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Helping Pets with Depression and Anxiety

Helping Pets with Depression and Anxiety Any responsible pet owner will know that their pet can experience as wide a range of emotions as humans. Love, joy, stress and depression are all mental states that can be found in cats, dogs, horses and even fish and mice. Unfortunately, this is still met with skepticism by […]

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Helping Pets with Depression and Anxiety

Helping Pets with Depression and Anxiety Any responsible pet owner will know that their pet can experience as wide a range of emotions as humans. Love, joy, stress and depression are all mental states that can be found in cats, dogs, horses and even fish and mice. Unfortunately, this is still met with skepticism by […]

Go for the Gold! Talking with your show horse helps improve competition scores

Talking with your show horse really does help improve their competition scores! Many years ago I went to a Pre-Olympic Trial Dressage* Competition and was introduced to a world class upper level Grand Prix dressage horse, Okzident, and his owner and trainer, JP.    As soon as this man learned that I could communicate with […]

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Go for the Gold! Talking with your show horse helps improve competition scores

Talking with your show horse really does help improve their competition scores! Many years ago I went to a Pre-Olympic Trial Dressage* Competition and was introduced to a world class upper level Grand Prix dressage horse, Okzident, and his owner and trainer, JP.    As soon as this man learned that I could communicate with […]

TEDx Talk – Animals Are Smarter Than You Think

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 […]

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TEDx Talk – Animals Are Smarter Than You Think

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 […]

Josh’s story – When Pet Euthanasia is the Right Choice

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 […]

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Josh’s story – When Pet Euthanasia is the Right Choice

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 […]

Here’s How You Can Greet a Strange Dog

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 […]

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Here’s How You Can Greet a Strange Dog

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 […]

Animal Deception – Is Your Dog A Liar?

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 […]

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Animal Deception – Is Your Dog A Liar?

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 […]