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Are Animals Healers? The Healing Power of A Cat’s Purr

Animals are healers

Did you know there’s healing power in a cat’s purr?

I have always maintained that animals are highly intelligent, feeling, reasoning, spiritual beings – and they are natural healers.

They are attuned to our sense of well-being, both physical and mental. When we take the time to learn how they communicate they have the capacity to help us heal…

…and to tell us when they are in pain.

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Why do cats purr?

Most people associate a cat’s purr with happiness. And that’s one of the times you’ll hear your sweet kitty purring…when they’re contented and curled up in your lap.  Makes you feel happy too, right?

Pet owners should be aware, though, that cats will also purr when they’re feeling anxious, and when they’re sick and in pain.

It can be misleading… and can lead to prolonged suffering for your poor cat if you don’t pay attention to the signal they’re sending you.

Because it’s true that a purr is soothing… when they don’t feel well, they are trying to self-soothe and comfort.

But, this soothing purr goes deeper than a comforting sound – there’s more science to it than you might think.

They’re not purring to soothe themselves as we would listen to calming music…

…because scientists have discovered that all cats around the world purr at a specific healing frequency.

The healing frequency of a cat’s purr

Research has shown that all domestic cats – and most wild cats – purr at the exact same frequencies. Their purrs range between 20 Hertz and 150 Hertz.

Amazingly, these frequencies correspond and conform to optimal conditions our bodies need to heal damaged tissue and bones.

In fact, the medical community took note and created similar frequency emitting devices that help heal broken bones and other types of problems.

That’s because our cells actually change shape and repair themselves more quickly when exposed to these frequencies.

We’ve all seen cats make acrobatic leaps, parkouring around the room…it’s hard to believe they don’t jar their joints or pull a muscle twisting into a pretzel doing it.

When you understand the medical reason why cats purr, it turns out they just might have harmed themselves… and their purring is giving off a frequency that’s helping to heal the torn muscle or sore hips.

In fact, some researchers have concluded this is one of the reasons veterinarians are required to perform fewer major surgeries on cats compared to dogs… cats have a trick up their sleeve, a healing superpower.

Because animals are natural healers, it’s time to consider that, when your cat curls up and purrs on your legs, your chest, or one of your arms, they are trying to share their healing superpower with you.

Animals want to share their healing powers.

My late husband always loved to cuddle with our one cat, TuffyTiger, a sweet natured, big hearted grey tabby.

It was the strangest thing… anytime he’d lay down for a rest, she would be on top of him, in a specific spot, stretched out over his chest, purring at the top of her ability.

She’d snuggle into him and always finally settle herself over his right side… over his liver.

This went on for years. He always felt refreshed after resting with TuffyTiger nestled on him, purring her heart out.

After 18 years together, we separated. Not long after, he started to suffer from pain in his chest and stomach area, and, sadly, later discovered that he had inoperable “bile duct” cancer. In fact, his body was riddled with cancer.

For all those years, our cat TuffyTiger had been sharing her healing power with him through the power of her purr, stopping the pain, improving his health and well-being.

And when he no longer had access to her daily soothing ministrations, the cancer grew at an alarming rate. He died a few months afterward.

Pay attention when a cat works on your body

I’ve learned to pay attention when an animal takes an interest in me, and especially in a specific area of my body… what are they trying to communicate?

So many times the animals I meet tell me that their human seriously underestimates their intelligence and intuition.

Whether you learn to speak with your pets, ask a pet communicator like me to have a conversation with your pet, or simply try to stay attuned to the messages they’re trying to give you, there’s so much to be learned.

Animals are spiritual creatures – a window into your soul and a reflection of your state of being.

Listening and paying attention to your cat’s purr will open up a door to knowledge, understanding, and healing. .

Want to learn more about your cat? Check out these articles:

A Connection with Animals is About More Than Play and Rest

The Causes, Symptoms, and Solutions for Cat Hairballs

11 Best Tips: How to Keep Your Indoor Cat Happy

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All About Pet Food: A Collection for Your Convenience

When it comes to taking great care of your pets, food should definitely be in the top 3 on your list.

You may read the ingredients and check the expiry dates on the food you buy for yourself.

But are you taking the same care when it comes to what you feed your furry companions?

With so much information online, you can easily become overwhelmed by it all.

Here’s Your One Stop To Our Favorite All About Pet Food Articles

That’s why we have combined our most popular and most informative posts in this space to give you a one stop shop to find out all about pet food.

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Did you know the Three Leading Causes of Death in Dogs are Cancer, Heart Disease and Kidney Disease? 

In this great article, you’ll discover how these awful diseases are linked to your pet’s diet – Is Commercial Pet Food Harmful for Your Cat or Dog? The answer will shock you!

Have you ever bought expired food for your pet?

Discover the risks of what might seem like an innocent purchase: Risks of Buying Expired Pet Food

And if you must buy commercial food for your pet…

Check out how these popular foods rank: Pet Foods – Ranked From Great to Disastrous…

Are you feeding your kitty kibble?

Learn why cat owners should switch from to wet cat food: FLUTD: Why Cat Parents Should Switch from Dry Food

What about a raw cat food diet?

If you are considering a raw cat food diet for your fur baby, then you need to read this! Why Choose A Raw Cat Food Diet?

Learn about feeding your pet the healthiest diet!

Read this!: Affordable and Healthy, Homemade Organic Pet Food Recipe

Find out what is and isn’t true about your pet’s nutrition, bust the myths!  

Check out Myths About Nutritional Food For Pets 

Not every pet is a furry one!

For bearded dragon lovers, read up on Information About A Bearded Dragon Diet

What about cooking for dogs?

Join the The Real Dr. Doolittle and her guest Gayle Pruitt as they cook up a pet food recipe on Cooking for Your Dog with Gayle Pruitt on The Real Dr. Doolittle Show™

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Recommended!  Pet lovers just like you also enjoyed these popular posts:

Top 10 Products Cat Owners Need When Adopting a Cat

Adopting a Shelter Dog: 6 Ways to Bond

A Connection with Animals is About More Than Play and Rest

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Cats as Coworkers – Fun Infograph of Famous Office Cats

Meet a few of our celebrated and famous office cats that have stalked some of the most prestigious offices in the world!

As you can see from the infographic, many of these furry felines have worked in train stations, warehouses and even with the police.

In fact, many famous office cats have taken on other jobs helping people too, from library cats to coffee house cats, to therapy cats and more…

Which is your favorite office cat?

Of these famous felines, my personal favorite is…

Stationmaster Tama head of Kishi Train Station in Japan!

  Famous office cats by Euroffice.

  All Famous Office Cats Have Job Descriptions

The only question is, how did they decide what to do and how to do it.  If you haven’t discussed this with them yet, then it’s time and yes, you can.

Do you know what your office cats job is?

Even better, how do you negotiate their job description if you don’t like what they’re doing or would prefer they do something else?

What if they aren’t helping in your office, but are disruptive to their fellow coworkers… leaving dead (or almost so…) mice in your chair or desk or break room… That’s not good.

You need to learn how to speak cat.

Seriously, did you know you really can learn how to communicate with your furry feline friend?

Start here with your copy of our free ebook:  Hidden Secrets to Communicating with Cats!

Do you need help with your cat?

A professional animal communicator can find out what your cat is thinking, how they feel, and what they need or want.

So if your kitty stares at you trying to mind meld, but you just don’t get what they’re trying to tell you…?

Sound familiar?

Time to get some help understanding them.  Click here to find a professional cat whisperer to help you.

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Top 4 Dog Health Problems: Vomiting, Worms, Diarrhea, Ears

Does your dog have any of these top 4 dog health problems?

If you’re a dog parent, you need to be familiar with these top 4 dog health problems!

It’s so sad seeing our dogs feel sick because, unlike people, an animal can’t tell you in your own language what’s wrong.

So unless you speak their language, it’s hard to know what to do to make them feel better.

In fact, one of the biggest problems dogs have with people is that their humans haven’t taken the time to learn to speak in their language!  You can hire a professional to help you communicate with your dog… 

And, you can fix the problem right now by discovering how to talk to animals yourself!  Start by get your copy of our free ebook:  Hidden Secrets to Communicating with Pets – CLICK NOW

Keep your pet healthy by being aware of the symptoms of the most common 4 dog health problems.

Knowing this will help ensure you can spot disease, problems and illness right when it happens.

Vomiting

According to Washington State University, dog vomit is the result of primary causes like diseases of the upper intestinal tract and stomach.  Then there are the secondary causes, which are other diseases in the body that contribute to “an accumulation of toxic substances in the blood.”

When it comes to dog health problems like vomit, sometimes dog owners will confuse vomit with regurgitation. Vomit is already digested contents, causing the animal to heave and produce a yellow fluid. Regurgitation is fairly passive, this is where not-yet processed foods are expelled from the animal.

Secondary causes include a number of diseases and scenarios from kidney and liver failure to the ingestion toxins like lead, insecticides and other chemicals. This is why it is so important to keep toxic chemicals out of pet’s reach and to always hire professionals like pest control by Orkin, who understand the dangers chemicals can have on pets.

Just like people, sometimes pets puke for unexplainable reasons.

Simply, sometimes it just happens. It’s good to be safe and make a veterinarian appointment and get a check-up.

But if vomiting persists and your pet appears to be in pain, aloof or abnormally tired you want to seek medical attention immediately.

Worms

This is one of the major issues underlying dog health problems that many dog parents don’t pay enough attention to.

Worms are parasites and, according to www.petmed.com, the most common types are roundworms, whipworms, hookworms and tapeworms.  Of those, only roundworms and tapeworms are visible to the naked eye in a dog’s stool.

When a worm infestation is present, dogs will typically appear to be ill with symptoms such as dry hair, change in mood, weight loss, diarrhea and vomiting.

Larvae can live dormant in a dog for some time undetected, so a stool sample is usually required to know which parasite is present.

Clean up dog feces regularly and watch dogs in dog parks as unclean areas can be sources for a dog to pick up worm larvae.

Take dogs to the veterinarian regularly, and always follow veterinarian instructions.

Diarrhea 

No list of dog health problems would be complete without considering the causes and effects of diarrhea.  So what causes loose, soft serve or runny stool?

Dr Robert J. Silver said in an article for The Bark Dog Magazine, that diarrhea is caused by a dietary problems or stress.

The good news is, diarrhea itself is usually nothing to worry about, sometimes dogs eat things they shouldn’t.  They are scavengers at heart after all.

You do want to make sure that dogs do not have access to trash, litter boxes (if you also have a cat) and other possibly stomach trouble-causing things.

If diarrhea lasts longer than 48 hours, see a doctor.

When diarrhea is mixed with other symptoms like black stool, blood in stool, loss of appetite, vomiting or signs of pain?

Seek medical attention as soon as possible.  If it goes on too long, then the dog can become dehydrated and many other dog health problems will be triggered.

Ear Infections

Finally, one of the most common of the 4 top dog health problems is issues with their EARS!

According to ASPCA, ear mites, trapped water, growing hair, a foreign object or tumor in the ear canal can lead to an overgrowth of bacteria or yeast which are the most common causes of ear infections in dogs.

Dogs prone to allergies and floppy ears are more likely to get ear infections.

Incorrect ear cleaning, bathing and swimming can cause ear infections because moisture and particles are trapped inside the ear canal.  And that aids bacteria growth.

According to ASPCA, symptoms of an ear infection include:

Ear scratching

Odor in the ear

Brown, yellow or bloody discharge

Redness

Crusted or scabby skin near the ear

Swelling

Hair loss around the ear

Head shaking or head tilt

Not normal eye movements

Walking in circles

Loss of balance

Hearing loss

If any signs of these dog health problems are present, it is probably best to have ears professionally checked by a veterinarian.

To avoid ear infection regularly check and clean your dog’s ears.

Watch This Video On How To Correctly Clean Your Dog’s Ear

If you need help with your sick dog, consider getting a healing session with Val Heart. 

In addition to communicating with your dog, she uses the BodyTalk System for Animals, a wonderful alternative healing modality for pets and people to help them feel better fast!

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11 of the 27 Brilliant Reasons to Learn Animal Communication

Most people have no idea there are so many remarkable benefits to learn animal communication

…Until they experience it for themselves.

Let’s go over the basics of how this works first, then you’ll discover the the first 10 of 27 total unexpected and brilliant reasons to learn to talk to animals yourself.

Developing Your Intuition

How is animal communication related to growing your intuition?

It is a form of energetic, telepathic messaging between your heart and mind and theirs.

Animal communication students in The Heart School of Animal Communication are often astonished at how well they can “read an animal’s mind and know what they are feeling and thinking”‘

It is beyond exciting to communicate with our own animals, and with other animals you don’t know and have never met.

When you learn animal communication yourself, you can do it too!

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  The truth that you are born with the ability to learn animal communication is a truly amazing intuitive superpower!

The problem is, not everyone knows they can develop their intuition, or how to go about doing that.  It’s like exercising muscles you seldom use or are unaware that you have.

But once you start activating, practicing and exercising your gifts, you become stronger, clearer, more confident and accurate in your intuitive assessments and abilities.

One of the best ways to experience that is to learn animal communication yourself.

Students say:

“I didn’t realize how animal communication really works until just now. Someone can connect with my cat and read her thoughts, and tell me how she’s feeling and what she wants…?!  That’s amazing!  I live for the day when I can do that myself!”

“To be able to talk with my animals and provide them a happy and healthy life is exactly what I most want to do.”

“I would LOVE to hear what I need to know from the animals.”

You’ll discover that when you learn animal communication you’ll be able to talk with dogs, cats, horses, lizards, parrots, fish, wildlife, insects, plants, and even animals that have crossed over. (Learn more about how you can learn animal communication here.)

  Learning Animal Communication Will Warm Your Heart, Inspire You and Help You Heal

The way I teach students how to communicate with animals is a spiritual journey.  It’s an “inside job” of personal growth and development, a way to heal, evolve and grow into your best self.

An experience you’ll never forget, one that touches your soul and heart.

You may think learning to communicate with animals is a different experience than learning to speak a foreign language, or mastering how to solve a math problem, but surprisingly, they are similar in nature.

Why?

Because both tasks access and use your intuition.  They both require you to feel and open your senses.  Furthermore, they both engage your creative imagination in unique ways.

More than 200,000 animal lovers around the world have already experienced the joys of animal communication.  Is it your turn?

It’s fun to learn animal communication with the Easy as 1-2-3 Heart Wisdom Methods.

There are a Total of 27 Brilliant, Unexpected and Cool Reasons to Learn Animal Communication

  Here’s the short version of the entire list of reasons!

When you’ve learned how to talk with animals, you can:

Solve your pet’s behavior, training or performance problems by going beneath the surface

Help them feel better when they get hurt, are in pain or are sick

Instantly know if they need to see a vet, or if something else is bothering them

Enjoy a better relationship with your animals through mutual respect and understanding

Bond with new animals quickly and easily

Feel more confident, connected and happy, completely at ease even if you are highly sensitive and empathic

Save time and money by not chasing your tail on expensive guesswork

Manage your stress, release fear and anger, ease depression

Resolve Human Animal BodyMind Connection entanglements so your pet doesn’t have to mirror or act out your stuff, or get sick with your illnesses

Able to anticipate and quickly respond appropriately to problems

Achieve inner contentment, peace and feel satisfied

Discover your purpose and your pet’s purpose, so you can enjoy fulfilling them together

Know what they’ve been trying to tell you, important things you missed or don’t know yet

Feel good about yourself by becoming an excellent pet caretaker and guardian, someone your pet can trust implicitly

Become an excellent listener, a skillful negotiator, from an open heart and mind

Be more successful in your career, find work that you love and are passionate about

Enjoy healing, evolving and growing into your Best Self

Know yourself better, be able to get your needs met, and take more control of your life

Able to set clear and healthy boundaries for yourself, others and your pets

Be prepared when it’s their time to cross over, and be able to ease their passing

Communicate with them after they’ve made their transition

Find them when they come back and reincarnate

Be able to find and connect with them when they reincarnate

Be able to help lost animals find their way home

Find out what happened in the past, things only your pet knows because they experienced it, and they remember

Ease shelter, rescued, foster and abused animals confusion, pain and suffering and help them recover, finding their forever homes

Have WAY more fun in your life

Ultimately, learning animal communication is a spiritual journey that will change your life for the better in every way that counts.

Can you begin to see now why the best way to step out of the ordinary and enjoy an extraordinary life is by learning animal communication?

  11 of 27 Total Reasons to Learn How To Communicate with Animals Are…

To be clearer, let’s look at these reasons to learn animal communication a little closer…

1. You can solve your pet’s behavior, training or performance problems by going beneath the surface in a conversation.

When you know how to communicate with animals, you can simply ask your dog why she is behaving badly, or not listening to you.

Why are they still going to the bathroom inside the house?

Why did your horse nip you or buck, or miss their cue?  Are they happy?

What is it about that specific spot in your bedroom that makes your cat become skittish or with that particular animal that they are aggressive?

Why won’t your cat use their litter box?

Can you imagine how much easier it would be to train animals properly, solve behavior problems, and improve things if you could just talk to them about stuff?

Find out where and why things go wrong, and with their help get back on track?

Through the conversation, heart to heart, mind to mind, they can help once you can hear and understand them and their unique viewpoints.

Learn how to communicate with animals with your copy of our free ebook:  Hidden Secrets to Communicating with Pets 

2. Enjoy a healthier, happier pet because you’ll be able to help them feel better when they get hurt, are in pain or are sick

Let’s say you wake up one morning to find your cat puking on the floor and it’s not just a hairball…, or your dog becomes suddenly weak, lethargic, uninterested in eating breakfast which is unusual behavior.

Or the stable manager calls to tell you your horse got hurt or seems sick, asking you what you want to do…

Imagine how fantastic it would feel if you could simply ask them what happened?  How do they feel?  Where do they hurt?  What do they need to feel better?

Maybe they just need comforting, a way to talk about what’s bothering them.

Maybe your cat says not to worry, they tried to snack on your dirty sock but they threw it up and now they feel fine and they won’t do that again.

Or on the other hand, maybe your cat says they feel terrible, have a bad headache, and are in pain… they need help.

Your dog tells you they feel depressed because they had a bad dream, and could they tell you about it please?

Then they happily eat their breakfast and all is well.

Or your horse says, I got in a race with my pasture mate and I slide and fell down, banging my hip on a rock.  I’m shaken up, bruised, and a bit stiff, but I’m okay, nothing broken.

Learning animal communication is a GAME Changer for pet caretakers.

Being able to talk to animals is your SUPERPOWER!!

3. Instantly know if they need to see a vet, or if something else is bothering them

For example… your dog says I feel horrible, I think I had a stroke, I feel nauseated.  I’ve been feeling bad for a few days or months now… I need help, something’s not right.

Your cat tells you I can feel a pressure growing inside my head, I can’t see out of one eye, and the pain is becoming more than I can bear.

Your horse explains that they can’t put weight on one foot because they think something is broken inside, and that the pain radiates up their shoulder into their neck… It happened yesterday when they stepped wrong and fell.

When your pet finally has a way to tell you what’s really wrong, what makes them feel better and what makes it worse, you can partner up and be their best most trusted friend and ally.

You’ll know when it’s time to call the vet and if it’s an emergency, or not.

You’ll have great information to give the vet to help them figure out and focus in on what’s actually wrong… and you’ll know when the problem isn’t something a vet can solve.

Imagine how empowering it is when the two of you can finally speak the same language.

        4. Feel more confident, connected and happy, completely at ease even if you are highly sensitive and empathic

Highly sensitive empaths often feel overwhelmed by the world around them.  You pick up too much information, feel drained, and often shut down your intuitive gifts and abilities entirely.

When you know how to connect with the world around you in a healthy way, then everything changes.

You feel happier, less stressed, calmer and more at ease than ever before.

Learning animal communication can teach you how to do exactly that because animals are also highly sensitive, and empathic.

They are teachers, healers, angels and guides, and when you can recognize, respect and revere them for who they truly are, they make you a better, healthier, more confident person.

Learn how to communicate with animals with your copy of our free ebook:  Hidden Secrets to Communicating with Pets 

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5. Discover your life’s purpose and your pet’s purpose, so you can enjoy fulfilling them together

Your animal is in your life for a reason.

They have a purpose.

And you do too.

Communicating with animals helps you find that purpose, share it, and express it.

To live it, achieve it, and feel fantastic fulfilling it together.

‘Nuff said.

  6. Become an excellent pet caretaker and guardian, someone your pet can trust implicitly

How can you be an excellent animal caretaker if you don’t speak their language?

That’s like being a foster parent with a child that only speaks a foreign language that you don’t know.

How can you understand each other?

How can they tell you if they are struggling or have a problem or question, or feel confused about something?

Even worse, how can they get help if they don’t feel well, get hurt or are sick?

What if you’re feeding them foods or treats that make them feel sick because they aren’t right for them?

What if the laundry detergent you use gives them headaches?

Or the litter in the litter box is toxic, clogging their sinuses and lungs?  Or it’s too deep, or not deep enough?

What if the saddle or bit doesn’t fit them well, or it’s hitting them in the wrong place… or what if the farrier did a bad job of shoeing them and now they’re about to go lame…  and they have no way of telling you?

Your animal needs to be able to trust you and know you’ll listen to them, that their needs and what they think and feel is important to you.

Imagine how much better a pet parent you would be if you spoke their language?

Learn how to communicate with animals with your copy of our free ebook:  Hidden Secrets to Communicating with Pets 

  7. Be prepared when it’s their time to cross over, and be able to ease their passing

One of the most dreaded events in any animal lovers life is the day when it’s time for them to make their transition.

Did you know that animal lovers often grieve the loss of their pets longer and harder than they do losing human friends or family?  It’s true.

What if instead you could talk to them about how they feel, what they need and help prepare properly for their passing?

What if you could experience peace knowing you took the right action at the right time, honoring their wishes.

You would avoid the guilt or worry that you failed them somehow…

And without the added stress, worry, dread, or guilt you could really be there for them.  You wouldn’t add to their pain.

You could love them in the best possible way when they need your help the most.

Easing their passing when it’s time, knowing when and how they want to leave, is one of the most priceless gifts you’ll ever experience.

  8. Reconnect and communicate with them after they’ve made their transition

Animals are spiritual beings having physical animal body experiences, just like humans are spiritual beings having human physical experiences.

When we leave our bodies, it’s because it’s time to go home now, back to Source.

It’s the same with animals. Their Spirit continues after they leave their body.

When you know how to communicate with animals, you can connect with both animals that are alive in their physical body, and also with animal Spirits that have crossed over.

Many people want to learn to communicate with animals because they are looking for a way to hear from their pet in the animal afterlife.

Even more wonderful and exciting? Connecting with a loved pet who has transitioned is just as easy as communicating with one that is alive in their body!

  9. Be able to help lost animals find their way home

Animals often go missing or on an adventure away from home.  I think of these excursions as “walk abouts”.

Sometimes they are exploring their territory, sometimes they feel the “call of the wild” and are doing what the Native Americans would call a Vision Quest as part of their journey.

Sometimes they escape out the door when you’re not looking, get off leash, or they take off to parts unknown due to fright or panic or…

And yes, many animals get lost every day.

Some make their way home safely after a few hours of freedom.

Some are caught and rescued, put in shelters or taken to vets as we the people try to find out where they belong and get them home.

And some never make it home.

Beyond putting up the typical Missing Pet posters, flyers, and notices in the neighborhood, what else can you do to help them make it back to you healthy, safe and alive in one piece?

How do you know if they are still alive or have met misadventures and are no longer in their body?

When you learn animal communication you can simply ask them, things like:

“Where are you?”  “When are you coming home?”  “So you remember how to get home or are you so far away you need me to come get you?”  “Are you hurt?”

You can also communicate with the animals in the neighborhood.

Have they seen your pet?  Ask them to tell your pet to come home now.

They can help too.

  10. Ease shelter, rescued, foster and abused animals confusion, pain and suffering and help them recover, finding their forever homes

7.4 million animals wound up in shelters in 2017.  I expect the numbers have gone up since then.  Of those, 2.6 million lost their lives.

In addition to losing their homes, their friends, their families, many were abused. 

Some found new homes and lives, and some have done well although many of them had a hard time adjusting and healing, regrouping and bonding.

But many have not found their forever homes.  They may have behavior or health problems that make it hard for them to be adopted. 

Unless their new guardian knows how to deal successfully with the behaviors or are able to help them heal, then often they are returned to the system like orphans in our foster care system.  Over and over again.  

They felt lost, abandoned, afraid, and rejected. These animals were grieving, sick and injured.

They had no compassionate guidance to help them, no one they could trust, and no chance to tell their story to someone who could hear them and help them heal and regroup and move forward in their life. 

For those on death row, nobody prepared them to die either.

This is so tragic. This hurts my heart. I know it does yours too. 

We can help these animals by communicating with them! 

You can help them heal, help them find themselves again, change their bad behaviors, encourage them to successfully bond with their new people, and go on to fulfill their purpose. 

And when we do this right, animals and people can take a big breath of relief, we feel safe together and more connected. 

Learning advanced communication techniques and healing helps animals who have lost their homes or been injured, rejected, neglected, abandoned, left behind, abused or worse. 

I taught a really good introduction to the topic along with many wonderful healing techniques you can use in the Advanced Animal Talk Mastery Course and we’ve gone much deeper on this topic too in Animal Talk Coaching & Mastery Club Heart Wisdom Masterclasses. 

  11. Have WAY more fun in your life

Surprisingly, this isn’t about trying hard.  It’s about relaxing into it, making it easy and as natural as breathing or talking with your best friend.

Finally, treat learning animal communication as fun and exciting.  No need to get all serious about it.

Animals are everywhere, all around you.  From insects to birds to lizards, to cats and dogs and horses…

Have fun talking to them!  The more fun you have, the more this wonderful gift will rub off everywhere else in your life too!

  Start learning animal communication now and all these benefits can be yours!

Now that you know just SOME of the uniquely wonderful benefits to learning animal communication, you’re probably wondering how you can communicate with animals yourself!

Imagine the possibilities….

Discover all The Heart School of Animal Communication online courses, classes and the BEST online Animal Talk Coaching & Mastery Club membership opportunities.

A wide variety to choose from, unmatched anywhere else, designed to fit your budget and skill level.  Pick the one that best fits your needs to get started:

Start here with your FREE Heart Wisdom eBook: Hidden Secrets to Communicating with Pets!

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Developing Your Intuition the Right Way

Developing intuition takes a willingness to be still

What is intuition…

…and how does ‘listening to your gut’ lead you to the truth?

Developing your intuition is complex… and yet simple at the same time. Over the years I’ve learned to listen carefully to the animals in my life.

They’ve taught me invaluable lessons because they’re so closely connected to the Source – aka, “source” or “the Universe” – and have revealed things about my understanding of truth.

Whether you find moments of truth in a movie script, a conversation with a life-long friend, or a chance encounter at the grocery store, it’s important to listen to your gut and take the underlying message seriously…

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in·tu·i·tion

/ˌint(y)o͞oˈiSH(ə)n/

noun

the ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning.

a thing that one knows or considers likely from instinctive feeling rather than conscious reasoning.

Our intuition is often discounted when we’re building relationships or trying to solve problems, but there’s a reason people trust “gut instincts”…

They’re the primal instinct our pets follow, and it’s wise for us to learn to follow their lead.

5 Simple Steps To Developing Intuition

Whether you follow a Christian doctrine, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, or any of the myriad faiths, the underpinnings are anchored in a belief that there’s an “Other” guiding us.  There is accessible knowledge all around us that we can tap into, and it’s based on using our intuition that helps us live a fulfilling life.

So, how do we nurture our intuition?

1. Center yourself and get quiet. 

Follow your breath, in and out, and relax more with every breath cycle. 

To do this well, it’s helpful to stand tall and balanced, but also acceptable to be seated.  

Close your eyes.

Feel the ground beneath your feet, the energies of the Earth. Be fully present, right here, right now, nothing added.  

Let everything else go.

2. Connect with your heart. 

Imagine that your heart has a direct connection with the Truth, and trust that this is so.

3. Connect with your gut. 

Did you know that your gut possesses neural cells and is, in fact, your first brain?  

Neural cells originated in the gut first when your body was being formed in the womb, then a portion of these cells split off and began to form your spinal cord.

They formed your heart, which is also lined with neural cells, then eventually became your head brain.

4. Connect with the idea, concept, or object you are curious about.

Ask your question.

Then…invite your body to either Lean In, meaning…

I want more of that

I’m drawn to that, it’s okay to go there

It feels true 

Or, Pull Back meaning…

That’s not good for me 

I don’t want that, don’t go there

Something is wrong or untrue

5. Wait for your intuition to kick in.

Simply, your gut will signal you with its answer. 

Be patient. Receiving your answer can take as long as a second or several minutes, depending on your ability to be fully present and clear in your request, and how much practice you have.

Developing your intuition takes practice

As with most healing, it’s important that you take the time to heal yourself before you attempt to heal the animals in your life.

Don’t forget, sometimes, they are trying to send you healing signals and you aren’t receptive to them. 

That’s when developing intuition – learning to be present in your experiences and be open to the life force around you – give you insight.

If you’d like to explore your abilities to trust your intuition, or develop the strength you already possess to understand the messages animals are trying to communicate, maybe it’s time to consult an animal communicator…

Or, perhaps it’s time to tap into the abilities you have, just waiting to be explored.

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What Are Chakras, and How They Help Heal You and Your Pet

What are chakras, and how do they help heal you and your pet?

What are chakras and why is it important for an animal lover to understand them?

I’ve been studying energy imbalances and mastering alternative healing therapies since the 1980s. My journey took me through Neuro Linguistic Programming, meditation, to the Lionheart Institute in the 1990’s, which helped transform my understanding of healing myself and people.

That added lots of great alternative healing techniques to my healing toolkit that I can now use both for myself as well as apply to my client’s animals as well as their people. 

And I’ve taught you about the Human Animal BodyMind Connection – the deeper energy reflections, connections, and links between you and your pets. 

Understanding what chakras are and how to work with them is an important piece of the health puzzle for people and pets.

Animals are spiritual beings having animal experiences, just like humans are spiritual beings having human experiences. 

Our pets also mirror us – our emotional and physical being. If we suffer, they likewise suffer alongside us. They just can’t tell us about their suffering out loud like a fellow human friend could.  

They do speak though, in their own way. That’s because they communicate through their own energetic, telepathic language which you can learn through the Heart Wisdom methods taught in The Heart School of Animal Communication. 

Taking time to learn about balancing and connecting your chakras will open you up to the possibilities of meaningful communication with your pet AND accelerate the connection between you…

Ultimately, you’ll achieve better health, understanding, and well-being, for both of you.

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Chakras are energy centers

To begin with, think of chakras as energy centers in your body.

They are the colorful conduits for energy flowing through your body from the universal life energy field. 

Eastern traditions call this energy prana or the Ch’i.

The energy taken and metabolized through each chakra is sent to the parts of the body located in the major nerve plexus areas closest to each part.   

If your chakras aren’t functioning properly, then this intake of energy is disturbed…

…the body organs and systems served by that chakra will not get the supplies, nurturing, and maintenance they need.  

And, if this dysfunction continues, your organs, joints, and muscles will be disrupted. 

That part of your body will weaken – including its immune defenses – and, eventually, disease will manifest. 

Picture the energy of your chakras as a beautiful braided rope

I’ll explain the seven major chakras in a moment, but first, let me take you through an exercise my students follow as they begin their learning journey about their own chakras.

Close your eyes and imagine a funnel. The wider opening is on the outside of your body, about six inches around, an inch from your body. The small tip fits inside your body near your spine.  

There is a vertical power current going through the centerline of the body. 

It is the large channel of energy into which all the chakras connect…in that central power current each color of your seven chakras – red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet – is woven together, like a rope made of beautiful pulsating light of all colors. 

Now you are beginning to visualize your chakras…

Remember that all the colors of the rainbow have powerful healing frequencies that affect your physical organs, systems, glands, emotions and mind, as well as your spirit.  

Certain colors can heal, refresh and regenerate…, and other colors can disrupt.

What’s your favorite color?  

Notice which colors you are most drawn to.  And which you feel uncomfortable with.  

Where do the colors resonate in your body?  

There are 7 major chakras plus minor chakras for humans

We have seven major chakras in our body – and 21 minor chakras – all correlating to specific parts of our bodies:

Root Chakra – Fire Engine Red. It’s located between your legs at the base of your torso. The energy it delivers affects your will to live, your vitality.

Sacral Chakra – Juicy Orange. This is our sexual and creative chakra, sending energy to our reproductive organs and pleasure centers.

Solar Plexus Chakra – Yellow. This chakra supplies energy to the stomach, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, spleen, and nervous system.

Heart Chakra – Green. Brings energy to our heart, circulatory system, vagus nerve, thymus, and upper back.

Throat Chakra – Blue. It brings energy to the thyroid, the bronchi, lungs, and alimentary canal.

Third Eye Chakra – Indigo. Supplies energy to the pituitary, lower brain, left eye, ears, nose, and nervous system.

Crown Chakra – Violet/Lavender. Supplying energy to the upper brain and right eye.

Each chakra is responsible for complex emotional processes – a sense of connection, stability, belonging, the ability to make rational or brave decisions, communicate authentically, to give or receive love.

For example, the 3rd Chakra – or Solar Plexus Chakra is associated with our intuition, who we are in the universe, how we connect to others…and how we take care of ourselves.

If any of your chakras are out of balance, your emotional and/or physical health will also be imbalanced.

What are chakras to your pet?

Your pets are intuitive creatures with their own energy field, their own chakras. Therefore, they have the ability to perceive the energy coming from you. 

A dysfunction in your chakra can easily become one in theirs, and vice versa.

Keep in mind, too, that they may also have come to you with past trauma they’ve been masking in order to survive.

Their past, as much as their present with you, can have a significant negative impact on their chakras as well as yours.

This can result in serious illness – cancers, painful skin disease, digestive issues – or bad behaviors like leash reactivity, nipping, chewing, messing on furniture, or in closets.

The point is, good pets can do bad things when they’re feeling sick or anxious. 

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That’s why it’s so important to identify the health of your own chakra before trying to share a healing conversation with your cat, dog, horse…

You can learn how to identity, strengthen, or even reset your chakras in our masterclass. It requires dedication, quiet contemplation, and a willingness to look inward. 

You have to allow yourself to see your weaknesses for what they are…and the opportunity to grow stronger.

Your pet can be brought along on this journey with you. In our next article, we’ll explore more about pet chakras and the ways you can balance and heal them.

If you’d like help balancing out your or your pet’s chakras, contact a professional pet communicator and healer. 

They can unlock the secrets your pet is trying to share with you, their trusted best friend, and help you both heal together.

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Animal Chakras Are a Key to Unlocking Health & Well-Being

Balancing Animal Chakras are a Significant Key to Unlocking Greater Health & Well-Being

Is your animal is behaving badly?  

Maybe your cat has started using the front hall closet (or your pillow) as a bathroom. Or your dog is suddenly pulling at the leash and snarling at other dogs. Your horse seems to have forgotten how to trailer and spooks at everything.

These bad behaviors sometimes seem to come out of nowhere.

But did they…?

Are they just being bad animals? Or… are they good animals going through something bad?

Animal chakras, just like human ones, can have a huge impact on a pet’s well-being – mentally and physically. In fact, for pets – and humans – the two states are intertwined.

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Do you understand chakras, and how they affect your pet’s sense of well-being?

What are chakras?

We’ve touched on this before…

Chakras are the conduit for energy flowing from the universal life energy field. Eastern traditions call it prana or the Ch’i.

This energy is metabolized through each chakra, and sent to the parts of the body located in the major nerve plexus areas closest to that body part.   

And, if your chakras – or your pet’s – aren’t functioning properly, this intake of energy is disturbed. 

What does this look like?

For humans, our lives seem to take a turn for the worse. We feel ‘off’ and frustrated, physically ill, depressed, stuck in the mud. Our joints hurt, we suffer back pain, headaches…

Animals experience these same challenges, but they don’t have words to describe them…, unless you know how to communicate with animals, or hire a professional animal communicator to help translate for you.

They’ll be able to decode the messages your pets are trying to broadcast.  Many (but not all) are able to also read their chakras AND balance them. 

The best communicators also trained in advanced healing and they will be able to help you balance all the chakras – both yours and your animals.  

The 7 major chakras

Animals and humans have the same basic set of chakras… and animals have their own, unique extra chakra. We’ll get to that in a moment. 

First, let’s review the seven major chakras we share with our animal companions:

Root Chakra – Fire engine red. It supplies energy to the spinal column, adrenals, and kidneys.

Sacral Chakra – Juicy Orange. Our sexual and creative chakra, sending energy to our reproductive organs and pleasure centers.

Solar Plexus Chakra – Lemon or Sunshine Yellow. This chakra resides in your solar plexus and supplies energy to the stomach, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, spleen, and nervous system.

Heart Chakra – Emerald Green. Centered on love and will, this chakra brings energy to our heart, circulatory system, vagus nerve, thymus, and upper back.

Throat Chakra – Sky Blue. Located at the front and back of your throat, embodying self-expression, it brings energy to the thyroid, the bronchi, lungs, and alimentary canal.

Third Eye Chakra – Indigo. Associated with vision and understanding, it’s located on the forehead and the back of the head. It supplies energy to the pituitary, lower brain, left eye, ears, nose, and nervous system.

Crown Chakra – Violet/Lavender. As the name suggests, the 7th Chakra can be found on the top of your head and is associated with the experience of Divine Guidance or knowing. It supplies energy to the upper brain and right eye.

Animals have an extra one unique to them called the Brachial Chakra

Animals have their own special chakra that humans don’t have, and it’s important to be mindful of it…

The Brachial Chakra – located on either side of the body, in the shoulder area.  

This is the main energy center in all animals and links directly to all the other chakras.

Here’s the thing:  This chakra is the center that relates to animal-human interaction. 

TIP:  Any healing with animal chakras should always begin at this Chakra.  

Animals that have a strong, healthy link with their human companions usually have a vibrant Brachial Chakra. 

It’s the center where the animal-human bond is formed and carried.

If an animal is exhibiting poor behavior or, worse yet, is becoming physically ill, an exploration of their chakra will guide you to the source of their pain. 

It might be coming from scars from their past, a manifestation of the pain they see in you, or a shift in their sense of security.

When an animal’s behavior becomes disruptive and completely out of character, it’s important to visit a veterinarian to be sure your pet isn’t battling an illness like an infection, poisoning or some blockage in their intestines.

Consulting with an expert pet communicator – or having the skills to converse with your pet yourself – is just as important. 

Your pet may be trying to tell you something. 

I know, personally, that my cat sent me messages when I was struggling in an unhappy marriage. Her bad behaviors stopped when I took the time to reassure her that my problems were not hers to solve… and rebalanced our chakras together.  

Do you want to learn more about animal chakras and their healing power?

Exploring the possibilities of learning more – whether it’s human chakras or animal chakras – is exciting and can launch you on a journey towards healing.

Did you know that you have an inner workshop too? 

Albert Einstein, Nicola Tesla, even Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, all spent a great deal of time in their inner workshop, the laboratory or concert hall in their mind’s eye.

When they emerged, they had the clarity of thought to create great works of genius.

You too have the ability to access and use your own inner workshop, and help the animals in your life build and thrive in theirs.

When you connect your heart Soul energy with your inner workshop, you can do anything!

Contact us for a consultation if you want help decoding your pet’s chakras… or if you want to learn how to communicate with animals on your own, start here. 

You can also go much much deeper through the powerful, life changing Chakra Healing Heart Wisdom Masterclass Series, like this one.  

  This series of extraordinary Masterclass workshops is available in The Heart School of Animal Communication, and are FREE for Animal Talk Coaching & Mastery Club for Platinum Club Members.  Find out more here!

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3 Tips to Help You Choose the Right Dog

Are you thinking about getting a puppy, or adopting a new dog?

It’s so important to choose the right dog for your life. They can either become your best friend or your worst nightmare.

Sadly, 3.3 million dogs enter shelters every year and only 1.6 million are adopted. The rest either live out their days in shelters, or they are euthanized…

Even sound, healthy, adoptable pets have their life cut short because they were either surrendered or abandoned by their owners.

That’s why doing your research – learning all you can about dogs – before you adopt or purchase your new companion is the kindest and smartest thing to do.

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Here are three tips to help you choose the right dog.

You will become your dog’s whole life when you bring them home. It’s a big responsibility to care for something that will be completely reliant on you for their health and well-being for their whole life. 

Before you make the commitment, follow these three steps. 

1. Read about the breeds.

It’s tempting – especially if you have children – to go to a pet store or a shelter on a Saturday afternoon and pick out the most adorable dog you see.

Beware!  Impulse-buying rarely works out, for you or the dog.

Even if you’re adopting a shelter dog, make sure you know about the breed’s personality, its needs and quirks – and how they fit with yours.

For example, if your lifestyle is:

Very active: Labrador Retrievers, Rottweilers, and Border Collies would make a great companion.

Have small children: Saint Bernards and Labradors are famous for being family dogs, but did you know short-haired dogs like Boxers and Beagles are also very kid-friendly?

Have allergies: Bichons, Poodles, Portuguese Water Dogs, and Schnauzers don’t shed and have less dander than most breeds, making it easier on your sinuses and house cleaning chores. 

Be realistic about the time you’ll have to train your new furry friend… and whether or not you have the skills to do it yourself. Some breeds are more eager to please than others. 

Border Collies, for example, are extremely receptive to training. However, since they’re working dogs the training needs to be intense and engaging both mentally and physically… 

Very smart high energy working dogs can be a delight when focused properly, but when they’re bored they can be very challenging to have around.

It can be fun to read up on dog breeds – you might even discover a breed you’d never heard of or didn’t realize would be the perfect fit for you. 

  2. Write a job description for your dog.

That’s right. It might sound like a strange thing to do… but take the time to write down why you want a dog in your life and what you expect them to do for you.

Now that you know about various breeds, their strengths, and weaknesses, make a decision about what a day in the life of you and your dog will look like… and then pick the best match.

For example:

I want my dog to curl up on the sofa with me while I read.

I want my dog to learn loads of tricks to show off to my friends.

I want my dog to keep me company on my trail runs or hikes.

I want my dog to guard my house and my family.

I want my dog to be a furry nanny to my child. 

I want my dog to go with me everywhere as a constant companion.

I want my dog to be a therapy dog bringing comfort and love to me and others. 

I want my dog to…

There are countless “jobs” your dog can do for you…but you’ll be setting them and yourself up for failure if you’re not clear about your expectations. 

If you don’t know what you want, then you won’t know how to choose the right breed for the job! 

  3. Interview your dog first.

That may sound just as strange as writing a job description, but it’s a step you really shouldn’t skip.

In order to choose the right dog, it’s so important to spend time with them before you take them home. 

If you’re adopting a shelter dog, that will mean going for a few visits so you two can spend time together and interact – whether that means cuddling, playing fetch, or going for a brisk walk.

If you’re buying a puppy from a breeder you’ll know much more about the pedigree and personality of your future furbaby, but at least one meeting so you can share your energy together will be helpful. 

An unplanned meeting with the breeder is also a great idea, so you can see more of the truth about the breeder and how they handle their dogs that they may not want you to know. 

If you’re able, have a conversation with your pet to make sure you two will be a good fit. They have a great deal to say if you ask the right questions and know how to listen to their answers. 

If you don’t know how to communicate with animals, then 1) learn how now because knowing how to talk with your dog makes all the difference in the world in how quickly you bond and understand each other, and will help you work through problems together too, and/or 2) hire a professional animal communicator to do it for you. 

Who knows, maybe they don’t want the job…

Or, maybe they don’t feel a purpose with you. 

If that’s the case, then they’re the wrong dog. 

  Be careful to choose the right dog: it’s a lifetime commitment for both of you.

A dog can bring endless joy into their human’s life. And their humans have to understand that once they’ve made that commitment, they will become their dog’s whole world.

Most dogs will live an average of ten years. Some large breeds have a shorter life, but there are small breeds that can reasonably be expected to be a treasured member of your family for 20+ years. Mixed breed dogs tend to live longer than purebreds, but it’s difficult for owners to predict…

Do your best to avoid getting swept up in the darling appeal of a cute furry face, a sweetly lolling tongue, and a curious wet nose at your local pet store. 

Pet store animals are typically gotten through unscrupulous breeders and puppy mills out to make a buck.  The dogs are often abused, kept in tiny cages, force bred, and are in ill health.  They can be very malnourished.  

Puppy mill dogs are often genetically flawed, and are untrained as well as unsocialized. If you get one of these dogs, then you encourage them to continue hurting more and more dogs.  And you’ll be facing the daunting task of training to overcome many problems healthy, naturally raised puppies won’t have. 

If you’re thinking about adding a dog to your family – whether that family is you and a cat or a loud household full of kids – do yourself, and your future dog, a kindness.  Do your research.  You’ll be glad you did! 

If you’d like to help learning how to communicate with all the animals currently in your life – as well as the ones you’re thinking of bringing into your life – contact us. 

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Why Choose A Raw Cat Food Diet?

What are you feeding your cat?

With the impressive and alarming amount of cat food recalls that have been happening over the past couple of years, it is easy to see why so many people are concerned with commercial cat food manufacturers.

Many cat owners are switching to a raw cat food diet for their beloved furry friends, and it is easy to see the many benefits of this new trendy diet in the lives of pets and pet owners.

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Here are five of the top reasons why choosing a natural cat diet is becoming such a popular choice.

1. You will get a healthy cat through proper diet.

If you have been looking for a way to cut vet bills in half, try to get a healthy cat through proper diet and exercise. A healthier diet helps boost pets’ immune systems, and can help reverse damage that has already been done. It clears out toxins that have built up through years of poor diet. With the toxins cleared, your cat’s body will feel better and be more youthful than ever.

2. Your cat will live longer.

Science has proven that a raw cat food diet, or even a natural cat diet, will extend the life of your feline friend significantly. If you want your fuzzy friend to live longer, it is best to start stocking up on quality foods.

3. Cats are obligate carnivores.

They are designed to eat raw meat and not eat food like commercial cat food. It is just not natural for cats to eat cooked food, or over-processed food. When cats eat commercial cat food, it does not digest well, nor does it have the nutrition that they need in order to live a long, healthy, and happy life.

4. Commercial cat food also has ingredients that you cannot trust.

It is very easy to see how many cat food companies have been incorporating subpar and cheap filler ingredients into their food. Much, including soy, wheat, and corn, is actually detrimental for a cat’s health. Worse still, many of the pet food brands out on the market use ingredients that are unhealthy for consumption, including euthanized carcasses of diseased animals and chemical proteins. A natural cat diet would never include any of these!

5. A raw cat food diet will help prevent gingivitis in cats.

The smaller chewable bones help scrub the cats teeth and gums. Multiple studies back up this oral health side effect of a proper cat diet. Not having to worry about your cat’s teeth means that you will be able to rest assured that your pet will have the best that life has to offer in terms of quality of life.

There is a lot of danger in feeding a cat poor cat food, and the truth is only starting to come out right now. Now is the time that you start looking into a natural diet for your favorite companion.

~~~ Article reprinted here with permission of the author: Claude West

About Claude: “I grew up with animals and over the last 30+ years of raising cats, I’ve gained a lot of experience for helping cats be healthy and happy! Follow me on my Tips About Cats facebook page: http://tipsaboutcats.com

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Why Should You Opt For A Dog Day Care And Boarding In Coquitlam?

Take your dogs to daycare or leave them at home?

Having a pet with a busy lifestyle means that you are barely able to make enough time for them. Dogs are social animals and need a lot of attention. Leaving them alone at home from over 8-12 hours can make them depressed, hence the concept of dog day care has become very popular. These facilities are specially designed to cater to your pet’s needs.

The daycare is a place where dogs can interact with other pets just like them and also get trained to ensure lots of exercises. If you are someone with a busy schedule and want your dog to be taken care of just the way you do it, dog day care can be a great choice. There are many other benefits of sending your dog to daycare and boarding. Some of them have been listed below.

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Gives Your Pet A Safe Space

Leaving the dog at home for a long time without supervision can be scary for most pet parents. Hence sending them to the dog day care means that they have a safe space with experienced caretakers who make sure that all the pet’s needs are taken care of. It also gives the owner peace of mind and does not make them worry about their dogs while they deal with their work or chores.

Keeps Them Active

Spending the days at daycare with fellow dogs helps keep your pet active and gives them proper exercise which they can not get at home. Also, the daycare has practice sessions for dogs to teach them new tricks which keeps them busy and occupied. These furry pets like routine, and once they get comfortable with their surroundings at the boarding facility, the routine will make them stay active and healthy.

Prevents Separation Anxiety and Boredom

Anxiety and boredom are two very common problems in dogs. Separation anxiety can lead the dogs to lash out and destroy things in the house. However, being in an open environment does not give them a chance to be lonely or anxious. Find out more about separation anxiety in dogs from this link: https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-ways-to-deal-with-a-dogs-separation-anxiety

Affordable and Convenient

A lot of people think that dog daycare is costly. However, this is not the case at all. Doggy daycare is relatively cheaper than hiring a one-on-one pet sitter for your animals. Also, the hours that you send your dog to the facility can be decided according to your need.

You can make your schedule and leave the dog with the trained staff whenever you want. If you do not want to bring your dog every day, many places give an option of bringing them once or twice a week and even lets you make last-minute bookings.

Gives The Dog A Chance To Socialize

Dogs are highly social creatures and being around other dogs and humans gives them a sense of satisfaction. Also, your dog will seek attention which you will not be able to provide him if you are extremely busy. However, at the daycare, they are given ample attention and love by the trained staff. Their brains are given enough stimulation to keep them busy and social with other animals.

It is, however, important to note that some dogs do not like to socialize much and can get irritated with the attention. Asking supervisors to keep an eye on your dog should be a safety precaution you should take. Click here to know whether doggy daycare is good for your pet.

  Spending the day with fellow dogs in a happy environment can be very good for the dogs. Having a dog at home is pretty much like having a child and their happiness means the owner’s happiness. One of the things that you must keep in mind before sending your dog to the daycare or boarding house is their temperament with the other animals. Also, make sure that your dog is vaccinated and dewormed.

While choosing the daycare for your pet, make sure to read reviews online as well as try and visit them with your dog on an off day so that you can see them work with your pet in front of your eyes. With enough precaution and the right kind of daycare, you can happily leave your pet in a safe environment even if you have to work long hours.

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Buying a Birdhouse? Things that You Must Consider

5 Key Things to Remember When Buying a Birdhouse

Are you thinking about buying a birdhouse?

Whether your home is on a migratory path for goldfinches or you have nesting birds like wrens all year round, it’s always interesting to watch birds pass through your yard.

Not only do they add music to the airwaves, they help to control mosquitoes, flies and other pests, like slugs, that can damage your flower beds and vegetable garden.

So, how do you attract – and keep – birds in your yard?

There are natural and manmade ways to make your yard and home more attractive to birds. 

Here are some things to consider…

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Five ways to attract birds

Many birds will nest in trees and shrubs using sticks and grass they find nearby. But some birds, like wrens and swallows, are attracted to a more confined space.

So, here are 5 thing things to keep in mind:

1. Keep it natural.

It’s tempting to put up a decorative, colorful house that adds to your decor, but birds are looking for a quiet place to lay and hatch their eggs. Opt for natural wood and make your feathered friends feel at home.

2. Know your audience.

The size of the opening you have in your birdhouse will determine the species of bird you attract. If it’s too large, squirrels will think it’s a great nesting place and you’ll miss out on songbirds who might call your birdhouse a home.

3. Cater to your diners.

If you’re on a migratory path, the birds in your yard have some very specific dietary needs. Take the time to check with your local pet store and find out what the species in your area need to continue their journey.

This might include a suet feeder, black-oil sunflower or niger seed. If you have squirrels in your neighborhood make sure you have the proper guards on your feeder to keep them away.

4. Know which way the wind blows.

Birds will choose their nesting spots based on prevailing winds. They don’t want a cool breeze blowing in on their hatchlings, and crosswinds will impact the flight school for their chicks, so when you’re buying a birdhouse and hanging it in your yard, keep the wind direction in mind.

5. Make sure there’s airflow.

This is often overlooked. Be sure that when you’re buying a birdhouse it has proper ventilation. This includes slots on the bottom, and on the top if you have the house mounted under your eaves or in a tree.

Naturally, birds have an innate sense of what they need, and it’s important for you to try and create a welcoming atmosphere. 

You can attract certain species to your yard, but it will take time. Hanging up a niger feeder will attract one or two goldfinches at first, but word will get out and you’ll suddenly find you have a whole flock.

If you’re in an apartment you can hang up a hummingbird feeder on your balcony, or a small blackoil seed feeder. Guaranteed, songbirds will start to gather.

And, if you want to make your yard more bird-friendly, consider adding some shrubs and trees that provide shelter. Trees that bear fruit, like mulberry, cedar and ash are a huge draw for birds as they’re passing through your neighborhood. 

Remember that most birds are transient residents in your neighborhood. Like any guest, it’s ideal that you make the environment as welcoming as possible while they’re visiting. Keep their dietary needs in mind and enjoy the visit while you can.

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Pet Foods – Ranked From Great to Disastrous…

By Dr. Karen Becker, DVM

Today’s Discussion Subject: Pet Foods

A subject readers here at HealthyPets and clients at my animal clinic are very interested in is the kind of food they should be feeding their dog or cat for good health. So by popular demand, today is a discussion of pet foods. Here are my recommendations for the best-to-worst diets you can feed your pet.

There are 13 categories on my list, and what you’re feeding will fall into one of them.

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  Now, if the diet you’re serving your dog or cat happens to fall into one of the lower quality categories, I don’t want you to beat yourself up about it.

As a general rule, people who are feeding their pets a lesser quality diet are doing so either because they can’t afford a better food – or they simply don’t know what constitutes good nutrition for their pet.

If you discover your furry buddy is eating from the lower half of the list, set a goal to feed a better quality food now that you know the difference, or when you can afford a more nutritious brand.

Again, everyone’s pet food of choice can be found in one of these categories. I encourage you to figure out where the diet you’re serving right now falls in the list.  Then you can strive for improvement by feeding more nourishing, species-appropriate food.

Food Can Either Heal or Harm

As a proactive veterinarian interested in sustaining the natural good health of my pet patients, I always encourage pet owners to evaluate their animal’s diet, because food is the foundation upon which good or ill health is built.

It’s important to understand that food has the ability to heal or harm your pet, depending on the type and quality of nutrition you provide.

The first factor you should evaluate is the species-appropriateness of what your dog or cat is eating.

A species-appropriate diet contains lots of good quality protein as well as moisture. The protein is necessary because both dogs and cats are carnivores.

High moisture content is required in order to prevent organ dysfunction, including kidney failure. Dogs and cats are designed to eat food that is about 70 percent moisture, which is what a diet of mice and rabbits would provide if your pet hunted his own food.

If you feed your pet dry food only, he’s getting only about 12 percent moisture instead of the 70 percent his body demands. This is especially unhealthy for cats, because they don’t supplement their moisture intake by drinking large amounts of water like dogs do.

Pets on dry food diets (kibble or pelleted) live in a state of chronic, mild dehydration that over time can cause significant stress to their organs.

Species-appropriate nutrition does not contain much starch, also known as grains or carbohydrates. Corn, wheat, rice and soy are found in most commercial processed pet foods, but your dog or cat has no biological need for them.

I recommend you follow the laws of nature when it comes to your pet’s diet, which is to feed everything his body needs and eliminate ingredients that provide no nourishment.

In addition to the species-appropriateness of your pet’s diet, it also needs to be balanced. By balanced I mean food that contains all the vitamins, minerals and other nutrients your dog or cat needs.

This isn’t something you can guess at – it should be guaranteed through testing.

Nutritional balance is vitally important because deficiencies will develop much faster in your dog or cat than they will in you. A poorly nourished puppy or kitten can end up with obvious signs of skeletal problems and organ degeneration before she’s six months old.

An older animal can develop life-threatening organ degeneration, among many other not-so-obvious symptoms, over a one to three year period of eating an unbalanced, nutrient-deficient diet.

  The List of Best-to-Worst Foods

A Balanced, Raw, Homemade Diet

It is the best food you can feed your dog or cat. It will be nutritionally balanced because you’re following recipes like those found in the cookbook I co-authored, Real Food for Healthy Dogs and Cats.

Raw means the food is unadulterated and still contains all the enzymes and nutrients that are typically destroyed during cooking or other types of processing.

Homemade is the best option because you are in complete control of the quality of ingredients in your pet’s diet.

I recommend pets get plenty of nutritional variety, and another great thing about serving homemade is you can buy seasonal fruits and veggies on sale, as well as protein sources (meats), and use them in rotation.

Commercially Available Raw Diet

It’s the next best thing you can feed your pet. This is a raw food diet that someone else has done the heavy lifting to prepare.

It’s important that the diet is balanced. You should be aware that there are raw food pet diets entering the market that are not yet proven to be nutritionally complete. These foods often say “For supplementation or intermittent feeding” on the label.

You’ll know if the raw food you’ve selected is balanced because it will say it right on the packaging: “This food has been proven to be nutritionally complete or adequate for all life stages.”

At the present time, these diets are found only in the freezer section of small/privately owned or upscale pet boutiques.  They are not yet in the big box pet stores. You can also find a selection online.

Cooked, balanced homemade diet.

It’s the same diet found in number 1, above, except that it’s cooked. This means some of the nutrient composition has been diminished through processing.

Human-grade canned food.

If the label doesn’t say the ingredients are human grade, they’re not. Pet food made with human-grade ingredients is also a great deal more expensive. That’s another way to tell what you’re getting.

This type of diet is the most expensive you can feed your pet. What I tell my clients is, “If you have more money than time, you can purchase human-grade canned food for your dog or cat. But if you have more time than money, I recommend you make a balanced, homemade diet right in your own kitchen for a fraction of the cost.”

Human-grade dry food. As I discussed earlier, dry food is not as species-appropriate as a moisture-dense diet. Human grade is very important because the food is approved, in theory, for human consumption. This means it doesn’t contain low quality rendered by-products.

Super premium canned food which can be found at big box pet supply stores like Petco and PetSmart.

Super premium dry food.

Veterinary-recommended canned food. Vet recommended canned foods are purchased at your vet’s office or clinic. Typical brands are Science Diet, the Purina veterinary lines, Royal Canin and Waltham.

Veterinary-recommended dry food.

Grocery store brand canned food.

Grocery store brand dry food.

 Semi-moist pouched food.

 Top 20 best Puppy Foods

The reason this type of pet food is so far down the list is because in order for the food to remain “semi-moist,” an ingredient called propylene glycol is added. This is a scary preservative that is a second cousin to ethylene glycol, which is antifreeze. And while propylene glycol is approved for use in pet foods, it is unhealthy for dogs and cats. I do not recommend feeding any food that contains this additive.

Dead Last on the List: Unbalanced, Homemade Diet – Raw or Cooked

The worst thing you can feed your pet is an unbalanced, homemade diet – raw or cooked. I’m seeing an increasing number of misguided pet owners in my practice who think they’re doing the right thing by serving their pet, say, a chicken breast and some veggies and calling it a day.

Yes, the food is homemade, but it’s nutritionally unbalanced. Pets being fed this way are showing up at my clinic with endocrine abnormalities, skeletal issues and organ degeneration.  This is caused by deficiencies in calcium, trace minerals and omega fatty acids due to diet.

From Worst to Best in a Heartbeat

For those of you who now know you’re feeding your pet an unbalanced, homemade diet, there’s an extremely quick and easy way to soar to the top of the list.

All you need to do is add ingredients to balance out the nutrition in the diet you’re already serving. This is a fast, simple fix you can apply to turn an unbalanced homemade diet into a balanced one.

So there you have it – the entire list of my recommendations for best-to-worst pet diets.

If your pet’s food is on the lower half of the list, set a goal to work toward the top.

If you’re already at the top end of the list, congratulations! You’re doing the best thing possible by providing species-appropriate nutrition for the animals in your care

If you would like to learn more about making homemade meals for your pets, my recipe book is available here

Dr. Becker is the resident proactive and integrative wellness veterinarian of HealthyPets.Mercola.com. You can learn holistic ways of preventing illness in your pets by subscribing to MercolaHealthyPets.com, an online resource for animal lovers. For more pet care tips, subscribe for FREE to Mercola Healthy Pet Newsletter.

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Penguin Lady – From Tragedy to Triumph with Dyan DeNapoli on The Real Dr. Doolittle Show

Welcome to the Real Dr. Doolittle Show!

Dyan deNapoli is a penguin expert and author of  The Great Penguin Rescue, which chronicles the remarkable rescue of 40,000 penguins from the Treasure oil spill in South Africa.

She was a member of the first team of penguin specialists to fly to Cape Town from the US to train and supervise more than 12,000 dedicated volunteers who saved the oiled penguins from certain death.

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Dyan also helped manage the penguin colony at Boston’s New England Aquarium for nine years and now, as The Penguin Lady, she lectures internationally about penguin biology and conservation. To date, she has taught approximately 250,000 people about these charismatic seabirds. Dyan has been the featured penguin expert on several television and radio shows, and on nature cruises to the Antarctic and the Galapagos Islands. She donates 20% of the proceeds from her book and from every public appearance to penguin rescue groups.

Join us as we talk about the Treasure oil spill and the rescue efforts that Dyan deNapoli worked on. Learn more about what is happening around the world in efforts to help conserve some of the endangered penguin species, especially the 13 out of 18 species that are now on the endangered list.

I asked, and Dyan answered…

What caused the Treasure oil spill?

What was the most challenging part of this rescue?  The most rewarding aspect?

How did you come to be involved in this rescue effort?

How successful was this rescue effort, and did the birds survive after being released?

What has happened to the rescued penguins in the ten years since the Treasure oil spill?

In what ways does oiling harm penguins?

How does one clean and rehabilitate an oiled penguin?

Did you go to the Gulf of Mexico to help out after the BP oil spill?

What is the current forecast for penguins worldwide?

Dyan encourages animal lovers to donate to their penguin charity of choice. Charities supporting penguin rescue and care may be found on her website, www.thepenguinlady.com

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Horse Blankets: What You Need to Know

Horse Blankets: What You Need to Know

When the weather is getting colder, a warm blanket is important for your horse’s health. The sheet is usually made of firm fabric and it’s tacked with fasteners, belts, or velcro. Different blanket types are used for specific purposes.

So, let’s get all the nuts and bolts on blanketing a horse to cover your equine companion.

Horse Blanket Types

There are several types of horse blankets: turnout, stable, quarter sheets, and coolers. Depending on your horse’s needs and climate conditions you can pick the perfect option.

Turnout blankets are designed for any weather as they are water-resistant, wind-proof, and come with fleece lining. In addition, there are horse blankets with high withers and with a hood over the head. Such horse sheets also protect the horse belly from dirt.

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Stable blankets help to protect the horse from dirt and dust as well as to keep warm after work. 

While horseback riding, a quarter sheet can be used. The inveterate equestrian David Garcia recommends to tack up the quarter blanket under the horse saddle or on a limited body part like shoulders or croup. This is made to warm up your companion’s muscles when riding in cold weather.

Coolers are used primarily for sport horses. Cotton or wool paddings are used to prevent hypothermia of the horse. If your hooved friend excessively sweats after training or during a competition, use cooling blankets that have shock-absorption features. The sheet wicks moisture quickly to dry out the horse.

There are also fly sheets that are useful in summer to protect from insects. Equine manufacturers often treat the mesh with repellents. Such a horse blanket may also come with a fly mask.

How to Tell If Your Horse Is Cold?

If your horse is cold, it starts shaking. That’s a reflex action of the muscles to generate more heat. Generally, it’s not dangerous but over a few hours of shivering the horse is deprived of energy, its temperature drops, and it becomes vulnerable to infections.

When it’s cold outside, clipped horses with a light blanket may freeze badly. especially when they are unable to move properly. In a too dense blanket, a horse could get a chill from its own sweat or a wet blanket. That’s because the sheet presses down the wool and retains moisture near the body.

It’s crucial to remember that a horse blanket is not optimal protection in cold weather, as it cannot shelter a horse from rain and wind like a covered shed and wind protection.

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Overheating Horses

Sweat is the most noticeable sign of overheating. First, the equine sweats under the blanket, then on the neck and behind the ears. Overheating is a common problem for horses that’s caused by turning out with a thick blanket designed for colder conditions.

The temperature swing between daytime and night can be up to 50 degrees, thus the animal gets hot under a warm horse blanket. In chill weather, a tacked horse can sweat easily while working and then freeze badly under a wet sheet.

On days when the temperature ranges greatly it’s better to wear a thinner blanket. The horse can keep warm by working sheltered from the wind or standing in the sun. But if it’s hot, your hooved friend has no way to get rid of it.

What Blanket To Wear After Work

After work, you should cover your horse when it has already taken its breath and dried out. A regular blanket will retain moisture near the skin, increasing the drying time of the coat. And the horse’s body temperature will get back to normal. To speed up the process you can dry the horse with a towel.

Another way is to tack the horse with a woolen or acrylic blanket. If you cover the horse with a windproof sheet, it makes sense to put some shavings or hay under it as an absorbent layer. Besides, it will provide the necessary air circulation.

How to Maintain a Horse Blanket

Like any piece of horse equipment, a horse blanket also requires special care. Firstly, you need to check all the fasteners and seams regularly. Secondly, the blankets should be shaken out after each use, ventilated, and dried. They also need to be washed with non-toxic cleaners. Jute horse rugs have to be thoroughly cleaned with a stiff brush.

The Bottom Line

A proper horse blanket is a helpful horse tack that is needed in various conditions. There are loads of horse sheet types available, so you can choose the perfect one for your companion. When blanketing a horse, check that your hooved friend is not getting cold or overheated.

While choosing a blanket for your friend, find out its purpose first, and pick the proper horse blanket size. Fitting a horse sheet affects its comfort and protection.

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Support African Wildlife by Donating to Conservation Organizations

The wildlife conservation community is lamenting the loss of yet another animal.

The Union for Conversation of Nature officially declared the Western Black Rhino extinct after the last was spotted in 2006. This once thriving species used to roam sub-Saharan Africa, but it fell victim to poachers and a lack of conservation efforts. This is just one recent case that demonstrates the need for greater wildlife conservation efforts and funding. Another is that of the Alaotra Grebe, a small water bird from Madagascar. It was declared extinct in 2010 after falling prey to poaching and becoming ensnared in fishing nets. Whether they’re launching awareness campaigns, fostering endangered species or fighting to enforce anti-poaching laws, african wildlife conservation groups rely largely on donations from concerned civilians.

If you’re looking to support wildlife conservation efforts, plenty of hard-working groups are making an impact.

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African Wildlife Foundation

Africa is a continent full of exotic wildlife. Many endangered and extinct species, including the Western Black Rhino, once thrived in Africa.  Then poachers began to exploit this array of life. The African Wildlife Foundation aims to ensure the wildlife and wild lands of Africa endure forever, and it does this through its myriad projects, such as the Bwindi mountain gorilla census and conservation efforts of the Great Fish River rhino and the West African giraffe. Furthermore, eighty-five percent of donations go toward programs that include animal protection, national park revitalization and investment in African communities.

David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

But the AWF isn’t the only organization working to protect Africa’s wild habitat. The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust specializes in protecting endangered African species such as elephants and black rhinos. At the heart of the trust is the Orphans’ Project, in which staff raises young wildlife in an environment that protects them from poachers and other dangers. Sheldrick was a famous naturalist and founding warden of the Tsavo East National Park. His passion for wildlife lives on the through the care and protection of animals he loved. Donations go toward funding the Orphans’ Project and protecting animal populations.

World Wildlife Fund

The World Wildlife Fund has been coming to the aid of endangered animals since 1961. The WWF has an impressive resume; for example it includes bringing back the Amur tiger and black rhinos from the edge of extinction. The WWF has the influence to effect political policy and structure to make a difference on the ground in Africa. This influential organization is currently active rehabilitating a number of species, specifically tigers, polar bears and orangutans. The WWF also allocates some of its resources toward the issue of climate change.

Wildlife Conservation Society

Founded in 1895 as the New York Zoological Society, the Wildlife Conservation Society has grown into an influential international organization. The WCS remains active in the protection of elephants, hippos and big cats. Their methods include the use of population surveys, camera traps and radio collars. The WCS has offices in Rwanda, Zamibia and Madagascar, where it is able to facilitate long-term conservation solutions.

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Every Animal Lover Needs to Know How to Talk to Animals

Animals are angels, teachers, guides and healers. 

When we learn how to talk to animals, we discover how to recognize, respect and revere them for who they really are.  The profound process is a spiritual journey because learning how to talk to animals helps humans become better people.

It’s an extraordinary, life changing experience because animals have a lot to say.

For instance, consider this incredibly true story of how I talked to a komodo dragon, and how that changed my life.

Every month, my Animal Talk Coaching & Mastery Club students (graduates of the How to Talk to Animals Beginning Core Foundations course as well as Advanced Animal Talk Mastery course), gathers to practice talking with animals so they can improve their intuitive skills and confidence.

That sunny day in June, we went on a fieldtrip to the San Antonio Zoo.

The students’ assignment was to wander through the zoo, find and talk to animals who were willing to talk to them.

What were their stories? 

Where did they come from? 

How did they get where they are now?  

Tell us about their family life, their experience living in a zoo?

We were humbled to discover so very many wonderful wise ones (defined as master teachers, gurus, healers, guides and angels disguised as animals), all there waiting for us to talk at the zoo.

Some students felt confident that they could be of service to the animals by simply taking the time to connect and communicate.  They’ve learned that often deep healing, growth and evolvement comes from the simple act of attentive listening, acknowledging and respecting others’ experiences, insights and truth.

Eagerly they set off on their mission.

But other highly sensitive, empathic animal talk students lingered, worrying about talking to these zoo animals.  They feared they would hear terrible, heart wrenchiing stories of abuse, trauma, loneliness, depression, sadness and anger.

In tears, they asked for my advice about how to handle the painful emotional stories they they would hear.

I told them to not be afraid.  Instead, choose to be courageous and fully present, to listen carefully with their heart to what the animal had to say.  Then, be sure to ask the right questions in the right way and in the right time so the animal felt safe and understood.

Feel what the animal expresses as they choose to say what’s on their mind and heart.  Respect themselves and the animals by allowing their emotions and reactions to surface exactly as they will.

Take time to honor that.  Finally, offer compassion, acknowledgment, and appreciation for being able to hear the animal’s voice.

In this way, they would serve the animals by letting them know that a human truly cared about what happened to them.

Many times healing occurs just through the art of listening and heartfelt conversation.

Nothing more is needed.

Bravely we all stepped forward, following our hearts and intuitive guidance to take us where we were needed most.

For me, as I entered the Zoo, I felt bombarded by the cacophony of sights, sounds and smells.  So I tuned in and asked for guidance as to which of the zoo residents I should communicate with.

Of all the wonderful animals there, I immediately felt myself being drawn toward the komodo dragons.

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  Fascinated I tuned in and connected.  The dragon on the right had no use for humans or the crowd outside the enclosure, and was clearly not interested in talking to me.  However, as I focused on the second of the two komodo dragons, I felt our heart connection quicken and deepen.

Astonished and pleased, I realized that this huge lizard in his powerful, ponderous yet deceptively fast body was a “Wise One.” 

Delighted that I had noticed him, he turned to look straight at me standing some distance away across the enclosure behind the glass retainer wall.

I had no idea how this conversation would go or how profound the opportunity being presented to me was, but I felt thrilled to commune with him.  Was he interested in sharing his experiences, or dispensing advice or enlightenment for a human woman?

After we greeted each other properly, I told him who I was and what I was doing there.

Tears sprang to my eyes as his compassion, spirit and big heart touched me deeply.

He asked, “What do you need child?  How may I help you today?”

I’d been divorced recently.  After living with my husband of almost 18 years, I found myself struggling with issues around personal safety.

I was feeling trapped by an intense fear of being alone at home with no one to protect me.

I felt restless, anxious, depressed and skittish, jumping at every little noise.  Taking what seemed at the time like appropriate measures to protect myself, I had fearfully withdrawn into my shell rarely venturing out of my house.

I was miserable and unhappy, and didn’t know how to recover my mojo again…

So I decided to ask for his advice.

He immediately informed me that I was experiencing such fear because I was identifying myself as a prey animal and had taken on the mindset of the hunted, not the hunter.

He told me that I must identify myself with predator energy and take my power and self-respect back.

Predators respect other predators and usually give space and back off.  I must choose to defend myself on all levels, to set proper boundaries. It may not be necessary to actually fight, but it is my right and responsibility to respect myself and my space.

Holding my eye, he then began walking deliberately, confidently, proudly around his enclosure saying,

“See me.  Walk this way, choose your path consciously, deliberately, with focused intent and purpose.  Use clear sight, stay grounded, and move with confidence.  Own the space around you.  In doing so, you will achieve whatever you need or desire.”

His message had the impact of a sonic boom on my Spirit!

He was exactly right.  His message was so surprising, I had never considered things from that perspective before.

But now?

I realized that by embracing and embodying my fear, I had been energetically attracting negative unwanted dangerous attention.

A fundamental Universal Truth is that what we focus on expands.  The Law of Attraction says that what we believe and focus toward is projected magnetized into our lives.

In other words, if we let what we fear run our lives, the very thing we’re most afraid of will often come to pass because we are drawing it to us.

With relief, my shoulders straightened as I smiled with joy, and I felt myself grow taller, with confidence, standing proud in my own skin.

I was no longer afraid of my own shadow.  I realized that I am a strong, powerful, confident woman, a leader in my field.

From that moment on, my life changed for the better.

I’ll always remember and be grateful for the komodo dragon’s words of wisdom.

When we talk to animals, we discover that some of the best teaching and advice comes from them.

They all have something wonderful to teach us.

Learning how to talk to animals is about sharing information energetically and telepathically.

The ability to share life experiences with other beings, no matter what body they are wearing, is a priceless gift and opportunity.  Through the process of connection and communication, it allows us to better understand and KNOW that we are not alone.

We are connected with other sentient intelligent beings.  And, that we can help each other.

Animals of all kinds and species, from the littlest to the biggest, have a lot to say when we know how to talk to them.  Like us, they want to be heard on all levels of their life.

Knowing what animals think, feel and experience can change everything in the way you take care of your pet, and is THE foundation for a great relationship!

Ready to learn how to talk to animals yourself?

Start at The Heart Wisdom School of Animal Communication with your copy of my free ebook:  Hidden Secrets to Communicating With Pets

View the complete How To Talk To Animals list of online classes, special topics courses and the Animal Talk Coaching & Mastery Club here

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Bio:  Val Heart, The Real Dr Doolittle™, empathic animal behaviorist, speaker, bestselling co-author, master healer, medical intuitive. Val specializes in healing chronic pain, illness, trauma, training, behavior, performance, euthanasia. Founder of The Heart School of Animal Communication, host of the BEST Online Animal Talk Coaching & Mastery Club. Val also created the H.E.A.R.T. System, 5 steps for solving problems with pets.

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