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elusiveautonomy.bsky.social
My dog is not ok with all the fireworks going off 24/7 around here! #dogsky #fireworks #silentlyjudgingyou #PTSDpup
July 2, 2025 at 11:10 PM
mikebruin.bsky.social
🐶 #Scooter and I were on a new walk this morning and a thought popped into my head, "What if the Universe dropped Scooter into our lives to slow me down and force me to relax?

#deepthoughtsonwalks #PTSDpup #acceptance
July 7, 2026 at 5:31 PM
mikebruin.bsky.social
#Scooter was a better balance of relaxed & hypervigilant for today's vet visit. I even got him to lie down and settle for treats while we waited.

He had a general wellness checkup, annual vaccinations, plus a stream of treats to bolster his fortitude!

🐶 #PTSDpup 💉 #VaccinesWork! 🏆 #goodboy
Scooter (a black German Shepard-Lab mix dog with brown paws and white chest in the center of the photo) looks at me while we wait in the vet's exam room. He knows I have a bag of high-value training treats (not seen in the photo) on my lap. There is a bright red lead attached to Scooter's harness at his chest and to the gentle leader head collar around his nose. Scooter turns his head toward the exam room door (not seen) as he listens to something happening in the hallway. Scooter has been given the "OK" to eat a pumpkin-and-checken treat from my hand. The amazing thing is that he's sitting down and focused on treats, not worrying about being at the vet's office. Second amazing thing - I got Scooter to lie down and settle for treats. That's kinda a breakthrough for a high-anxiety, stimulus filled location like the vet's office. He was pretty much a good boy the entire time.
June 29, 2026 at 11:16 PM
mikebruin.bsky.social
Scooter has been, and I quote, "...a total snotball this morning". We had to abort the walk. Maybe some chase and sniffing activity this afternoon will be more successful.

#PTSDpup #snotball #toddlerpup
We repurposed a spiral-bound grade book (a thrift store find) to be a medication administration record and behavior log. Today's note states: "* Was a total snotball this morning", followed by a hand-drawn frowny face emoji. The comment is written on graph paper with green lines for the minor divisions and red lines for the major divisions. Scooter is laying on the floor and napping after being a difficult-to-deal-with pooch this morning.
August 4, 2026 at 9:33 PM
mikebruin.bsky.social
🌊 I watered half the pots on the patio and 3/4s of #Scooter. Trying to chomp the water spray (or bite the spray nozzle) is his second favorite game. Chasing after a Chuck-it ball is his most favorite-ist thing to do.

Time to #relax and think about making dinner

#barefoot #summertime #PTSDpup
My bare feet are up on a wood coffee table. There are still a few bits of grass on my right foot. Some of the black shorts I'm wearing show at the bottom of the photo. There is a media center in the background (behind my feet) and a cream and tan carpet to the left of my legs. Scooter (a mostly black, mostly German Shepard pup) is lying on the floor below where I'm sitting on the couch. He's looking at a piece of stuffing he extracted from a stuffed toy the other day. We'll be finding fluff from that vivisected toy for days. This photo is from earlier this summer, but it looks similar to today's water chomping play. Scooter stands in a bright blue kiddie pool in our back yard and tries to bite the water spray and the spray nozzle. The photo has caught him in mid-chomp. There is green grass below the pool and a retaining wall of textured gray concrete blocks can be see in the background.
August 11, 2026 at 11:14 PM