Faye & Knight

Faye Day Dawning CGCA, CGCU - Faye - Corgi x ACD mix Born 1/14/2018. Fabled White Knight CGC TKN - Forte - Belgian Tervuren SD Born 6/5/2021. We do agility for fun.

[fayeandknight]

About me

Something about me to know is that I'm always running a background diagnostic to decide whether I should say a thing based on whether it falls into one of four categories.

Horrific things most people have no experience with (try very hard to avoid this)

Weird but harmless things most people don't have experience with (occasionally say this to let people get to know me)

Weird but harmless things this specific group of people probably has experience with (do try to say this to encourage connections)

Commonly relatable things most people have experience with (safe topics to navigate within)

The other thing you should know about me is that I, at times, misjudge what category things belong in due to it's frequency in my life/history. Someone who kindly lets me know I've put something in the wrong category is so appreciated because it is not my intention, much of the time, to cause discomfort.

That is not to say my behavior/miscalculation is the responsibility of others. I am responsible for me. Just that I usually appreciate kind intervention when I start sticking my foot in my mouth.

[fayeandknight]

Something I really enjoy is meeting someone with a special interest I know little to nothing about and actively encouraging them to tell me everything.

I get to learn new information from someone who is passionate about it. 10/10 experience.

Today I learned about ants, specifically that there's a species that looks like it was spray painted silver. That's so cool! I would probably never learn that on my own.

[fayeandknight]

There is something so healing in finding a group of people who you can be nice to and have them be nice to you in return.

I know that probably sounds silly, but as someone with CPTSD this is huge. Learning to make friends outside of trauma bonding is such a big step. Making regular friends is so good and I wish that for all of us.

[millenniallust4death]

I’m paying to force seven thousand strangers to see a photo of my late husband having fun with his dog. Tumblr Blaze is totally worth it. XD

[millenniallust4death]

Thank-you to all of my new Internet stranger friends for being so gracious about having my post shoved onto your dashboards. I loved reading all of your kind tags and comments! Both Martin and Bosco have been gone for several years now but for 24 hours, they felt very present in my life. I greatly appreciate this gift. ❤️

[psycorax]

Reblog to have your dashboard be visited by the spirit of joy that death can end but not erase.

[millenniallust4death]

Thank you to everyone who commented in their tags or messaged me. Indeed, today is “Martin and Bosco Day”. I originally whimsically blazed this photo on 13 July 2022. I never expected Martin and Bosco to travel so far and make so many new friends. The experience has been such a gift for me.

[fayeandknight]

They were both heavily paid for this.

[fayeandknight]

Every time I think surely I have seen and can now spot a stupid house configuration and this house will be a normal house - I am, in fact, wrong.

[fayeandknight]

I'm pretty sure I've talked about this before but I'm coming up on the end of a long weekend so I'm going to talk about it again.

I treat boarding dogs like they are at a sleep away summer camp, or at least what I think one is like. Yeah we work on skills, but my primary objective is to make sure it's fun and the dog is having a good time.

I plan activities around what each dog enjoys. I put a lot of focus on making sure they are both safe and comfortable. For my nervous dogs, it's low pressure things and they usually end up becoming my little shadow. For more active dogs it's incorporating play with skills - I love improving recalls through play.

It's really important to me that I'm not just providing the basics but an above and beyond experience for the dog. Often times being in a new place without their people can be stressful and I want to reduce that as much as I can.

I genuinely care for all my client dogs, but there's an extra special soft place in my heart for the ones who stay with me. They are in my home so they are getting the premium experience.

[fayeandknight]

Sometimes Forte does this very dramatic thing where he throws himself down like people in movies did with fainting couches. Except I am the couch.

[fayeandknight]

Was out walking one of my boarding dogs when we both saw something very small and fuzzy scamper across the street and huddle against a telephone pole.

I saw the little triangle ears and immediately thought Oh no! Baby!

My boarding dog had different thoughts and had a very husky-vocal fit about us turning around and him not being allowed to go after it.

I hustle us back home while trying to figure out what I can grab quickly to rescue it. There's a cat carrier in the garage but thick gloves and my trusty headlamp are in the hall closet. I'm thinking time is of the essence because we have a big feral cat problem here and I want to get it safely off the streets.

I hurry back with my gloves and headlamp and discover that while it is in fact a baby, it is not a kitten. It is a baby raccoon. So I stood there for a few minutes while my body processed the stand down command from my brain. Cats I can care for. But I'm not qualified to be interfering with wildlife, no matter how cute and tiny the baby.

Anyway, I hope mom comes for it soon.

[fayeandknight]

[fayeandknight]

If you use AI to show your house for sale as being clean and not in need of major work and I show up to find it's a health hazard inside, I should get to punch you in the throat.

[fayeandknight]

Have you ever had an interaction with someone and they are trying to make way too much eye contact?

Logically I understand that they are trying to convey sincerity and interest but all I can think is - I understand why nervous dogs bite people for this.

[wyrddogs]

Little girl.

[wyrddogs]

The real life version had a few more leaves.

[arlo-venn]

Hiiii, please forgive me 😭🙏 Is anybody able to spare $60 so I could stay one more night in this motel room? I only have a few hours of daylight left to get everything back into/on top of the car, and I am in so much pain; really struggling to walk, not sure how I'm gonna do all this by myself :/

I can pay you back on the 3rd if you'd like!

Venmo: remywolfe CashApp: $remywolfe PayPal: [email protected] or paypal.me/wolfstephollow ApplePay: 4805199559 kofi: ko-fi.com/remywolfe

[wyrddogs]

"It was a dark and stormy night. No, really, it was. The temperature was hovering on the bad side of the freezing point. A cold rain, on its way to becoming ice, was falling in big, fat drops. It was early spring. I came home late from work, around 11:30. As I pulled in the driveway my headlights shone out into the pastures, and you could see eyes in the far pasture.

The eyes belonged to our heard of ewes, most of whom had tiny lambs in attendance. They had access to the nice, warm barn but being sheep they were not the sharpest individuals in the animal kingdom. It was up to me to be the smart one.

I went inside and changed into my heavy leather coat and cowboy hat. Then Timber, Skye, and I ventured out into the darkness. On reaching the gate into the pasture I gathered my companions and gave them their assignments. Timber on the 'away' and Skye on the 'go-by'. As I trudged back to the barn door, I realized I was completely soaked through. The heavy droplets of rain sluiced off the brim of my hat.

It wasn't long before the first ewe arrived, trotting carefully with her two lambs. The another appeared, and another until the whole heard walked, rain soaked, past me into the warmth. The last sheep should have had two lambs, but I could only see one. I was going to put it down to the lamb glomming on to the wrong mother, but Skye was acting funny. Kind of a Lassie with Timmy in the well thing. She bounced back on forth on her front legs and did a little whining.

I stepped out to see what was wrong and Skye walked off. As we walked, she kept stopping to see if I was following. It was a long walk out into that field. But finally, I see up ahead, the silhouette of Timber. But it was strange, he seemed to be sitting with his nose on the ground. As I got closer, I could see the water running off his nose. And then I saw the lamb, nestled in Timber's relatively dry belly fur.

I scooped up the errant youngster, and with my two companions, escaped back to the barn.

And once again I appreciated how magnificent our Tervuren companions are."

Sharol Hathaway, Tervuren News Tales, 2026 June/July Issue

[millenniallust4death]

Martin and Bosco Day Button Giveaway

Life can feel a bit bleak in 2026, so I decided my Tumblr community could use a bit of fun. I'll be giving away Martin and Bosco Day buttons! The awesome design is by @stinkybrowndogs.

I'll be covering the shipping costs, so the final number of winners will depend on postage, which I'm still working out. I'm doing my best. XD

To Enter: Reblog this post. That's it. You do not need to follow me and be subjected to my weird posts.

The fine print:

One entry per blog.

Winners will be randomly selected on June 21, 2026 at noon (Toronto time).

If you're selected, I'll contact you through Tumblr Messages to arrange shipping.

Due to shipping costs, this giveaway is limited to residents of Canada and the United States. I apologize to my international friends!

If you're selected, you'll need to share your name and mailing address with me so I can mail your button.

I'm eternally delighted that Martin and Bosco have their own Tumblr holiday.

Thank you, Laura

[millenniallust4death]

The button giveaway closes on Sunday, June 21! The draw is at noon (Toronto time).

[fayeandknight]

I am holding both your hands, or air cupping them, and making enough eye contact to convey sincerity without making it uncomfortable when I say this.

You and your dog do not ever have to have plans to compete to enjoy agility. You can take classes just for fun. Dog sports are meant to be another way to connect with your dog.

When clients tell me they haven't or were hesitant to sign up for agility classes with me because competition is not the goal/not likely it makes me so sad. Trials/competing is not the be all end all.

I am wishing you all instructors who value joy and connection over ribbons and titles. That's not to say I don't want achievements for those pursuing them. If you want to get there, I want to help you get there! But please don't lose the plot for the aesthetics.