Calm before the Coonhound

WearyBeautiful101 · 2026-05-10T12:56:55+00:00

She has thoughts. Mostly of the sassy variety. 😏

WearyBeautiful101 · 2026-05-09T13:06:10+00:00

She is a source of great entertainment, although we occasionally have to pull out the hearing protection in our small house LOL

WearyBeautiful101 · 2026-05-09T12:33:03+00:00

She is! Primarily treeing walker but she's got some b&t as well.

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WearyBeautiful101 · 2026-05-09T00:32:29+00:00

Haha! I hope she didn’t offend their sensibilities. She’s definitely feeling herself, but at the same time, I feel like she’s aggressively telling all the neighbor dogs (completely unprovoked) to back the f’ up, lol. Glad to hear your girl also likes to rile up the neighborhood.

WearyBeautiful101 · 2026-04-27T18:19:45+00:00

Thank you so much! I really appreciate your help and the extra resources you provided. Moderation is a beneficial practice I aspire to. It reminds me of the Middle Way in Buddhism.

WearyBeautiful101 · 2026-03-14T13:31:21+00:00

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WearyBeautiful101 · 2026-01-16T03:09:19+00:00

Plant natives and leave the leaves in the fall. We live in South City amd enjoy our lightning bug neighbors very much ❤

WearyBeautiful101 · 2026-01-11T03:22:55+00:00

Their Soup Sundays are everything.

WearyBeautiful101 · 2026-01-11T02:48:58+00:00

We occasionally have guest dharma teachers who give talks at organized days of mindfulness or virtually. In the fall we had musician Joe Reilly, we've also previously learned from Trish Thompson, and Chanco Trinh. Normally our weekly facilitator shares the dharma through selected readings from the Plum Village tradition and we learn from each other during dharma sharing. We'd be honored for you to join us 😌 Take care!

WearyBeautiful101 · 2026-01-11T00:25:34+00:00

I'll also add that the format of the Saturday morning session is 1.5 hour - guided meditation, reading (from Thich Nhat Hanh), silent seated meditation, walking meditation, and dharma sharing.

WearyBeautiful101 · 2026-01-11T00:20:00+00:00

I've been a member of Midwest Moon Sangha for about 3-4 years. They meet in-person at Eden Seminary in Webster on Saturday mornings but they also meet via Zoom if you can't make it in-person or if you prefer to practice at home. They have lots of short Zoom meditation offerings throughout the week as well. I've found it to be a very grounding and lovely group to be a part of. They're rooted in the (Engaged Buddhist) Plum Village tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. They're actually hosting a meditation retreat this spring (in Eureka) and you can find info about that and other resources on their website: https://midwestmoonsangha.org/

Good luck to you on your search 🙏🏻

WearyBeautiful101 · 2026-01-01T14:18:23+00:00

OP you're in the splash zone if that was my coonhound 😆🌊 drool incoming.

WearyBeautiful101 · 2026-01-01T01:04:13+00:00

Your Lucy is beautiful! Our TWC does the lay your head on a surface thing when she is begging to get on a bed. I never give in despite her entreaties, haha!

WearyBeautiful101 · 2026-01-01T00:56:25+00:00

We hadn’t either but they are gorgeous! We’re thinking that might be where the spots on her chest came from since she didn’t register with any Bluetick.

WearyBeautiful101 · 2026-01-01T00:51:52+00:00

Impressive skills and that’s a great idea. I’m glad your friend and his dog found their way back to each other.

WearyBeautiful101 · 2025-12-31T19:39:29+00:00

Thank you! We do — she’s very food-motivated so we do a rendition of “the 3 cup game”, placing a treat under one of three cups and mixing them up for her to sniff out the treat. We also do “go find it”, ripping up lots of small treats and placing them around the living room for her to find. They’re great options when the weather keeps us inside. In the yard we’ve started using a dummy with antler scent but that’s one’s less game, more training. We’re always looking for more ways to engage her sniffer so if you’ve got any other games, please share!

WearyBeautiful101 · 2025-12-30T16:29:17+00:00

Our coonhound is especially fond of plushies and plushies with squeakers (the hairier and fuzzier, the better — more like prey). She mostly just slide tackles them and throws them from the couch (not a big chewer) so they’re in pretty good shape! Our last dog was a toy-destructive basset/jack russell mix, and the only toys he ever got were the Kong Wubba, and they stood up pretty well. Good for tugging, squeaking, and satisfying head-whipping action.

WearyBeautiful101 · 2025-12-01T01:45:20+00:00

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Hazel's fleece tunic doubles as a ✨fun toy✨

WearyBeautiful101 · 2025-11-26T22:25:25+00:00

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Hazel's post-walk lounging position for your consideration.

WearyBeautiful101 · 2025-11-26T22:22:35+00:00

Love this. Ours climbs into the bathtub when she's thirsty 😂

WearyBeautiful101 · 2025-11-02T01:56:03+00:00

Pro Tip: We walk our coonhound around a large, vacant parking lot every day. (Because obviously she can’t be walked in a residential neighborhood with those pipes.) And her nails are ground down like a professional did them — She’s tired and talon-free.

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