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This article was previously published October 6, 2011 and was updated on March 23, 2023 Learn about rolfing for animals with Briah Anson on the Real Dr Doolittle Show™ Briah Anson, M.A. is a Certified Advanced Rolfer and Rolf Movement Practitioner with over 30 years of experience. She is the author of “Rolfing: Stories of Personal Empowerment” and the producer of a children’s video “Growing Right With Rolfing”. Briah is a pioneer in the field of Rolfing Structural Integration for animals and has a private practice in St Paul, Minnesota. In March 2011 she published her latest book, Animal Healing: The Power of Rolfing-Structural Integration. She is a pioneer who has taken this transformative bodywork for humans and applied it to animals with amazing results. In Animal Healing, The Power of Rolfing Structural Integration, Briah Anson presents over 3 dozen profiles and 170 photographs of 56 different animals as they […]
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This article was previously published April 7, 2012, and was updated on March 22, 2023 Animal Ophthalmologist Dr. Bill Miller on the Real Dr Doolittle Show™ Dr. William (Bill) Miller is an animal ophthalmologist whose current research includes corneal physiology and corneal wound healing. He’s also a PR spokesman for ACVO, the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists. Guide dogs, handicapped assistance dogs, detection dogs and search and rescue dogs selflessly serve the public. Annual event So, for the month of May, the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ACVO) runs the annual ACVO/Merial® National Service Dog Eye Exam Event to help serve these dogs and other service animals who dedicate their lives to serving the public. More than 200 board-certified veterinary ophthalmologists throughout the U.S., as well as Canada and Puerto Rico, will be providing free sight-saving eye exams to thousands of eligible service animals. Registration for service animal owners and […]
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This article was previously published March 23, 2012 and was updated on March 16, 2023 Welcome saddle fit specialist Sabine Schleese to the Real Dr Doolittle Show™ Sabine Schleese (pronounced SHLAYZA) has been Director of Corporate Affairs of Schleese Saddlery since 1986, when her husband, German Certified Master Saddler and Equine Ergonomist Jochen was asked to be Official Saddler for the World Dressage championships. Together they have changed the face of saddle fitting in the equestrian industry. When they first arrived, saddles were treated like commodities. They were basically bought off the shelf – either they fit or they didn’t – and if they didn’t, there was really no one capable of fitting them properly or repairing them. They began a Saddle Ergonomist certification course allowing equine professionals insight into diagnosing and analyzing issues arising from poor saddle fit. Sabine and her company have received many industry and professional awards, […]
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What is Reconnective Healing? The powerful new form of healing practiced by 70,000 people in 60 countries to heal themselves, heal others and heal their loved ones is now being applied to alleviate the suffering of animals. People who formerly felt helpless in the face of their pet, horse or farm animal’s pain and anguish are now singing the praises of Reconnective Animal. Even veterinary and other animal healthcare professionals are jumping on the bandwagon. Renee Coltson was a Reiki practitioner before meeting Dr Eric Pearl in 2000. But after attending his life changing seminar, she knew she had to change her practice to facilitate reconnective healing with people and animals. Reconnective Animals takes the knowledge gained from Reconnective Healing – which uses energy, light and information via a new, more comprehensive spectrum of healing frequencies to bring the human mind, body, and spirit into total balance, and applies it […]
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This article was previously published March 17, 2012 and was updated on March 13, 2023 Author Bonnie Best on the Real Dr. Doolittle Show™ Bonnie Best, the very BEST Pet Sitter, has been a professional pet sitter for 15 years and owns The Best Pet Sitting and BNME, Inc. She was a Veterinary Technician, a financial coordinator and accounts receivable manager for a 24- hour emergency service Veterinary Hospital. She is a professional dog obedience instructor and has raised champion show dogs, obedience titlists, and therapy dogs for over 30 years. While being a cruelty investigator for the ASPCA and organizing charity events for abused children and pets, her passion in life is dedicating herself to pet education and care. She lives in Gilbert, Arizona with her husband, daughter and 5 dogs. Questions Bonnie answers on why pet sitting can be a great career choice: *What are some of the […]
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