Can you all do something for me? Some of us have hard ones, some of us have easy ones. I happen to have dog reactive dogs. And one of them is who has taught me about the “hard ones”. Wow… he is something! But he is perfect for me and I understand him. Few would
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All animals develop a bond to us. They learn to trust us. They learn our expectations. They learn out ways of communicating. All guardians communicate a little differently, all do things differently, all have different expectations. This is why changing homes is so hard for animals. This is why they need grace, patience, and time to
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Lets talk about your dog chewing your shoes, your socks, your clothes… and yeah… even your underwear. It’s the BIGGEST compliment they can give you! Those items smell the MOST like you. When they miss you, they’re going to chew those items to try to be close to you, to feel your energy and to
Punishing does not correct fear. Punishing creates more fear in an already fearful response. Unfortunately, many in society think that punishing fear reactive behavior works. It doesn’t. Not even a little. If an animal is already fearful, and you come in with authoritative, scary, presence and reaction they find more reasons to be afraid. They
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Let’s talk about greetings since I recently posted about greeting your pets every time you walk in the door. More specifically lets talk about dogs, because let’s face it… cats… well, they take out greetings in a much more laid back manner : ) Cats are just too cool act the way many dogs do!
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Our pets absorb all of our low emotions. It’s their job. * Sadness * Anger * Negativity * Often times even our illness They want to protect us so they will absorb all of this from us. If we don’t help them clear these emotions, they will become ill, depressed, or act out with nuisance
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