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Greetings!
One
year ago today, my beloved dog-companion of 14 years died. In honor of her beautiful
spirit and the unique relationship we enjoyed, this issue is dedicated to Mook.
Aside from giving us opportunties to be "outside ourselves," animals provide us
with tremendous health benefits and have much to teach us about being in
the moment and loving unconditionally. My hope is that this issue will inspire,
inform and delight you. By now your summer must be in full swing: picnics,
reunions, swimming, camping, picking berries. God knows the last thing we need
is one more ezine to read ... or to write! So, next month I’m taking
a break. Look for the next issue in early September. Remember last
month's "Toot Your Own Horn" section? Readers wrote in; check out their "toots"
here!
To the animals!
Kimberlee P.S. Thanks again
to those who send great feedback ... and for those who don't, tell me: what
would make this ezine more interesting and valuable to you?
| Being
With Messy |  |
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Feature
Article
by Kimberlee Foster, CPCC Last January, while exploring a new
hiking trail, I discovered a breathtaking view of the Pacific Ocean. It was obviously
a great place to break for lunch and imbed a memory or two. It wasn't long
before I spotted 4 white paws flailing madly in the air (see above). Ahhh, the
familiar sight of my darling new dog, Karli, rolling on her back - most likely
in something deliciously odiferous. She didn't disappoint me: a big ol' cow
pie. I felt my heart sink, suddenly remembering why it was I didn't want to adopt
a white dog. While contemplating the adoption return policy, I wondered how the
heck a cow pie ended up in the middle of nowhere. Then I got distracted with my
chocolate-laden GORP and returned to knoshing ... and Karli to her sniffing (or
so I thought). |
| Reader
Spotlight | |
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Click
here to submit your Spotlight article! Laurel Scarioni
Dog Obedience Trainer & Animal Behaviorist Dogs as Healers
& Teachers Would you like to live a less stressful life, lower your blood
pressure, and decrease your chances of developing depression? Would you like your
children to be confident, empathetic, focused in school, and socially adept?
Many researchers agree that all of these positive life changes can be facilitated
by dogs! Dog owners live longer after heart surgery, have lower rates of depression,
and score higher on empathy tests. Just petting a dog for 10 minutes can lower
your blood pressure! |
| An
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Who
Says Animals Don't Feel?! Since Waldo [3 y/o male Chihuahua] joined our
family, poor Lambchop [Red Belly Parrot] is picking his feathers! He's ripped
out almost all of his tail feathers and is doing a number on his pretty orange
chest feathers. So I took him to our friend who owns the bird store, to get
her advice. She said basically he's sexually frustrated! He's angry at ME because
I'm giving attention to the new male in the family and he sees himself as the
alpha male that should be getting all the attention from me! I got some good tips
for helping him adjust. Karen McCarthy, Los Angeles CA
with "Lambchop"
& "Waldo" |
| What
Good Are These Ezines? | |
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Here’s
a creative way one of my readers used information from my ezine to help her through
a difficult moment. You can do the same. “Yesterday and today I've been
feeling in the pits, full of guilt, regret and sadness. I finally got that I could
do something instead of waiting for things to get better all on their own...or
not. I grabbed a couple of books, then remembered your past ezine and worked with
"Getting out of your own way." I printed "Ingredients for Getting Out of Your
Own Way" to post on my wall and made the 8 questions into a worksheet. I'm learning
to proactively use the tools at hand!! YEA for me and THANKS to you.” – Jae
Newman, Santa Rosa, CA
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Dedicated to Mook
Sept 15, 1991 - July
13, 2005
"A doctor may heal the body, but an animal can heal the
soul." - Hester Mundis |
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