02/08/2026
Time…
It feels like the more gadgets we have in our lives to save us time, the less we have. Go figure.
And I admit, I thought I had no time before I had Bronte. Boy was I wrong.
This is Luna. We also have her brother Victor. They’re now 8 years old. We have battled against the tide for large chunks of their lives when it comes to their physical health but there are things I do daily with them that I know help immeasurably. Specific types of walks, structured in off lead time and physio. Every single day.
The last couple of weeks she’s given us a few scares; a dodgy lump, some incontinence, some medicine withdrawal (back on now don’t worry!) and so I’m even more determined to show up for them.
Most days I don’t feel like I have the time to do it and most days when it gets to 8pm and the physio needs doing, I am absolutely shattered.
But, I know how much of a positive impact it has on them and I know how much it improves their quality of life.
So I suppose this post is to say that it’s not just about physio but anything you are working on that improves their quality of life, and by way of that, yours, is worth the effort. Whether it’s walking nicely on a lead, off lead reliability, working through handling issues, tackling the reactivity… some days it feels like there isn’t enough time to do those things..
But when the day comes in and they are no longer here, I know I can look back and say I did what I could to ensure they were as physically and mentally as happy and healthy as possible and that finding that time every day to fit in what mattered, really did make the difference.
So here’s my challenge to you.
Find that time, put your phone down, stop scrolling. Just for those 20 minutes. ❤️
