Angie Morin, Animal Communicator
Animal Intuitive
One of the most important messages I want to send is about delayed correction.
This is one of the biggest misunderstandings I see between humans and animals.
Unless you actually catch your pet in the act of undesirable behavior, it is TOO LATE to correct them. They will not understand what they are being corrected for. All you will do is create confusion and lack of trust.
Continue reading “Proper Correction”Your cats smell is 100 times better than the human nose.
Many guardians complain about cats not using the Litterbox and can’t understand why.
Though there are SO many reasons your cat may choose to stop using hte litter box, one of the most common is the smell.
You may not be able to smell the box, but they can, especially when they are so close to it, and especially when they are digging in it.
Your thoughts can alter your relationship with your pet. You can become a trusted teammate that your pet can depend on. Or you can create a relationship with uncertainties.
My dogs are SO clean. They never have accidents in the house. However a few weeks ago I came home to pee on the floor. When we come home to a watery poop we know they probably could not hold it. But to come home to pee never ever happens (in years). It hadn’t been long since they had been out so it was odd.
One of the most frequent questions I am asked to ask pets is a concern over an undesirable behavior. Believe it or not, pets don’t want to make us unhappy, they aren’t trying to annoy us, or upset us. All they want in life is to make us happy, each us, and feel loved. They want to feel “good”. Because they are ALL inherently good animals.
So what’s up with “bad” behaviors? Pet’s are so intuitively connected to us that they are in our energy field at all times. That is why your pet knows when you are sad, happy, lonely, stressed etc.
Our pet’s react to our emotions with their actions. When we are happy, so are they. When we are sad, they try to cheer us up, or feel sad themselves. When we are stressed, they are stressed. And guess what stress causes? Undesirable behaviors (actions). They feel stress and worry and it is all from YOU, this causes them to make mistakes, do things we don’t want them to do, or do things that we as humans label as “bad” behaviors.
We have all had animals that are “hard”. Love the hard ones even harder.
They may be:
* Annoying
* Over Active
* Defiant
* Unable to Follow Rules
Guess What? Those are your reflections. Those animals are here to teach you the hard lessons. Not everyone wants their job. It is not easy.
Here is another thing humans unintentionally do that hurts animals feelings.
Get angry or frustrated with them.
It happens. Humans get tired, stress, spread too thin, lose patience. All these emotions are familiar to humans but they are not familiar to animals.
If your animal makes a mistake and you are angry at them in that moment or even worse, after you get home, it hurts their heart SO MUCH. If you have been gone (and for example they get in the trash or have an accident on the floor) and you come home and are angry or frustrated… they are crushed. They have forgotten about their mistake and they are so excited to see you. Your anger or frustration destroys them, anytime, but especially in that moment.
Continue reading “Are You Frusterated?”Nutrition plays a KEY part in your pet’s behavior. Weird right?
We all want our pets to feel well. And as we all know they have different nutritional needs. Recently I have talked to a lot of pets with nutritional needs. They have been displaying behaviors that would not normally be connected to nutrition.
So what does his mean? If your pet is doing something abnormal, weird, or naughty… they might not feel good and they might be trying to tell you that. Not all of the “symptoms” are obvious. We all know to look for itching, licking, redness, runny stools, etc.. But there are other things too…
Sometimes anxiety is caused from a belly ache. The animal gets nervous about the way their belly feels.
Continue reading “Nutrition & Behavior”It is very easy to hold pet’s to unreasonable expectations because the human world has told us how pets * should be *. However, reality is, pets are born as individuals, just like kids. A lot of these expectations were created before humans really understood pets as individuals. Unfortunately, a lot of those expectations are still the norm and shouldn’t be.
Continue reading “Expectations On Our Pets”I was walking my dogs today and thought about my hard one, Titan. I have him, and an easy one, Wreck. I love them both, the same. Wreck is a lot easier. Titan is a lot of dog, A whole heck of a lot of dog.
Titan pulls on the leash often. Wreck NEVER does, loose, droopy the entire time.
Titan could attack a dog if given the opportunity, Wreck would NEVER.
Titan has to be asked something 3, 4, 5x before he chooses to do it, Wreck, first time every time.
Titan jumps up on cars, people, etc. Wreck would never!
Titan has taken off at night, for way too long. Wreck always comes back first call.
Titan is hard. He needs a patient, understanding guardian who * gets * him. Wreck could live with literally anyone and be easy.
Titan only responds to my requests, he blows everyone else off, completely. Wreck responds to anyone’s requests.
Sometimes Titan wont eat. Wreck always eats.
Titan gets sick really easily, (multiple nighttime bathroom trips a few times a month) Wreck’s stomach is made of steel.
But, Titan does have easy moments too! When he is sleeping (LOL)
Continue reading “The Hard Ones”I have always been a “trainer”. I have trained horses and dogs since I was a kid. I enjoyed training and I realized the importance of a well-trained animal. A well-trained animal is a safer member of society (for itself and others).
Training always came easy for me since I could communicate with animals before I even knew the depths of my ability to communicate with them. I trained quietly, easily, and effectively. However, I did see nuisance behaviors as problems. I was just lucky I was able to correct these behaviors easily and effectively because I was unknowingly communicating with the animals at a deeper level.
I’ve changed since I realized how to truly communicate with animals. And as a result, my pets are happier, and better behaved (by societal standards). My dogs still learn the traditional “tricks” such as sit, stay, wait, down, etc. This keeps them safe when I need to be able to maintain control of where they are for the safety of themselves and/or others. They also know some fun tricks, such as crawl, simply for entertainment. It’s fun for both of us! I only taught crawl to one dog because it came naturally to him and he enjoyed it. I did not expect it of the others who did not show me they wanted to learn this “trick”.
So how have I changed? Nothing is forced. Not every pet I have will have the same level of training or learn the same skills. I have learned through accepting animals for who they are. I don’t use training as dominance control. I use it as communication to create a team. It is used to give my animals a job.
Also, I have learned the best form of training is prevention, not correction. If your pet has a behavior you do not like take steps to prevent them from doing the behavior instead of correcting them after they engage in the behavior. This works SO much better. Especially when you don’t realize your animal engaged in the behavior until later (minutes or hours).
