Postdoc in animal behaviour and welfare. Raising a puppy for the first time. Sleeping less than I should.https://bsky.app/profile/chess96.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/chess96.bsky.social/post/3lfotx2qh222hLast week we had (a dusting of) snow! Fia adores it and makes the most of it by thoroughly engaging with it at every opportunity14 Jan 2025 08:37 +0000at://did:plc:avyev3q6ernkwujyccf34xty/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfotx2qh222hhttps://bsky.app/profile/chess96.bsky.social/post/3lcdxsubtjk2m‘Tis the season 🎄02 Dec 2024 20:32 +0000at://did:plc:avyev3q6ernkwujyccf34xty/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcdxsubtjk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/chess96.bsky.social/post/3lc3ajdwhbc2rChecking the doggy daycare Facebook page and realising they dressed Fia up for Halloween is exactly what I needed on this rainy Friday29 Nov 2024 09:14 +0000at://did:plc:avyev3q6ernkwujyccf34xty/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc3ajdwhbc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/chess96.bsky.social/post/3lbtwqvekhy2yMe: at my desk wading through peer review comments and ethical approval forms, trying to finish my PhD while starting a new job, stressy Fia: has apparently never been so relaxed in her life26 Nov 2024 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:avyev3q6ernkwujyccf34xty/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbtwqvekhy2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/chess96.bsky.social/post/3lbr6butems2qStarting baldur’s gate 3 when I have muliple deadlines before the end of the month has turned out to be a very bad idea25 Nov 2024 09:07 +0000at://did:plc:avyev3q6ernkwujyccf34xty/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbr6butems2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/chess96.bsky.social/post/3lbkwaysytk27She’s taken it upon herself to help the cows break the ice 🧊22 Nov 2024 21:27 +0000at://did:plc:avyev3q6ernkwujyccf34xty/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbkwaysytk27https://bsky.app/profile/chess96.bsky.social/post/3lbeglcvbfs25Every morning when I wake up Fia comes and lays on the pillow for morning snuggles, and if the snuggles aren’t good enough she lets me know by smushing her head directly onto my face 😂20 Nov 2024 07:31 +0000at://did:plc:avyev3q6ernkwujyccf34xty/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbeglcvbfs25https://bsky.app/profile/chess96.bsky.social/post/3lbdandobnk2aBluesky academics, let's get to know each other! Quote this & tell me: 1) a project you are working on & 2) an odd idea/theory you aren't working on but keep thinking about. 1) ‘priority boarding’ to the milking machine for at-risk dairy cows 2) robotically milked dairy cows & cognitive function [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Nov 2024 20:12 +0000at://did:plc:avyev3q6ernkwujyccf34xty/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbdandobnk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/chess96.bsky.social/post/3lbcbs2y4ns2cBookish checkpoint ✧ last book you read: If Only They Could Talk by James Herriot ✧ your current read: Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert ✧ last book added to tbr: Everything to Play For by Marijam Did ✧ next anticipated read: All the Murmuring Bones by Angela Slatter #booksky 💙📚 [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Nov 2024 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:avyev3q6ernkwujyccf34xty/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbcbs2y4ns2chttps://bsky.app/profile/chess96.bsky.social/post/3lbc4ksxey42hMe in march: It’s a great idea to make all the presents I gift this year, it’ll be so fun and rewarding Me now: Christmas is how soon?!?!19 Nov 2024 09:26 +0000at://did:plc:avyev3q6ernkwujyccf34xty/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbc4ksxey42h