I’m TJ, the founder of Frog Rock Consulting, but my life and work have never really fit into one neat box. I’m a veterinary nurse, consultant, animal care professional, writer, adventurer and lifelong observer of the world around me.
This blog is where I share some of the stories, thoughts and curiosities that make up who I am, from veterinary life and animal behaviour to running, wild places, resilience, and the little moments that teach us something when we’re paying attention.
Curious & Passionate by Nature
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Where it All Began
Most seven-year-olds pick up sticks and rocks.I picked up a Blue-tongued lizard. I don't remember exactly why. Perhaps I was curious. More likely, I was simply drawn to it.
Extraordinary Abilities
The ‘sixth sense’ of our canine companions is something that has intrigued professionals for decades.
What is Running?
Millions of years ago, the human body form as we know it today, was on the evolutionary horizon.
Marooned in the Copland Valley
I didn’t mean to become marooned in the Copland Valley. At least, not in the dramatic, windswept, isolated sort of way the word suggests.