2026

I’ve become a bit of a private, antisocial hermit, but if you know me, you know my dogs. And if you know Xander, you know just how amazing he is.

Today, I truly thought I was going to lose him.

Xander experienced status epilepticus, a life threatening seizure emergency where the seizures do not stop on their own. This was his most severe episode yet. Trying to get him into the car and rush through traffic to the emergency vet while watching his body continue to seize was one of the most terrifying experiences of my life.

His temperature was so high they initially could not get a reading. He required emergency medication to stop the seizures, active cooling, IV fluids, and treatment for concerning signs of increased pressure inside his skull. He was eventually stabilized and transferred to BluePearl, where he is now receiving continuous seizure medication and being monitored overnight.

He is being started on phenobarbital in addition to his Keppra. I understand why he needs it, but I am scared. I’m scared of the sedation, the changes to his coordination and walking, the liver monitoring, and the possibility that he may not seem like himself while his body adjusts. I know the purpose of the medication is to protect his brain and keep him here. I can understand that and still be really fu***ng sad that this is happening to him.

Sometimes you can do everything you are supposed to do. You can give the medication, watch closely, advocate, ask questions, spend money you do not have, and love them with everything in you, and it can still just fu***ng suck.

I’m not sharing because I have something profound or hopeful to say. I’m sharing because I was terrified,I thought I was going to lose my dog, and I just need a place to scream this fu***ng sucks.

Tonight, I made Xander a promise that will move us to the snow before he body leaves this earth.

08/13/2026

How it started versus how it ended: a story about Wrigley and his human.

Wrigley’s human is easily one of the most dedicated clients I have ever worked with. She is hungry for information, eager to learn and deeply committed to helping Wrigley become the best version of himself.

But knowledge is not the only thing we are building.

When you have a dog who has given you a reason to worry about what could happen around another person or dog, you begin anticipating every possible threat in the environment. You notice every movement. Every person approaching. Every dog in the distance. Not because you are afraid they will hurt your dog, but because you are afraid your dog could hurt them.

That kind of anticipatory anxiety does not disappear simply because you understand what to do. Your body has to learn to trust the process too.

So this work is not only about teaching Wrigley how to move through the world differently. It is also about helping his human learn how to breathe, stay present and move with him through it.

To remain aware of the environment without treating everything in it like an emergency.

To give clear information and direction instead of reacting from fear.

To recognize what is happening without immediately jumping to what could happen.

This is what Wrigley and his human are learning together. She is learning that she can guide him through difficult moments, and he is learning that he does not have to make every decision himself.

How it started was filled with tension, anticipation and uncertainty.

How it ended was two beings breathing, communicating and existing in the environment together.

That is progress.

08/04/2026

When I see a very young singleton puppy come into rescue without its mother or littermates, I immediately start thinking about what developmental experiences that puppy has already missed and how we can begin compensating for them.

That puppy did not have siblings teaching bite inhibition, frustration tolerance, play boundaries, or how to recover when another puppy says no. They did not have a mother controlling access to resources, enforcing space, interrupting inappropriate behavior, or teaching them that escalating does not always get them what they want.

I already know there will likely be gaps. That does not mean the puppy is doomed or damaged. It means we need to be far more intentional about what happens next.

I start planning appropriate time with stable adult dogs, structured play, handling and grooming, boundaries around food and access, plenty of sleep, time alone, and opportunities to experience frustration without immediately being rescued from it.

With singleton puppies, we are not simply raising them. We are intentionally trying to provide pieces of an education they should have received from their own species.

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