OREO ON TRAGEDY
Oreo’s person lost her previous dog, Malley, in a house fire. She rescued Oreo after the fire. Oreo explains, “The fire happened from heaven so that Malley can be with mom from heaven and so that I can be with mom on earth.”
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EMMA IS NOW IN HEAVEN
This was written by Emma’s person: “Just to let you know that we let Emma go on October 24th. If you recall she was the cattle dog with kidney troubles. After being told by our Vet at the end of May, that Emma would only last a month, Emma pushed on for more than 5 …
PRAYING MANTIS WISDOM
My cat and I found this praying mantis on our front porch. It shares, “Be still. I am not much different then you. My leg is injured and it is hard to walk my path. Be still with me and we will find a new way.”
KYLIE THE CATTLE DOG
This is young Kylie. She lives in a home with Zip and Kiwi, who are both experienced agility athletes. Kylie looks up to her older siblings and says with confidence, “One day, I am going to be the biggest agility champion in the world!”
ZIP THE ATHLETE
This is Zip. His mom is a positive dog trainer. He says, “I love to run fast and earn titles in agility. When running the agility course, I would like it if my mom could visualizes the next obstacle in her mind sooner. I get a lot of my cues from the pictures in her …
INTERVIEW WITH BEAN THE BUNNY
This is Bean. I found her hopping down the sidewalk of a main road. I was unable to locate her owners so Bean traveled cross country on an airplane to live with my friend. Laura: What was your life like before your present home? Bean: I use to live in a cage. It was a …
EMI ON DOG AGGRESSION
Emi says,“I growl at other dogs because I cannot read them anymore. My eyes are blurry and sometimes, especially after my morning medicine, my reaction time is slower. I feel safer if the dogs stay away from me. They don’t understand what is wrong with me. One dog tried to attack me because I scared …
CAT POOPING OUTSIDE LITTER BOX
Dear Laura, I have a severe problem with my cat Ziggy. In the last two weeks she has crapped on my bed twice, crapped on the kitchen floor, and peed on the kitchen counter. She has access to outside 24/7 by way of the dog door. Here’s the deal—-I’m not interested in working with this …
GUS & HIS PERSON
Days before Gus was diagnosed with fluid in his heart he said, “I am scared. I don’t feel well. I have a burning in my stomach and my throat.” Gus had to spend the night at the doctors so he could have the fluid drained. A few days later he was playing though suggested, “I …
KIWI
Kiwi is a 12 year old Australian Cattle Dog. She has been doing Agility for over ten years. She talks about the body work her person has done on her, “Sometimes the massage therapist pushes her thumb too hard down the sides of my spine. I prefer acupuncture. That makes me feel really good.”