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This article was previously published May 2, 2012, and was updated on June 30, 2023 What is the Bach Flower Method? Dr. Edward Bach, (1886-1936) was an English pathologist and bacteriologist who developed a system of diagnosis and therapy based on personality identification and thirty eight flower essences called The Bach Flower Remedies. These homeopathic remedies rebalance personality types and facilitate healing all on realms of the human being. Dr Bach was drawn to the medical profession from a very early age. He was convinced that there was a simple method of healing to be found that would cure all disease. As a medical student he believed that the true study of disease was in observing how each individual patient was affected by his complaints and seeing how these different reactions influenced the course, severity and duration of disease. One of his first observations was that the same treatment didn’t […]
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Animals Are Smarter Than You Think Have you ever felt like your animal was trying to tell you something? If your pet is staring at you intently, then they desperately want to tell you something. They don’t understand why you can’t hear them. If they are behaving badly or are in pain or suffering from poor health, then yes, they are trying to get your attention. Animals are highly intuitive. They have to be in order to survive. When they are paying attention, they know how to read your mind. They hear your thoughts, feel your feelings, see what’s in your mind’s eye. They can also sense what’s going on inside your body. They want to tell you what’s bothering them, where they hurt, what happened to them, what makes them happy, what makes them sad. Learning to communicate with animals is important because people misunderstand animals not knowing how […]
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This article was previously published September 10, 2014, and was updated on June 27, 2023 Pet euthanasia is a very difficult topic A standout amongst the most feared decisions pet owners must make is the decision about whether or not you should end its life. Do you know whether now is the right time for you to let go if your furry friend? How do you make that decision without the ability to ask them? After all, who else would recognize better options than they do? Josh, a 7 year old cocker spaniel, had lost his vision and hearing inside the space of a couple of months because of malignancy. He felt his life was over and simply needed to kick the bucket. Seriously discouraged, he wasn’t eating or cooperating much at all with his owner, Susan. With the loss of his faculties went his association with the outside world. […]
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Guest post courtesty of Deinah Storm. The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the guest author and do not necessarily represent the views of Val Heart & Heart Communications Enterprises Inc. Tips for greeting a strange dog Dogs are among the friendliest and most adorable animals in the world. And whenever they meet humans along their way, they tend to make pals with them―usually on the spot! However, not all canines are all buddy-buddy with people; some of them are a tad skittish with people and other animals while others are just plain weird! If you want to be all chummy with these type of pooches, then you’d better skim the tips laid out below when you first meet a strange dog: Ask Permission First Rarely will you encounter a canine who isn’t in the company of its owner. So if ever you meet an odd […]
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Animal Deception – Is Your Dog A Liar? I was in the grocery store parking lot some years back when I saw a guy giving puppies away out of a cardboard box. It was summer time in Texas and it was a particularly hot day. I didn’t see any water for the little dogs. So being a “Good Samaritan “ I went into the store and bought a large bottle of water and some bowls and took it to the man with the puppies. (He was not appreciative of my efforts). As I looked in the box I saw seven puppies, all black, all fluffy, and all adorable. One little black cutie walked over the heads of the other puppies to come to me. That was the sign I needed – I couldn’t resist. I wished I could have taken them all but knew I didn’t have enough space so […]
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