Animal/Human Connection

Animal/Human Connection

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Animal/Human Connection episodes

  • Memorializing Your Pet with the Help of Pawbituary.com founder Margot Ahlquist
    Questions to be answered:
    1. What is Pawbituary.com?  What does the site offer?
    2. How did you come up with Pawbituary?
    3. Why is it important that we memorialize our pets in some way?
    4. Do you have any tips for pet lovers who are mourning the loss of their pet?
    5. What is your long term mission for Pawbituary.com?
    6. Where can our viewers access Pawbituary?
    Ways to get in touch with Margot:
    Create your FREE Pawbituary Memorial Website at http://pawbituary.com/create
    website: www.pawbituary.com
    31 min
  • Being an Empathetic Listener to Those Who Have Lost Their Pet
    Dr. Carolyn Shadle is an author, speaker, and trainer in interpersonal and organizational communication.  She specializes in helping people listen empathetically.  This is especially important when pet owners are experiencing stress related to the well being of their pet or are grieving because of the loss of a pet.
    Carolyn earned her PhD. in Communication for the State University of New York at Buffalo and offers her services through her non-profit eductional corporation, Interpersonal Communication Services Inc.
    She is qualified to assist individuals and businesses that wish to enjoy positive people experiences.  This means finding the magic that happens when people skills are added to the technical know-how.  She enjoys working with individuals who wish to enhace their interpersonal and organizational communication skills.
    Through public speaking, training workshops, and writing, she addresses the elements that help professionals improve client engagement and team interaction.  She works extensively with veterinarians, pet owners, and pet-related businesses.
    Questions Carolyn will be asked:
    1.How did you develop an interest in communication?
    2.What kinds of audiences have you addressed in your writing and training?
    3.What are the special needs of veterinarians and others in the pet industry with regard to communication?
    4.What is the format of your training?
    5.How long is a typical communication worskshop?
    6.Where should one go to find your writings or schedule training?
    For more information, click here.
     
    Judy Helm Wright
    http://www.deathofmypet.com
    32 min
  • Assisting Animals in the Process of Transition: Crossing Into Spirit
    Lisa Larson is a full-time animal communicator, with a specialty in speaking to animals who have crossed into spirit.  She is also a Reiki Master and Huna Shaman who assists animals in the process of transition, as well as assisting animals and people with their grief after the passing of an animal.  Additionally, Lisa is a psychic/medium and is known for her compassion, honesty, integrity, and ethics.  
    Lisa can connect you with your animals and loved ones in the afterlife to deliver messages of hope and comfort, as we as connecting with your animals in body, to correct behavioral problems, and help them understand current life situations.
    As a Huna Practitioner, with a lifetime of study and experience in the metaphysical sciences, and background in tarot, she uses her wealth of spiritual knowledge to teach, mentory, and counsel those in need, and those on their own spiritual journey.
    Lisa has a Master's Degree in Human Behavior and lives in Carlsbad, California with her husband, Michael and their two feline fur-kids, Cuba and Makana.
    Questions Lisa will answer:
    1)How I do what I do, how animal communication works.
    2)How I got into animal communication.
    3)Special insights on Euthanasia. (Check out this blog post.)
    4)What types of messages animals give from the other side.
    5)What people can do to help getting over the passing of a pet. (Check out this blog post.)
    6)How people can get in touch with me.
    For more check out Lisa's website http://pawstalker.net or email her at [email protected]
    32 min
  • Keep Cats in Homes and Out of Shelters
    Dr. Marci Koski is a Certified Feline Training and Behavior Specialist.  Her goal is to keep cats in homes and out of shelters or abandoned as the reult of treatable behavior problems.  She loves working with cats and their people to educate pet guardians about the needs of their cats and how to meet them.
    Dr. Marci Koski has recieved her specialized certificate in Feline Training and Behavior from the Animal Behavior Institute.  She also holds a doctorate in Fish and Wildlife Biology from Colorado State University and has worked as a biologist with the U.S. FIsh and Wildlife Service since 2006, where she focused her efforts on the conservation and recovery of threatened and endagered species.
    Marci has always been passionate about animals and their welfare in particular.  Cats have always had a special place in her heart, and in fact, Marci can't remember a time when she's been without at least one cat in her life.  She currently relies on her five-member kitty support staff to maintain the feline duties of her household.  
    6 Questions that Marci will answer.
    1) Why did you decide to become a cat behaviorist?
    2)Why do people seek the services of a cat behaviorst?
    3)What should people expect if they have a cat behavior problem they are trying to resolve, and they all you for help?
    4)What's the most rewarding part of your work as a cat behaviorst?
    5)Talk about a pet you've had a special connection with.
    6)How can people help animals in shelters?
    For more check out Dr.Koski's website www.felinebehaviorsolutions.com, sign up for her 'Mewsletter' and find her on social media.
    Join our community of kind, thoughtful people that have respect for all creatures.  www.deathofmypet.com
    Judy Helm Wright
    32 min
  • "Dog Is Good" Co- Founder & Co-Owner Gila Kurtz
    Gila Kurtz? Co-founder/Co-owner of Dog is Good? Main phone: ?562-735-0219?           Website: ?www.dogisgood.com? Lifestyle brand for dog lovers focused on celebrating the dog human connection through a broad array of products, books, and experiences...all inspired by Dog?
     Gila grew up in Northern Virginia and attended Virginia Tech University where she graduated with a degree in Secondary Education in 1987.  Shortly thereafter, she attended a bid-for-bachelor fundraiser auction where, with her VISA card, she purchased her future husband.  His naval career was not particularly compatible with her teaching career, and the latter effectively ended when they married and proceeded to move about every 2 or 3 years.  Gila is a successful serial entrepreneur who found her deepest passion in working with dogs and their people.  In addition to building a successful dog training business wherever the Navy took her, she co-founded the award winning, nationally recognized lifestyle brand for dog lovers, Dog is Good, in 2007.
    Gila is the recipient of several business awards including recognition as one of the top 25 women of Influence in the Pet Industry (2015)  by Pet Age Magazine.  Gila speaks professionally on "Life lessons inspired by dog."
    31 min
  • Exploring Grief Reactions With Pet Loss
    Pets Are Family 
    If you or someone you care about has pets, there will be a tremendous sense of loss when that pet dies or has to be euthanized.
    Each day with our pet is special and brings joy to both the owner and the owned .
    Feelings  with pet loss
    Can relate your feelings to those that my family felt about Taffy
    Loneliness - Taffy had been a part of our family for many years.Anger - She was such a good dog, why should she have to suffer the indignities of old age, incontinence, arthritis, and blindness?Helplessness – No matter what we did, we could not make her comfortable.Guilt – We were all so busy and there were many days she had to stay alone.  She would look at us with such sad eyes when she had accidents on the carpet, but we knew it wasn't her fault.Sadness - We are all going to genuinely miss Taffy.Depression - Life just wouldn't be the same without her.Worried - That getting another dog would be disloyal to Taffy.Relieved - That she would not have to suffer anymore.
    For ideas and resources for celebrating the life of your pet, please see www.deathofmypet.com Judy Helm Wright, the author of this article is a certified Pet Grief Coach and has many packages and programs to help you navigate this difficult time.  Check it out.  You will be glad you did.
    23 min
  • Do Animals Feel Emotions Like We Do? (EXPERT)
    Yes, animals do feel and express deep emotions just like their human counter-parts.  They become depressed when a companion dies and mourn for their loss. See http://www.deathofmypet.com  for more information.
    Many experts (myself included) agree that animals, birds and other animals feel their live deeply.  This isn't a new topic.  In fact, Charles Darwin wrote about animal emotions way back in 1872.  His studies were on dogs who grinned and monkeys who chuckled when tickled.  
    Pure Joy in Animals
    Just now, our dog Rosie heard my husband say "Think I am going to take the dog on a walk in the sunshine."  Rosie went from a solid sleep to bouncing with joy and anticipation.  Was our dog grinning? Oh yes, she was one happy camper.  She knew that a walk in the sunshine meant a trek to the river and an opportunity to play in the leaves and chase sticks and snap at flies and all sorts of wonderful exciting times with her "fur family."
    Barbara King, professor of anthroopology at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA says: "Tody, after thousands of years of friendship, there is a great deal of attunement between humans and dogs, not only in terms of comprehension of each other's gestures and body language but also emotionally."
    Come & Claim Your Free Book
    You are invited to join our community of kind, thoughtful people who have respect for all creatures, two and four legged, at www.deathofmypet.com You can claim your free book there as well at www.ILOVEPETSTORIES.COM  You will always be glad you did.
    30 min
  • Is Life Worth Living Without Labs? James
    “Is Life Worth Living Without Labs?” is a book I have published that tells the stories of my two current Labrador retrievers, Francesca and Jazz Whacker. If you have, had, or love Labs, or are a general dog lover, you may enjoy my stories. It is available in paperback print or E-READER versions. To order, contact www.lulu.com/shop‎,  Barnes and Noble, or other book sellers.  Go to their bookstore and search the book title as above.
    28 min
  • Is Life Worth Living Without Labs? Jay Gore
    “The joy of hunting was beyond accounting, once I was old enough to be trusted … with my father’s old shotgun. I loved to bring birds down, to take quick aim at mallards, pintails, teal … and feel the twelve-gauge bounce against my battered shoulder …  ”A.B. Guthrie Jr., The Blue Hen’s Chick: A Life in Context, 1965
    BS Degree–Wildlife Management South Dakota State University-1963:       MS Degree–Wildlife Management University of Maine-1965.
    Senior Waterfowl Biologist, Tennessee Fish and Game Commission, Nashville- 1966-1971.    Wildlife Biologist, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, St Louis District-1971-1978.    Endangered Species Project Leader/Biologist, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Boise-1978-1991.     Endangered Species Program Manager/Assistant Manager, USDA Forest Service, Washington DC & Ogden, Utah-1991-1996.     National Grizzly Bear Habitat Coordinator, USDA Forest Service, Missoula-1996-2001 (Retired).
    Volunteer- Sage-grouse Lek counts, National Wildlife Federation, 
    “Is Life Worth Living Without Labs?” is a book I have published that tells the stories of my two current Labrador retrievers, Francesca and Jazz Whacker. If you have, had, or love Labs, or are a general dog lover, you may enjoy my stories. It is available in paperback print or E-READER versions. To order, contact www.lulu.com/shop‎,  Barnes and Noble, or other book sellers.  Go to their bookstore and search the book title as above.
    1 min
  • Moving Forward: How to Deal with the Death of a Beloved Pet
    Today is the last show for the miniseries How to Deal With the Death of a Beloved pet.  The following topics will be addressed during todays show:
    Gaining resiliencyMindfulness, meditationsClear mind, caring heartWhat are your inner resourcesVolunteer and give serviceAsking for and being open to supportWhen to get a new petGratitude journal
    This is the final week of this miniseries.  If you have found this information helpful or wish to know more go to www.deathofmypet.com for more info
    If you have a story that you wish to share send it to Judy at [email protected] with PET STORY in the subject line.
    31 min

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