We all have different learning styles, different ways we make sense of the world. I look for relationships. Even as a kid, I needed to know what something was similar to so I could begin to categorize it and assign it a place in my mind. I need an angle, a point of ent...

I was lying in bed last night, just on the edge of sleep when I felt and heard a delicate "pffft" at the foot of the bed. If you have a cat, you know what I mean. It's that distinct sound and feel of cat paws landing on a blanket. There's often a hesitation before that...

I met with Benny again a couple of weeks ago. Benny is the 15-year old Border Collie/Springer Spaniel mix who is quadriparetic. You might remember that he and his mom Karen helped Kathy and me come to grips with our decision to start Travis on medication that would cer...

Who knew Harvard Business School could provide salient advice on how to better communicate with your dog?  Harley and I were walking together yesterday when I returned to a topic I try to keep at the front of my mind. What effect do my decisions have on his experience...