Let’s talk about “anticipatory dread” and how it affects your animals. This is a very common animal parent condition. It is worrying in advance of something happening . For Example: you are calmly walking your dog and see another person with their dog a block away. You start getting nervous wondering how that exchange will be, picturing the worse case scenario in your mind. Your dog picks up your energy and senses your anxiety. But your dog doesn’t think in anticipation of ev

Humans are curious beings. We want to understand how everything works, find a reason for everything, and assign responsibility to things to validate something. This is a blessing and a curse. Animals do not spend time on these things. They are curious, but their curiosity tends to be on their current environment. Their focus is on making their life and the lives of their humans happy. They "miss" people when they are gone, but they also have a greater ability to enjoy life wh

An interview with Nicole Osei