How to live a happy life with your pet?
Love your pet as he is. Accepting your pet doesn't mean that you can't try to change things if something doesn't work for both of you. It's about prioritising the most important things and letting go of the rest.
3 things I learnt from petsitting
1. Improved observational skills and noticing pets body language
2. Understand and relate to the challenges pet families have
3. Let the dog be dog and love him the way he is. (Same thing goes with cats too)
Good enough concept
Nancy Tucker with her "The Good Enough Dog" is my great inspiration. Sometimes dogs can just be good enough as they are. And it’s their owners who decide what is enough for them. We can waste our time and energy in trying to make things perfect. Instead, we can get creative to enjoy the moment just as much as our dogs do.
Many times we don’t even bother trying to learn a new skill. We convince ourselves that it’s not for us. When what we could do is to find the first successive approximation and start learning through a fun and successful process.