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Human-to-dog relationships

After another week of politics, it’s time again to write about Lucy. How would I maintain any level of equilibrium without Lucy? I wish you all had a Lucy to care for, make you laugh, walk with, spend money on, share your secrets, and love so much that Dog TV is a must when you leave her home alone. Today, she patiently waits for me to write this article so we can play. She … [Read more...]

A good time to talk about Lucy

Finding a less-than-dreary mental health topic to write about this week is difficult. It may be a good time to talk about Lucy. Lucy pooped and puked on a friend’s floor last week while we attended a birthday party. She zoomed and zipped around nonstop, and people probably thought—well, I don’t know what they thought, but I knew the buck stopped at me. Shift to when she … [Read more...]

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Jennifer Goble, Ph.D. is a rural mental heath therapist, author, columnist, and speaker. Her primary purpose in counseling and writing is to help women and families in rural communities.

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