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Communicate With Animals Using These 3 Techniques

3 Ways to Better Communicate with Animals The only true way to know if an animal is sad, depressed, lonely, or bored… or if they are in pain, or have a headache… or, the classic, “how do I know if my pet is happy?” is by communicating directly with them. When you can communicate with […]

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Communicate With Animals Using These 3 Techniques

3 Ways to Better Communicate with Animals The only true way to know if an animal is sad, depressed, lonely, or bored… or if they are in pain, or have a headache… or, the classic, “how do I know if my pet is happy?” is by communicating directly with them. When you can communicate with […]

Is My Dog Happy? Here’s How to Know For Sure

Is My Dog Happy? Here’s How to Know Your Pet’s Happiness As a professional communicator I get a lot of questions about how pets of all kinds are feeling and what they are thinking including dogs, cats, horses, birds, rabbits, ferrets, and yes, even lizards and snakes and…). Like this great question from Rosemary: “Is […]

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Is My Dog Happy? Here’s How to Know For Sure

Is My Dog Happy? Here’s How to Know Your Pet’s Happiness As a professional communicator I get a lot of questions about how pets of all kinds are feeling and what they are thinking including dogs, cats, horses, birds, rabbits, ferrets, and yes, even lizards and snakes and…). Like this great question from Rosemary: “Is […]

Communicating With Animals: Student Stories About Animal Talk

What Happened? The Exact Moment My Students Realized They Were Communicating With Animals Did you know that communicating with animals is more common – and easily doable – than most people think? Well, it is, and that’s why I decided that today’s post would be a storytime about animal talk. These are a wonderful series […]

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Communicating With Animals: Student Stories About Animal Talk

What Happened? The Exact Moment My Students Realized They Were Communicating With Animals Did you know that communicating with animals is more common – and easily doable – than most people think? Well, it is, and that’s why I decided that today’s post would be a storytime about animal talk. These are a wonderful series […]

How Animal Talk Students Save JoJo the Dog from Dying

Let me tell you the story about JoJo. She’s a much loved Border Collie who suffered a terrible injury in a bizarre accident… Border Collies are a herding breed that can be very single-minded. Once they have a task in their heads, even something that seems trivial to us, they can’t be deterred. Many families […]

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How Animal Talk Students Save JoJo the Dog from Dying

Let me tell you the story about JoJo. She’s a much loved Border Collie who suffered a terrible injury in a bizarre accident… Border Collies are a herding breed that can be very single-minded. Once they have a task in their heads, even something that seems trivial to us, they can’t be deterred. Many families […]

Adopting Your First Shelter Dog: 4 Tips for a Smooth Homecoming

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 Communication Enterprises Inc. This article was previously published March 4, 2021 and was updated on March 28, 2023. In the market for a furry forever friend? There are plenty of […]

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Adopting Your First Shelter Dog: 4 Tips for a Smooth Homecoming

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 Communication Enterprises Inc. This article was previously published March 4, 2021 and was updated on March 28, 2023. In the market for a furry forever friend? There are plenty of […]

New Dental Tips for Your Cat and Dog for Strong Teeth

How do you feel about putting your fingers in your pet’s mouth? Normally I can safely and happily put my fingers in my horse’s mouth or dog’s but I prize my healthy intact fingers too much to attempt sticking them in a cat’s mouth. If you happily brush your dog’s or cat’s mouth regularly, congratulations! […]

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New Dental Tips for Your Cat and Dog for Strong Teeth

How do you feel about putting your fingers in your pet’s mouth? Normally I can safely and happily put my fingers in my horse’s mouth or dog’s but I prize my healthy intact fingers too much to attempt sticking them in a cat’s mouth. If you happily brush your dog’s or cat’s mouth regularly, congratulations! […]