Charan Ranganath

They're all mixes. I'm sure there's some pit bull in her because every shelter dog either has pit bull or chihuahua. But she looks very Belgian Malinois and she moves like a Belgian Malinois.

Yeah. And they're so smart and super athletic. I mean, she can like jump vertically, you know, just like it's so like it was all come home. She'll like jump up and then push herself off me, which is like a very classic thing. And so that's why they can jump like she can climb up like seven feet up a tree to chase a squirrel.

Yeah. And they're so smart and super athletic. I mean, she can like jump vertically, you know, just like it's so like it was all come home. She'll like jump up and then push herself off me, which is like a very classic thing. And so that's why they can jump like she can climb up like seven feet up a tree to chase a squirrel.

Yeah. And they're so smart and super athletic. I mean, she can like jump vertically, you know, just like it's so like it was all come home. She'll like jump up and then push herself off me, which is like a very classic thing. And so that's why they can jump like she can climb up like seven feet up a tree to chase a squirrel.

Yeah, yeah. But she's a smaller dog, so our older dog looked like kind of – she wasn't. She was actually a Kelpie mix, I think, but she looked like a Rottweiler. And so everyone was scared of her, even though she's the sweetest dog. This one, she's like smaller, even though she looks kind of shepherd-like. Everyone's like, oh, your dog is so sweet. She's so cute.

Yeah, yeah. But she's a smaller dog, so our older dog looked like kind of – she wasn't. She was actually a Kelpie mix, I think, but she looked like a Rottweiler. And so everyone was scared of her, even though she's the sweetest dog. This one, she's like smaller, even though she looks kind of shepherd-like. Everyone's like, oh, your dog is so sweet. She's so cute.

Yeah, yeah. But she's a smaller dog, so our older dog looked like kind of – she wasn't. She was actually a Kelpie mix, I think, but she looked like a Rottweiler. And so everyone was scared of her, even though she's the sweetest dog. This one, she's like smaller, even though she looks kind of shepherd-like. Everyone's like, oh, your dog is so sweet. She's so cute.

Exactly. Yeah. I mean, all sheltered dogs have a little bit of a crazy switch in them, don't they? It's tough for them.

Exactly. Yeah. I mean, all sheltered dogs have a little bit of a crazy switch in them, don't they? It's tough for them.

Exactly. Yeah. I mean, all sheltered dogs have a little bit of a crazy switch in them, don't they? It's tough for them.

Yeah. Yeah, exactly. And one of the things that I was thinking is I missed walking the dog. I missed that activity. And so I make sure to do that every morning. And this goes back to some of the activity things that we're talking about. I know I'm totally drifting away from ADHD, which is ironic.

Yeah. Yeah, exactly. And one of the things that I was thinking is I missed walking the dog. I missed that activity. And so I make sure to do that every morning. And this goes back to some of the activity things that we're talking about. I know I'm totally drifting away from ADHD, which is ironic.

Yeah. Yeah, exactly. And one of the things that I was thinking is I missed walking the dog. I missed that activity. And so I make sure to do that every morning. And this goes back to some of the activity things that we're talking about. I know I'm totally drifting away from ADHD, which is ironic.

Yeah, but this is a little bit different, but it's related, which is having a sense of purpose is very important for healthy brain aging. There's a Trends of Cognitive Science article I could send you. It's one of these things that neuroscientists don't talk about because it's not...

Yeah, but this is a little bit different, but it's related, which is having a sense of purpose is very important for healthy brain aging. There's a Trends of Cognitive Science article I could send you. It's one of these things that neuroscientists don't talk about because it's not...

Yeah, but this is a little bit different, but it's related, which is having a sense of purpose is very important for healthy brain aging. There's a Trends of Cognitive Science article I could send you. It's one of these things that neuroscientists don't talk about because it's not...

We don't understand it, but it's hugely important as part of this whole phenomenon, what they call cognitive reserve. And, you know, having this dog that I'm taking care of, especially because, you know, my kid had gone to college, he's grown up living independently. walking this dog every day. I mean, obviously I'm married and I love my family and I've got lots of them.

We don't understand it, but it's hugely important as part of this whole phenomenon, what they call cognitive reserve. And, you know, having this dog that I'm taking care of, especially because, you know, my kid had gone to college, he's grown up living independently. walking this dog every day. I mean, obviously I'm married and I love my family and I've got lots of them.

We don't understand it, but it's hugely important as part of this whole phenomenon, what they call cognitive reserve. And, you know, having this dog that I'm taking care of, especially because, you know, my kid had gone to college, he's grown up living independently. walking this dog every day. I mean, obviously I'm married and I love my family and I've got lots of them.

I love my students and so forth, but it gave me more and I'm exercising in a way that's kind of fun. I'm listening to podcasts and I'm moving. And so that's something right there. It's not just the exercise, but it's the whole thing, right? I'm not doing something that I hate. So then I'm like, I hate running.