Dogs Fighting in Families
Dogs fighting in families! Nobody wants that! It can be tricky managing multi-dog households (or multi-animal households). I’d like to share a story from an Alexandria, Virginia about two dogs fighting. This family adopted a little abandoned dog who lacked confidence...
Rescue animal or adopted animal? Watch your words!
How do we change our rescue animals' behavior? Words have weight. They hold emotions and beliefs. And those words affect our animals. For instance, a rescue animal is completely different than an adopted animal —even if it’s the same animal! Let’s experiment Don’t...
Animals as Messengers from Spirit
I love this discussion from my friend, Nicole Meltzer on how animals can be messengers from Spirit if we pay attention. It’s not Animal Communication, which is a telepathic communication between a person and an individual animal. But animal guidance is something that...
5 Ways You Can Help End Animal Cruelty
Want to know how to choose personal care and household products to decrease animal cruelty? I ask because I learned my favorite deodorant is made by a company that tests their products on animals. I mean, I don’t want to stink, but really, that’s ridiculous! I’m...
3 Beliefs Stop You from Talking to Your Pets
When I share about talking to your pets telepathically, I sometimes hear negative beliefs. That’s sad because those beliefs stop people from communicating with their pets. Just for fun, I’ll talk about these beliefs as chronic conditions like hepatitis or bursitis....
Before you put your pet down
At some point, we find ourselves wondering when the time will come to release your animal from their body. We notice that they have difficulty moving around, are incontinent, or aren't eating like they used to. Or we hear terms like senior, old, cancer, kidney...
Discover alternative veterinary services for your pets
My interview with Dr. Kocen, DVM, CVA, provides a wealth of knowledge about what alternative veterinary services available at the Veterinary Holistic Center (VHC). Although I am familiar with these modalities as I have "office hours" at VHC, I wanted to learn more -...
5 Tips for Moving with Your Furry Friend
I hope you enjoy these tips for moving by guest blogger, Cindy Aldridge. It’s great advice about taking care of our animals during stressful moves. My dogs, Timmie and Missy moved with me three times when I was in the Navy. I found them in Hawaii, flew them to upstate...
Feared she’d be evicted: How we helped a dog with separation anxiety
Naomi called on a Sunday night. Somehow, despite my self-imposed rule not to answer client calls on Sundays, I felt an overwhelming compulsion to answer the phone. What came tumbling out of Naomi’s mouth was startling. On Wednesday, she had gone out for the afternoon....
3 Things My Dog Taught Me
I asked Debby Kevin, a student in my UConnect class, to write a blog about "things my dog taught me." Debby is an incredible storyteller and editor. I know that because she edited my story in the international bestseller, SHINE! Stories to Inspire You to Dream Big,...