tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46913355139079915282024-02-07T14:17:24.192-08:00Animal NationFor people who want to connect more deeply with animalsRaisa Stonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10664161634751031280noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691335513907991528.post-36252165050579367402013-12-27T22:58:00.004-08:002014-02-08T15:22:24.086-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Smachnoho i Slava Ukraina!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3,"tn":"K"}"><span class="userContent">You're invited to a <b>Healing Ceremony on the November 17th Full Moon, 5 pm PST.</b><br /> <br /> This is a long distance energy healing for your pet(s).<br /> <br /> I'll go into deep meditation and send healing energy.<br /> <br />
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all be present energetically. Your participation is confidential.<br /> <br /> The Taurus Full Moon is powerful for sending healing to body-centred issues, particularly stubborn or puzzling ones.<br /> <br /> <b>How to participate in the Healing Ceremony:<br /> </b><br /> -Email me with the name of your pet(s)<br /> -Include your location<br /> -You may ask to be included in the healing<br /> -If you wish to include another person or their pets, you must have their permission<br />
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Being part of this book is a miraculous experience in itself.
To meet so many other people who know that love survives death, is
beautiful. <br /><br />I have two stories in Miraculous Messages.<br /><br /><b>I'll See You</b>, page 130, is about losing my young love in tragic circumstances: <br /><br />"...We
both loved roaming our rural community on warm nights. So as not to
awaken my mother, Grant would gently tap on my bedroom window. I’d climb
out and join him. We walked and talked. We lay down in the soft,
fragrant dirt between rows of wheat...<br /><br />He’d sacrificed his life...<br /><br />...I
was inconsolable. At his funeral, I couldn’t stop my ragged sobbing. I
dropped two roses into Grant’s grave. A red one for passion, a white one
for true love..."<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Breathe</b>, page 312, is about a beloved singing teacher who continues to tutor me from the spirit world:<br /><br />"At my first lesson, I asked, “What are you going to teach me?” He replied, “What would you like to learn?”<br /><br />I loved him from that moment. It was the love you feel for a teacher who humbles himself in order to elevate you...<br /><br />..A
woman took my elbow and guided me to an elderly lady, whom she told me
was blind. The elderly lady said, “I could see Ralph. He was behind
you.”..."</span></span><br />
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<br />Raisa Stonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10664161634751031280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691335513907991528.post-48722712057046791302013-10-23T06:47:00.001-07:002014-02-08T15:19:39.374-08:00Is Your Animal Angel With You? My Halloween newsletter<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12px;">"If there is a heaven, it's certain our
animals are to be there.Their lives become so interwoven with our own,
it would take more than an Archangel to detangle them."<br />
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"A good dog never dies. He always stays. He walks besides you on crisp
autumn days when frost is on the fields and winter's drawing near. His
head is within our hand in his old way."<br />
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"Grief is like the ocean; it comes on waves ebbing and flowing.
Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming. All we
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica neue,helvetica,sans-serif;"><q>For the soul of every living thing is in the hand of God.</q> <cite>~<span class="quotescollection_author">Job 12:10</span></cite></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica neue,helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Heal from the devastating grief of pet loss</b>.
When you apply for an animal angel session October 23-31, receive a
generous 30% off my professional fee. You may enjoy your session any
time into 2014.<br />
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<b>This applies to sessions for animals in spirit </b>only. <b>You may include two pets </b>in one hour. Only one must be in spirit. In fact, they may wish to connect with one another.<br />
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This offer means you can hear from two pets for only $105. Detailed
notes are included. I need only a photo, work worldwide, and will give
you details about your pets. <b>This is for a full hour with me!</b><br />
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You must <b>apply between October 23-31 </b>for your animal angel session, and pay within 48 hours.<b> You may have your session whenever you feel ready, </b>over the next 12 months.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica neue,helvetica,sans-serif;">Would you like to write about the loss of your pet?<br />
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I have a few spaces open in my upcoming book for your words about pet
loss: saying goodbye, memorials to your pet, spirit visitations and
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica neue,helvetica,sans-serif;">As I discussed pet loss extensively on this show, </span>I thought this would be a good time to rebroadcast<b> <span style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/teamtoby/2012/07/21/guest-reisa-mary-stone#.UAzQauLBeuY.blogger" style="color: #336699; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" target="_self">PAWSitive Radio's interview.</a></span></b><br />
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You'll also hear about my goofy Labrador's misguided attempt<i> </i>to sing<i> Evita. </i><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">They
are, and they want to comfort you. The devastation of death is not the
end. Halloween is a deeply spiritual holiday that's survived thousands
of years. However you celebrate this sacred time of year---we have a
spiritual need to acknowledge that not only must all creatures pass, but
that their souls can contact us.<br />
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<b>Pet loss is incredibly painful, and we live in a society that for the most part, doesn't recognize it as significant.</b><br />
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"'It' was only a dog...cat...horse...bird...rabbit...guinea pig," "You
can get another one," and so on, add to our pain and feeling that
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When I lost my heart dog, Chant, I spiraled down into three months of
complete inability to function. I put her body in a snow bank by my back
door, and snapped, "She's fine!" at concerned queries. I was unable to
work, gave up exercise, and sat in front of the TV chain smoking. It
took two interventions by friends and family to surrender my darling to a
pet funeral service.<br />
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I completely forgot what my grandmother had taught me about contacting
the spirits. Now I see this temporary amnesia was necessary, so that I
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Chant returned in a powerful vision. <b>She showed me an immense circle of animals and people circling the Universe</b>. As one died, another was born. "See," she said gently, "If no one died, there would be no new life."<br />
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Since then, she's often with me. At my side, in various rooms, out
walking in Nature. Now and then, she expends the tremendous effort to
materialize. I can actually touch her and smell her wonderful, familiar
scent.<br />
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I live with a herd of loved ones, both animal and human, so large that
their spirits overlap in my home. Strangers with strong intuition have
approached me to say they see this horse, that dog walking with me.<br />
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Right now, they're surrounding me at my computer. Dogs at my feet,
cats, bunnies and rodents on my lap, horses standing behind, birds on my
shoulder, and some wonderful people just hanging out on the couch.<br />
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You can read more about the latter in two of my stories in <i>Miraculous Messages From Heaven,</i> Chicken Soup for the Soul's latest release. My dear ones in spirit are also sources of wise counsel.<br />
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<b>Though the reality of death shatters me, it's immensely comforting to know without a doubt that souls are eternal. </b>Over
and over, I connect animal angels with grieving owners. I ask pets to
give me details about their lives on earth, that can be confirmed. They
leave no doubt it's really them. Surviving pets are able to fully grieve
their own loss; sometimes, death is even harder on them than on us.
They have no distractions. With contact, devastation gives way to a
sense of peace.<br />
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The survival of an ancient holiday like Halloween reaffirms that<b> we each have an overwhelming need to acknowledge the soul's eternity and spirit contact.</b> It's the time of year when Nature's growth gives way to Nature's pruning, and the walls between worlds are thinnest. <b>This is the time of year it's easiest to contact pets in spirit.</b>
Whether you believe they're at a place called the Rainbow Bridge,
Heaven, or somewhere that Just Is. They love you as much as you love
them.<br />
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<b>In honour of this sacred time, I have a gift for you. </b>If you have an animal angel you'd like to hear from, I'll give you a fee break for a few days this month. As long as you <b>apply </b>October 23-31st, you can have your session any time. <b>Details are to your left.</b></span></span><br />
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Also available:<b> <a href="http://www.reisastone.com/learn-animal-communication.php" style="color: #336699; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" target="_self">powerful learning tools</a></b> <b>to contact your animal angels </b>at your own pace. <span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">They may appear in a dream, in a glimpse from the corner of your eye, in a soft touch on your body when "no one's there." </span></span></div>
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<span class="userContent"><span style="font-size: large;">Wow oh wow! The UPS man just handed me a box
of books. Chicken Soup has published two of my stories about my
relationships with loved ones in spirit. I am so excited!!!!! <br /> My stories are called <i>Breathe </i>and <i>I'll See You</i>. They're on pages 130 and 312. Wowwwwwww!!!!!<br /> </span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Chicken-Soup-Soul-Miraculous-Connections/dp/1611599261" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Chicken-Soup-Soul-Miraculous-Connections/dp/1611599261</a></span></span>Horse Protection Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11673148271049543892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691335513907991528.post-52048598490228475242013-10-06T17:18:00.003-07:002014-02-08T15:22:13.113-08:00Reisa Stone: Wild Geese<br />
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<i><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: large;">To honour this incredible changing season, I'd like to reprint a piece I wrote two years ago, about being swept up in the migration of Canada Geese: </span></span></i><br />
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Animal Communication miracle left me breathless. I felt an urgent sense
to drive across town to our beautiful regional park. As a matter of
principle regarding privatization of the wild, I disagree with the
parking charge. so I was going to park outside the gates and walk the
extra distance on the road. By the time I was halfway there, I had to
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I heard the wild honking of countless geese. They drowned out tractor
and boat noise and the clip clop of a horse on the road. As I stood in
the field of long grass and clover, a flock of over one hundred Canada
Geese rose from the lagoon an eighth of a mile away. They flew in a
curving line east, towards me. As they reached a point above my head,
they arc'ed to the south. If you dropped a plumb line from the exact
centre of the flock, there I'd be. </span></span></span></div>
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They were only twenty feet in the air. The sound was overwhelming;
nothing existed but the geese, the sky and me. I could see the dark
masks on their faces, the undersides of their beaks and the softness of
their light gray breasts. The individual feathers on their wings
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A few seconds later, another flock took the same path. Within half an
hour, I experienced a similar phenomenon thirteen times. With the
exception of two flocks and three straggling couples, the geese flew
straight towards me, and turned south precisely over my head. It was as
if I were the centre of the gyre, the strange magnet on which these
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I had the stray thought, "Eeeek I hope they don't go to the bathroom on
me." One answered, "Don't worry, we went before we left home." It made
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I'm new to this area. I had no idea that geese live in huge numbers in
this partially hidden lagoon, let alone that they all migrate on a
certain day. I can only honour the fact that over one thousand Canada
Geese chose to fly south at 4:45 pm, October 27, 2011. I was there.<br /><br /><i>Raisa Stone, </i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Horses are not people pleasers. They’re not horse pleasers either. They aren’t motivated by the desire to be liked or even to be helpful. But they are motivated by clean, positive energy. If they read that in you, they’ll bump their life force up against yours and basically mimic everything you do—happily."<br />— Dr. Lissa Rankin </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Why keep cats indoors? Outdoor cats kill wildlife, and are themselves
prey for coyotes, dogs and crazies. They get poisoned, lost and hit by
cars. They acquire toxic parasite loads and diseases. In climates
without a hard frost (like the West Coast), they'll repeatedly infest
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">Cats do need their natural instincts honoured. Four ways to do this:</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">1. Harness and leash train your kitty. Exploring the world through your cat's senses is enjoyable, and deepens your bond.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">2. It's easy to build a wire pen in your yard, or buy a pre-fab
Catio. Add climbing shelves from where kitty can view birds and
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">3. Play vigorous "hunt and chase" games with your cat, using toys.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">4. Make at least part of your cat's diet raw. This includes organ
meats and "safe" bones. Muscle meats alone do not contain sufficient
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">7. Plug in bird DVDs. Your cat will watch for hours, and even bat at the screen. Fun to watch!<br /><br /><b>On a very serious note</b>: a new study by Environment Canada shows that a shocking 270 million birds are killed annually by domestic cats. The average house cat kills 10-12 birds and other small wildlife <b>daily</b>. This is up to <b>4400 creatures per year. </b>It is irresponsible to destroy this much wildlife, particularly in a world where their habitat is shrinking rapidly.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />Please consider keeping kitty indoors, and also building an enclosed Catio. Everyone can rest easier. <br /><br />Yours in the love of animals,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">This article was first published in Raisa's <i>Animal Soul Newsletter</i>, then in: <i>Abbotsford Today, Langley Today</i>, and on the website for <i>Habitat Haven. </i> </span></b></span>Raisa Stonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10664161634751031280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691335513907991528.post-80802237244366735602013-09-29T16:26:00.001-07:002013-09-29T16:26:11.355-07:00From "The Little Prince"<span style="font-size: large;">"Men have forgotten this truth. But you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I read a discussion about whether it's politically correct to call yourself a "pet parent," or to call your pets "fur babies" and the like. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">One of the really fun things about my job as an Animal Communicator: I get to tell people
how their pets view the relationship, and what they call their human
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This is quite diverse.
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Some animals call humans "Mom" or "Dad." They may call only one person this
endearment, while calling the other human their given name. This speaks
to the closeness of the relationships. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">In families where a pet is deeply bonded to one person only, they may refer to the others only as "him" or "her." Occasionally with a touch of snark. I have a professional commitment to relay a pet's words verbatim, and struggle to relay this diplomatically. </span>
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Some animals view us as their mates, even as marriage partners, though they're clearly aware that a sexual/reproductive relationship is not possible or
even desirable. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was stunned when a battered, very old cat I rescued asked me
to marry him, "Because you're the only person who's ever really loved
me." </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">My acceptance of his profoundly humble affection for me redefined
my idea of what true love means. I found a room in my heart I hadn't
known existed. This experience also led me to explore our past life together, and how it had manifested in the present. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The latter helped me bear my own distress over his miserable condition when found. However, I'm still experiencing Internet bullying and harassment from his abusers. That's one of the risks with animal rescue.</span>
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Some pets view us as equal companions, and call us by our given names. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Further to this:
It's intriguing when I know a person by a shortened name such as Cindy,
and their pet insists it's "Cynthia." There's a dignified formality
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I've also run across many animals who consider humans to be <i>their </i>
babies. It's quite dissonant to hear a person talk about their "baby," when the dog calls the same person, "my daughter."<br /><br />Again, size and species are irrelevant to this discussion. A Maltese may view you as their child, while an immense draft horse may view you as a parental figure, and a guinea pig, your soul mate and life companion. <br /><br />Animals experience relationships first and foremost through their hearts. Without exception, their definition of the relationship carries a beautiful dignity within. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Animals are deeply loving, but not the least bit sentimental. </span></span><br />
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I find that disclosing these names gives a much greater clarity to the
relationship. I prefer calling pet owners in general, "guardians."
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've never once heard an animal call themselves, "fur baby." Without exception, animals are far too rightly proud of the glorious asset humans lack, to <a href="http://precioussouls.blogspot.ca/2013/08/puttin-on-dog-should-you-dress-up-your.html" target="_blank">infantilize it</a> and themselves with such a phrase. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">How would you feel about being called "skin mother"? That would be......eeeeeeeeek.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span>Even when pets view you as Mom or Dad, they don't see themselves as eternal babies. They're describing a familial connection. Again, it's dignified. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">To me, <i>fur baby </i>is where pet naming steps over a line and becomes less about the animal, more about what's going on for the person. <br /><br />Animals deserve our respect, not our projections.</span>
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I recommend sitting quietly with your pet, breathing in rhythm, and
simply asking what <b>they'd</b> like to be called. You may receive an
enlightening reply.
<br /><br />Kind regards,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Raisa Stone</span></span><br />
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Horse Protection Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11673148271049543892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691335513907991528.post-17315746200863707552013-09-12T16:33:00.002-07:002014-02-08T15:18:56.081-08:00Reisa Stone: Another Day, Another Animal Rescue<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ninety degrees yesterday, and I spot a little white Poodle cross panting in a
car. He is frantically nosing the bare inch of cracked window.<br /> <br /> After asking what I'm doing, a woman in the parking lot says sarcastically, "Well, why don't you call <span class="text_exposed_show">the police, then?"<br /> <br />
No doubt I live in the animal cruelty capital of Canada, where Animal
Control from another city makes the 130 mile round trip to help with our
overabundance of strays and dumped dogs. I have more rescue work here
in one square mile than I can handle. I'm constantly buying food for
other peoples' pets. <br /> <br /> I smile at a-holes who keep their dogs
chained 24/7, so I can legally enter their properties to play and give water. I cry for the
rabbits who fry, freeze and starve to death in outdoor hutches. </span></span></span></div>
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people that no, you can't just throw a horse out in a field and expect him
to thrive. Hoof trimming, worming and even supplemental
feeding on a bare pasture is news to many. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text_exposed_show">I constantly peel animals off
the road, both domestic and wild. It's clear hitting them with cars and
repeating the process, is the undeclared local sport. Half the time,
they're still alive. I dig through bloodied possum bodies to find if pouch pinkies survived. I gently place a blanket over a shattered but breathing baby raccoon while two little girls watch and sob.<br /><br />The newspaper refuses to publish my well worded plea for motorists to stop when they've hit an animal. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text_exposed_show">I launched a campaign to find homes for two abandoned, badly matted cats who were being fed by the Nature Preserve people, and living hopefully under the bird feeders. I painfully lost the fledgling I scooped from the cats' claws.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text_exposed_show">In spring, <i>Craigslist</i> and bulletin boards are rife with kitten sales, and hundreds of citizens proudly parade malformed and sickly puppies clearly purchased from one of the local mills. I want to weep at the crooked skeletons, the runny eyes and painfully displaced joints. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text_exposed_show">These same puppies are dragged along carelessly on steaming pavement, their foot pads burning. As adults, they suffer in the back of pickups, though this practice is illegal under the Motor Vehicle Act.<br /> <br /> In a region labeled <i>The Green Heart,</i> a popular tourist destination, I stand outside the rows of overwhelming factory
farms, sending love and reassurance to thousands of suffering animals. Black and white faces peer mournfully from a barn door. Here, even dairy cows are not permitted outdoors. They stand on concrete 24/7, in the midst of lush grass they can't touch. </span></span></span><br />
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go for a Nature walk, and find an illegally dumped pile of rotten
carcasses. I pray for them through nausea.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text_exposed_show">My town has the most churches per capita than any other Canadian city. Also the most Rebel flags I've seen, and the first time I've witnessed swastikas carved into an upscale neighbourhood's public picnic tables. Annually, they have a combined church service that draws thousands to the sports arena. They push evangelizing the globe.<br /><br />Imagine a world that looks like this town.<br /><br />If their God at all approves of their treatment of animals, I never want to meet him. <br /> <br /> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text_exposed_show">Customer service is concerned, pages the car owner. She is MAD. She is IRRATIONAL,
something about, "Me and my husband always sit in the car with the dog."<br /> <br /> Well, they weren't when I found the little guy cooking to death.<br /> <br />
I walk with her to the car, she clearly angry that I'm doing so.
"Whatcha gonna do, give the police our license plate?" she spits.<br /> <br />
"If necessary," I say calmly, and stand by as she takes the little guy
out for a walk. He is OVERJOYED. He jumps out of that car like it's a hot oven---which it is. He dives for cool grass on the boulevard. </span></span></span><br />
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up. She is a mass of thunderclouds. The little Poodle winks.<br /><br />Raisa Stone</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Everyone talks to their pets. I hear them reply. I've had this gift from
childhood, and you probably did too. In North American society, it's
not considered "normal" to feel such extreme empathy with non-human
species, that we can hear them. The good news is, anyone can re-learn
the intuitive skills to understand what animals think, feel and want.<br /><br />I
love my job. I help animals make themselves understood. Sometimes, a
session makes the difference between a pet owner deciding to really work
on an issue, and getting rid of the animal. It's very gratifying to
hear that my work helped a person and their companion achieve harmony.<br /><br /><b>Here are five amazing things about being an Animal Communicator:<br /><br />1. Pets are eager to speak.</b><br /><br />They're
constantly trying to communicate with their loved ones. The smallest
effort on your part to acknowledge their messages, will result in
clearer communication. They usually only vocalize when a message is
short and urgent. Most of their conversations are silent, and conveyed
through telepathy.<br /><br />If an animal is exhibiting distressing
behavior, there's a good reason behind it. Visit your vet first, to rule
out physical causes.<br /><br />Animal Communicators reveal the reasons
behind such behaviors as: inappropriate soiling, aggression,
fearfulness, resistance to training, anxiety, depression,
destructiveness, etc. Often, the cause isn't apparent, and it's usually
unique.<br /><br />I've spoken with dogs who are aggressive because their
owner has unresolved issues from a past assault (they're protecting
her!), horses who are losing classes at shows because they're grieving a
former barn mate, and cats who avoid the litter box because they hate
sharing.<br /><br />Like us, animals have color, odor and texture
preferences. I once spoke with a dog who was peeing in the house because
she hated her pink T-shirt! As I only had a plain photo of her face,
her owner was astonished that her dog had conveyed such specific
information.<br /><br />What all these pets had in common was their
eagerness to express their points of view. Just talking will start to
relieve distressing symptoms. From there, I suggest further resources:
training classes, a productive activity, desensitization.<br /><br />In every instance, the pet has thanked me for listening to them.<br /><br /><b>2. You already have six intuitive senses. They only need practice to grow.</b><br /><b>They are:</b></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hearing (clairaudience) </span></span> </li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Seeing (clairvoyance) </span></span> </li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tasting (clairgustation) </span></span> </li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Smelling (clairaliance) </span></span> </li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Feeling (clairsentience) </span></span> </li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Knowing (claircognizance) </span></span> </li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">These
are all legitimate ways to understand animal messages. If you've ever
known who is calling before picking up the phone, or known something "in
your gut," then you're already in touch with strong intuitive messages.<br /><br />Evaluate
which of your senses are strongest, and focus on strengthening them. As
you do, the others will also grow. I have tools on my website for
developing your intuition.<br /><br />I have use of all six. Two are
uncommon, but often provide me with valuable information: smelling and
tasting. With these, I've been able to tell clients what food their pet
eats (and what they'd like to), and even sometimes identify specific
brands of household products that are irritating animals and causing
allergic symptoms.<br /><br />The ability to be this specific also establishes confidence in the client that I'm actually communicating with their pet.<br /><br /><b>3. Animal consciousness is in the special "zone" we achieve through meditation.</b><br /><br />You
need a regular meditation practice. It doesn't have to be boring.You
need to still your mind and suspend judgments in order to hear animal
messages. Meditation can be still, or consist of movement such as yoga
or walking in Nature. Some people find sports practice to be meditative.
Music and dance can also serve as meditative tools.<br /><br /><b>4. Animal Communication has its basis in both ancient spiritual wisdom and in quantum physics.</b><br /><br />Physicists
are now finding the explanation for telepathy in the energetic
emissions present in all objects and life forms. Animal Communicators
read these energetic messages.<br /><br />Former Apollo 14 astronaut <a data-rapid_p="1" href="http://www.edmitchellapollo14.com/naturearticle.htm" target="">Dr. Edgar Mitchell</a> writes about this extensively. <a data-rapid_p="2" href="http://borderlessnewsandviews.com/2012/10/communicating-with-the-animals-interview-with-bernie-siegel/" target="">Dr. Bernie Siegel,</a> renowned author of "Love, Medicine and Miracles," has gone public with his skill of Animal Communication.<br /><br />Don't
worry. You don't need a PhD or MD in order to be an Animal
Communicator. I do find it useful to have the scientific facts at hand
for curious inquirers.<br /><br />In my own Ukrainian culture, we honor this gift to the extent we all acknowledge it on Christmas Eve.<br /><br />Humanity would not have been able to survive, evolve or domesticate animals without being able to communicate. In conversations with a man from Ghana, I learned his surprise that most North Americans can't hear animals.<br /><br />Animal Communication is our proud human heritage.<br /><br /><b>5. Practice makes (nearly) perfect.</b><br /><br />In order to become reliable, you need to speak with many animals and verify basic facts.<br /><br />I
recommend practicing with animals you don't know, but with whom you
have permission to speak. Starting with your own pets lacks objectivity.
If their issues reflect your own, it will be much harder to hear them.
It's always easier to look at someone else.<br /><br />Your Internet friends
are a valuable asset. Ask people you've never met to send you clear
photos of their pets, along with a few questions. Request that the
photos show the open eyes, and don't have any environmental clues such
as toys, tack, beds, harnesses, etc. You'll find yourself flooded with
practice materials!<br /><br />After speaking with someone's pet, verify
your information. Don't become discouraged by your misses. No one in the
world is 100% accurate in their profession. An Animal Communicator
pulls information from "thin air," which is reason enough to be proud of
your successes. 70% accuracy is an acceptable standard for professional
intuitives.<br /><br />Animal Communication is a rewarding profession that
can help countless animals and people to develop harmonious
relationships. I feel grateful to both have and to teach these skills. <a data-rapid_p="3" href="http://www.reisastone.com/" target="_blank"><br /></a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yours in the love of animals,</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">When we are young and thought foolish, we sometimes have the greatest wisdom. Forty years ago, long before "natural" horsemanship became a trend, I'd arrive at the barn at 5 am so I could use the arena or head off for the trails unseen. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was a kid when I started leaving saddle and bridle in the bushes, and enjoyed the forest in harmony with the horse. Or completed a jump course in the silent arena.<br /><br />No one saw me, and I told no one. I grew up in <i>British Horse Society </i>Pony Club protocol community, and to ride without tack was not only grounds for grounding or firing, but severely declasse. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you rode without, it meant you were too poor to afford it, or too uneducated to know how to use it. At least that's what my Dad said. I got my first pro horse job at 12 and had big dreams, so I listened.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Once I earned my driver's license, I made trips to small towns where cowboys held bareback horsemanship competitions. It was so much fun compared to the more traditional classes at home. I hid my ribbons. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">My sisters are timid riders, and gave me grief for racing on the dirt access roads between Manitoba grain fields. One burst into tears while accompanying me. To them, riding is for rings. I'll give them credit for achieving Lifeguard status, while I stalled at Intermediate. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">My riding role models were two young neighbourhood women who didn't give a damn about the unspoken rules. One rode her sweet albino mare Sheba all over creation, bareback. I was so enthralled, one day I followed them for an hour. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our unique suburb had rows of houses and basic shopping amenities among acreages that held horse facilities---from humble backyard pastures to competition barns---gentle clay paths rather than sidewalks, and expansive green space. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">In summer, we used the outdoor hockey rink as a central practice ring, and played with our horses in each others' yards. Galloping your horse around the school track guaranteed the mean girls and other bullies backed off. Horses have that magic. Plus I rode better than the chief mean girl, and had the arrogance to wear English boots and dirty breeks to class. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">My first "real" boyfriend at 14, told me he'd fallen in love at first sight because of the way I look riding a Palomino bareback. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">My friends and I rode to 7-11 without crossing a main road. Charleswood was a lot like <i>Mr. Ed</i>'s neigh-bourhood.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">My poor mother drove around frantically looking for her eight year old child. I was over a mile from home, my gaze fixed alternately on Sheba's snowy tail and her magical hoof prints on the damp path as I strolled behind her. Why her rider didn't mind me, I don't know. It was part of her Centaur mystique.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Brat!" my seven and eight years senior sisters said when they finally pulled me into the car. They'd thought the shenanigans were over after I persuaded Mom to drag a washtub out to the curb, and posted a sign: <i>Free Horse Water. </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Beside the zinc tub, I hopefully refreshed a stack of grass on a daily basis. Once, I emptied a sack of <i>Quaker Oats</i>, after which Mom went back to bed with a cold cloth on her forehead. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Santa's reindeer required a bale of hay in the house (plus the washtub), so I don't know why she was surprised. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Eight flakes in a bale, and nine reindeer. Okay, everyone has to share a bit with Rudolph." Strategies like this kept my mind going for days.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Mom</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> was raising us single, and it took time to accumulate quarters for pony lessons from our Metis neighbours every few days. I felt like I couldn't breathe without daily horse contact. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">My crafty lure occasionally drew an offer of a thrilling ride up our driveway on horses who seemed immense and infinitely patient. I suspect the cheerful riders were my sisters' acquaintances, but they aren't saying. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The other local rebel, I couldn't follow. She rode a wavy-tailed, fiery tri-coloured Paint (I think) mustang. She was an <i>Amazon</i>. Bareback, she sat easily while her horse reared and pawed the air. They jumped formidable drainage ditches and angered lawn owners with hoof gouges. They possibly floated through walls and walked on water. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I remember this girl with her long dark hair as wild as her mustang's black and chestnut mane, her mouth wide open with laughter. People called her a bad name, though the only male I can recall seeing her with was her horse. Females who belong fully to ourselves, well, we suffer penalties.<br /><br />People have commented I had a "girl crush," which leaves me incredulous at the base thoughts of the non-horsey. I lusted after <i>the</i> <i>Paint.</i> After the girl's style, her careless freedom and primal spirituality. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm the great granddaughter of Ukrainian Cossacks<i>.</i> 5000 years ago, we tamed the horse. We grew intimate with its wild heart, subsisted on mare's milk turned to cheese and potent liquor. I can think of nothing better than living a nomadic life on horseback, evenings spent singing by firelight while our mounts breathe and graze nearby. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Riding horses without bridle or saddle have been some of the best times of my life, and created some of my closest relationships. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Unfortunately, my current impeded balance from a spinal crush injury (not horse related, thank goodness) meant that last time I did it---at 50---I slid off. I pride myself on it being "very slowly," and only after the horse bucked. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Unwilling to face the realities of disability and weight gain, I even briefly managed a Cossack-style underneck hang. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This gorgeous animal was lying in the pasture, sorrel coat gleaming in the sun. Who wouldn't throw a leg over? Long gone are the days I could hop up on 16 hands without a stirrup. Opportunity met regression to teenagerhood.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">His</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> bucking was my fault. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I didn't fully obtain his permission. </span></span></span></span>I neglected to determine that he was ticklish. My desire overrode my animal communication skills. <br /> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Buddy stopped quickly once I lay sprawled by his back feet. He turned a sardonic gaze and said, "I was sunbathing, a$$h##e!"</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Despite my excitement that I only tore up my knee, my doctor sighed heavily and made me promise to use a saddle. However, she didn't mention a bridle.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Weekend plans WERE: alternating between horse show and lake. Oh, God laughed. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm cheerfully humming along on the highway, when I see a terrified dog on the centre line. I pull over, put on my blinkers and start flagging cars. <br /><br />Doggie doesn't give a darn about my gracious offer of beef jerky and true love. He keeps barking and cringing.<br /><br />The genius in the first car leans on her horn, sending him into the next lane. Jeepers<i>.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Focus focus focus. Visualize a positive outcome. Send calming thoughts. Don't imagine what happens if you fail.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I finally get him off the road, and find out where he lives. They clearly don't give a rat's patinksy that he was nearly roadkill.<br /><br />Some days I wish I was the person who could keep driving. How peaceful some peoples' lives must be. I just can't.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">People ask me, "What is the most common thing animals say?" </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">For pets who have had a home other than their birth home, and especially if they've been in tough circumstances, it's, "Are they keeping me?" voiced in a plaintive tone.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">For dogs and cats, a common complaint is lack of fresh meat. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Equally common, is....what? A lack of play time? Not enough animal shows on TV? The need to visit a dog park?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">With a great deal of distress behind it, a common request I receive from pets is, "<i>Please</i> make them stop putting that pink/blue/red/green THING on me. Don't they like my fur? Do they think I'm ugly?"<br /><br />The energy behind this creates a choking sensation or creepy crawlies on my skin.<br /><br />Except for certain Labrador and Golden Retrievers, animals are almost universally frustrated and humiliated by being dressed up. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm talking about costumes. Outfits that are for our vanity, the ones that make people squeal, "Kewwwwwt!"<br /><br />Your dog/cat/rabbit/pony/bird is fuming. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Animals highly prize their natural coats. They feel dignified and at One with the world in them. They consider clothing a cross between human vanity and our need to cloak fragile (and unattractive) naked skin. To animals, our skin looks as if we've been scraped raw. They feel compassion for us. And don't envy our fragility or nakedness in the least. A component of their tenderness towards us, is their belief humans are, at least partially, un-furred infants.<br /><br />After major holidays, I receive a flood of complaints about behavioral problems. Fluffy is suddenly peeing all over the house, Taffy is touchy, and Blackie has started swinging his rump at you when you approach.<br /><br />Did Fluffy not get enough turkey? Or Blackie not enough brushing? Did visiting kids pull Taffy's ears? Sometimes. Every situation and animal is unique. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">But across the board, I hear angry statements by pets: "Tell them I'm embarrassed by the red coat...I hate it when they try to make me look like another species...That black thing was stuffy, and I couldn't see well. I was scared!"<br /><br />Animals are incredibly dignified. Humiliation can damage trust and change behavior radically. In my experience, as much as physical abuse and neglect. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Think back to your childhood: can you remember being humiliated? Do you recall that it stung your heart and lingered as badly as a slap to the face---or worse? Shaming by a schoolyard bully hurt, shaming by a trusted adult was excruciating.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Your pet only has you. They can't protest to their teachers or neighbours. They're unable to retreat to a safe place and shed the hated costume. Instead, their humiliation is usually paraded in public.<br /><br />I've spoken with pets who desperately try to give their owners the message. They pee on their clothes. They destroy the laundry basket or some precious item. They become inexplicably aggressive or sullen.<br /><br />Dressing animals stunts their senses. Animal fur is a highly evolved antennae. You know that prickly feeling you get on your neck, or the goose pimples on your skin when "something's up"? Animals <i>live</i> by similar sensations, much amplified. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">As well, costumes limit their vision and hearing, e.g., I see a trend towards dressing them in hoodies. Yo. Not kool.<br /><br />Dressing animals attracts unwanted attention and even aggression from other animals, who fear them and view them as threatening. It's much like the first time you were exposed to a monster in a horror film. The same adrenalized response that caused you to scream or dive under a blanket, heart pounding, can cause an approaching animal to attack yours. <br /> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Small dogs seem to get the worst of this dressing up trend. Please consider that they struggle with carrying wolf size spirits and hearts inside of bodies that don't measure up. They're poignantly aware of their limitations. Small dogs need their self esteem and courage bolstered, not infantilized. They're not eternal babies. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">If they need weather-appropriate gear, purchase the most mature looking raincoat or sweater. Involve them in choosing. I've seen dogs clearly indicate their choice of weather gear in pet stores. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Watch and listen for clues. The pinned back ears are a big, "No way<i>,</i> buster!"<br /><br />You <i>know </i>what your pet's "happy face" looks like. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">An animal's lack of struggle doesn't always mean acceptance. Sometimes, it's shock. An animal in distress has three responses: flight, fight or freeze.<br /><br />Take your time. Watch for the genuine clues of their emotion. The trust in your relationship could depend upon it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've <i>never</i> met an animal who likes pink, or sparkles. Being cute is of no interest. Here's an article I wrote about <a href="http://precioussouls.blogspot.ca/2012/05/in-praise-of-small-dogs.html" target="_blank">the small dogs' experience. </a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Given what I hear from clients (who thankfully want to know how to humanely solve problems) and their pets, I have to wonder how many pets end up in shelter or even euthanized due to behavior </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">triggered by costuming</span></span>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">An extra tip for Halloween: put on your costume, piece by piece, in front of your pet. Your familiar scent and voice coming out of a costume will scare them, and could easily damage your trusting relationship. People who jump out and yell, "Boo!" at animals, well, I have no words. Just don't be that person.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dignity is merited by every creature on our beautiful planet.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">And once in a while, "Um, you have your choke chain on backwards." It's always some big blustery dude, but I brave on anyway, for the poor dog's sake.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">I started in "old school" Kennel Club Obedience classes with my Dad, our two Great Danes and Boston when I was seven.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">I've shown and trained dogs of many descriptions and temperaments, and worked with countless rescue and shelter animals. I was privileged to learn from German trainer Otto Prockert, who worked almost exclusively telepathically and with "a quiet word," and also from Chuck Eisenmann, beloved trainer of <i>The Littlest Hobo</i>. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">I've tried just about every type of collar. No matter which you use, the better part of training is first explaining and visualizing what you want your pet to do. It's important to figure out what motivates them, too. Some dogs love an energetic, playful tone, while others prefer you to be serious and focused.<br /><br />You can't just fasten any type of collar or harness on them, yell, "Heel!" and expect them to understand. Training is an art and a science. This article is meant to briefly describe commonly used tools, and clear up confusion about these.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"><b>Martingale</b>: This is a flat collar with a built in safety chain. It tightens the collar when the dog pulls, but does not squeeze the neck. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"><i>Pros</i>: No strain on neck, if dog doesn't pull. A great choice if your dog walks easily at your side, and you just want the assurance of a collar that will not easily slip over her head if she backs up. </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">Strictly a safety collar.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"><i>Cons</i>: The martingale is often misunderstood as a training tool, a sort of "half choke chain." Snapping it does nothing to correct a dog's behavior, teach her to heel, etc. I've seen too many people snapping the martingale, as if it's supposed to have a training effect. The noise just annoys the dog. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"><b>Choke chain</b>: A short term training tool, for experienced hands. Used correctly, it gives a little "zip" to the large exterior neck muscle. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"><i>Pros</i>: Used correctly, it can work. I prefer the very thin chain, which I test on my own skin. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"><i>Cons</i>: Used incorrectly or long term, it literally chokes, bruises and can permanently damage the windpipe. For short term use only. Should never be left on dog, as she can strangle. Seen applied backwards too many darn times. If so, the chain never releases, and the poor dog is in a state of constant discomfort and confusion. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"><b>Prong collar: </b>Digs blunted points into the neck. Usually used for particularly strong pullers who are resistant to the "zip" of the milder choke chain. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"><i>Pros</i>: Gives the user a false sense of security that the dog has been trained. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"><i>Cons</i>: It hurts! Can cause long term damage. Points can damage eyes. </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">Many people pull it on and off over the head, rather than unfasten. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">Pulled hard enough, can damage the neck. </span></span> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"><b>Haltie</b>: Fashioned after horse halters, to control the dog's head, rather than neck. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"><i>Pros</i>: Gives better control than a flat collar. Doesn't usually slip off. Looks cool.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"><i>Cons</i>: Dogs do not have thick, strong necks like horses. A sudden run to the end of the leash can snap the neck and cause both vertebral and muscular injury.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Top clip harness:</b> <span style="font-weight: normal;">Used by people who don't like putting a collar on the neck. </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Also for tiny dogs whose fragile necks can't withstand pulling.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Many tiny dogs get along with a harness just fine. Harnesses are the only option I know of for leash training cats.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">Fitting must be ultra careful, as potential for rub sores and even dislocating leg and shoulder joints exist. Harness must be routinely checked for sizing, as a small weight loss or gain (the dog's) can cause fit and comfort problems. The sling type with velcro can come undone.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I explained what I wanted from her, and gave two <i>small </i>tugs on the front clip harness when she jumped and pulled. Lots of praise when she heeled and sat. By the end of a half hour, we were really in synch, and I didn't even need to tug. <br /><br />I'm physically disabled with a spinal crush injury. With the front clip, I can work with even dogs like this, without exacerbating my chronic pain. <br /><br /><i>Cons</i>: Prolonged use can damage the dog's spine and ribs, and create joint problems. This is a powerful tool. Not for people who use a leash like they're starting a lawn mower, when a simple gesture with two fingers will do. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"><i>Pros</i>: No strain on neck, if the dog doesn't pull. If you're blessed to meet a trainer who can show you how to </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"> genuinely </span></span>train your dog without the need for a choke chain or front clip---hang on and don't let go. <br /><br />I like training dogs to heel in a flat or martingale collar by doing exercises around trees, lamp posts, mailboxes, etc. I make it a game, and make it seem spontaneous. I also heel them along a fence, and if they barge ahead, I just step my left leg in front and box them in. Then praise when they fall back to heel.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"><br />By the way, this is the <i>only </i>way to leash train cats. I use a harness, and would never dream of a corrective device. Cats don't forgive like dogs. Give cats plenty of time to roll around and ignore you during lessons.</span></span></div>
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correction device. Can be wiggled out of. Of the incidents where dogs
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"><span class="userContent">BC summers are short, and you have to make the most of them. Two weeks of rain now. Ah, heck with it. During a momentary sunny
break, I left for the beach.<br /> <br /> A sudden downpour, just as I got in the water. Did you know that when it's pelting rain, the drop<span class="text_exposed_show">s bounce off the surface and fly in your eyes? <br /> <br />
I persisted for an hour. A little girl, fully clothed and fishing off
the dock, yelled, "Is it warm?" I yelled back, "NO!" She laughed
hysterically.<br /> <br /> The rain lightened, but everyone else had fled the area. Suddenly, I was completely alone, a crazy lady swimming in a cold
rainy lake. Even the triathlete-looking guy only lasted three minutes.
Good thing I have a decent layer of fat.<br /> <br /> The birds came out. I swam
alongside a flock of Canadian geese, then a Mallard couple. A Kingfisher
noisily flew from tree to tree, enjoying the crazy lady enjoying his
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"><span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show">He followed me, all along the shoreline. I swam east. He flew east. I turned around and swam west. He flew west. He told me to, "Keep it
up!" and cackle-laughed. Two seagulls (we're 70 miles from the ocean),
flew over me, calling. <br /> <br /> Not what I expected, and magical.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"><span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show"><br />Mythologically, they're beloved of sea nymphs. I suppose I was of mythic proportions today ;-D</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia,times,times new roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">If you've followed my work as an Animal Communicator, you'll know it's always about the animal's point of view. How do <i>they</i> see the world? <i>Why</i> are they acting that way? How can <i>we</i> work with their unique point of view to create harmony?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia,times,times new roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">I
had an eye opening experience recently. Before I broke my back, my role
at horse and dog shows was mainly as a professional groom/handler or
competitor. I took excellent care of my charges, and paid little
attention to others' animals except to briefly watch their performances.<br />
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For the first time, I had a vendor table at a horse show. The kindly
managers placed me in an optimal location---right inside the
competitors' barn, where I had an opportunity to observe everyone. It
was great meeting many of the competitors and their gorgeous equines,
from a tiny, snorty Welsh pony stallion who was crushing on an equally
enamored Sport Horse mare (let me get you a chair, fella), to leadline
toddlers perched adorably on top of patient "baby sitter" horses.<br />
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Despite these vast differences, <b>I saw the same issue over and over. </b>Anxious
equines. Horses with tummies so nervous, loose manure was everywhere.
Equines calling to each other with a frantic note in their whinnies.
Sudden explosions of energy: kicking, rearing, sidestepping, breaking
gaits. Some competitors approached me with these problems. Anxiety was
affecting ring performance. It was causing worries about leaving horses
overnight.<br />
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This was another first for me:<b> observing herd behavior, outside a herd.</b> I'm well acquainted with herd hierarchy. How horses make friends and enemies, how they find places in their society. But<b> at the show was a different kind of herd. </b>One
where each horse was exquisitely aware of the presence of all the
others, yet had no way to make solid contact. They couldn't see each
other over the solid stall walls, let alone touch noses, do the
squealing, kicking, biting, mutual grooming, play and advance/retreats
necessary to create herd security. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia,times,times new roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Our
traditional wisdom of bringing horses to a venue the night before to
"settle," can create more anxiety. They're not settling. They're
freaking out over being away from home, and being thrust into new
surroundings.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia,times,times new roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"> In my showing years, I subscribed to this practice as well. It became clear I'd not done all I could at the time. <b>What can we do to reduce anxiety?</b><br />
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I spoke with a Lead mare who was lathered with anxiety over being
unable to manage what she felt were her new charges, and simultaneously
worried about her herd at home. Imagine a high energy executive, thrust
into a company and unable to see either her new or old staff. Another
mare, more a "middle of the herd" personality, was shaking with
vulnerability at suddenly being solo. Imagine a meek clerk being asked
to give an impromptu public speech! Stallions sensed competitors from
whom they couldn't defend territory; geldings feared being unable to
defend themselves.<br />
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Their anxiety increased as they were taken into the ring, where yet
another herd configuration met them. And yet again, no opportunity to
truly connect. Some competitors were clearly at wit's end, pulling hard
on lead ropes and reins. I'll repeat what I said in my last article
about nervous symptoms in animals. Yanking on them in this state, drives
the symptoms deeper into the nervous system. Petting and soothing may
be of little use. They need their needs met. They need to feel secure.
Neither correction nor affection can provide that.<br />
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<b>To an animal, their herd is comfort, security, protection against predators.</b>
Being thrust into the show milieu can be something like you or I being
given a few music lessons in the comfort of our homes, then being thrown
naked onto the stage at Carnegie Hall---without first meeting your
fellow musicians! Wouldn't you be anxious? Would someone patting your
head or pulling on your arm, create a feeling of security? Not likely.<br />
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<b>What <i>does </i>work? </b>Besides giving each competitor the viewpoint of their individual equine, I counseled the same exercise:<b> </b>calm
and ground yourself. Lead your horse slowly down the middle of each
barn aisle, giving them an opportunity to see and have a word with every
other animal. Tell them it's temporary; they're going home soon. Bring a
buddy, and either rent a double stall or stall them across the aisle.
If you can run home and get your horse's favorite hay, local water and
treats, please do. Take your horse outside and let them see the ones in
the warm up ring. Keep your energy and movements low and slow. Take your
time with everything. If your horse lifts their head and stares at
something you can't see, let them. Their senses are so much keener than
ours.<br />
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<b>It worked.</b> I was thrilled to see, from my central
location, horsewomen returning from the show ring with ribbons. They
smiled at me and held their prizes high. Their horses' energy had
dramatically changed. They were now calm, walking with their noses down
instead of waving frantically in the air. Stall kicking and squealing
lessened. These horses had had their anxiety dialed down, by their
owners pro-actively showing their place in a temporary herd.<br />
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<b>You can apply the same principles at competitions for other species.</b>
Cats are a bit different, as they're not typically pack animals.
However, they're highly territorial. It's comforting for them to see
their entire environment. Take a lesson from their love of perching in
high places, and allow them to view the show venue. Explain to them that
the enclosure they're in for the duration, is their exclusive territory
and impermanent. Again, favorite treats and water from home. Make
things as familiar as possible. Enter the "animal zone" I teach in my
digital guided journeys, and have a conversation with your companion
well before the actual show. Tell them what to expect.<br />
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By the way, this is an excellent way to train your animal to enjoy the
vet's. Calm your energy. Drop into the waiting room "for no reason," and
treat them. Tell the receptionist what you're doing, hang out for a few
minutes, then leave. Next, take your pet to a place they love. Build
positive associations around the anxiety-producing event. Create
security.<br />
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<b>What if you need a way to consistently calm and ground yoursel</b></span></span><b>f?</b> <span style="font-family: georgia,times,times new roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">I offer a digital guided journey called <a href="http://www.reisastone.com/learn-animal-communication.php" target="_blank"><i>Awaken the Gift of Animal Communication</i></a>
on my website. It contains a deep, Nature based meditation that engages
the part of your brain which usually wanders during such exercises. If
you do this meditation a few times, you'll be able to quickly put
yourself in the grounded, relaxed zone which connects you with your
companion.<br />
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All my best to you in the show ring, the vet's office and at home with your beloved companion.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia,times,times new roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: 11px;"><b>Copyright 2013 Raisa Stone</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="userContent">They:<br /> <br /> -Have spent countless hours and dollars trying to change their pet<br /> -Have sought every possible solution, from expensive </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="userContent"> equipment to <span class="text_exposed_show">total permissiveness, with little improvement<br /> -Avoid certain situations<br /> -Delay vet or groomer visits due to nightmarish behavior<br /> -Lose work, social opportunities or sleep<br /> -Lose precious and costly items to a pet's destructiveness<br /> -Feel angry or disgusted at the pet's behavior, then feel guilty<br /> -Get complaints from neighbours or even Animal Control<br /> -Fear that when other people tell them to, "Just get rid of <br /> it"---they may be right<br /> -Have elaborate, time consuming systems to keep pets <br /> from fighting, soiling or destroying property<br /> -Blow classes or even entire expensive weekends at shows<br /> -Experience confusion from conflicting opinions about </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show"> animal behavior<br /> -Have a stack of expensive books and DVDs gathering dust.<br /> <br />
The answer can be in learning your companion's point of view. Your pet
has been waiting a lifetime to speak with you. If you've ever personally
experienced the frustration other people "deciding for you" what is in
your best interest----than you have an idea of what being a pet is like.<br /> <br />
Your companion's behaviors are a message for you.They may be saying the
same thing over and over, yet unable to make themselves understood. I
can tell you what they're saying. If they need training, I can direct
you to the TYPE of training from which they'll benefit.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show">Raisa Stone</span></span></span></span><br />
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