Episode 17 - “Pet/Person Relationship:  Pt. 2 - with Douglas Green"

Beyond acting as alarm systems, garbage disposals, rodent control, and hunting companions, the pet/person relationship is often a familial bond, with benefits including improvement of health and longevity for both people and animals. Studies are showing that owning a pet can benefit those suffering from a myriad of health and social concerns, including a variety of mental and physical illnesses. 

Sure animals might be dirty, tracking mud into our homes, but studies also show that babies raised in households with pets develop less allergies and develop stronger immune systems than those who are not.  Therapeutically, animals are used to promote empathy and responsibility in children and adolescents, including those on the autistic spectrum. 

In part 2 of this episode, we continue our conversation about the animal/human connection with Douglas Green (http://www.douglasgreenmft.com/), A marriage and family therapist here in Los Angeles, who has written a book about his own special relationship with a pet, titled "The Teachings of Shirelle:  Life Lessons from a Divine Knucklehead” (www.CavalleriaPress.com).  

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Book - “The Teachings of Shirelle:  Life Lessons From a Divine Knucklehead” - Douglas Green

http://www.amazon.com/The-Teachings-Shirelle-Lessons-Knucklehead/dp/099122812X

Resources & Clips:

http://nkla.org/

https://www.aspca.org/

Article: “Can Pets Keep Us Healthy?”

https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2009/february/feature1.htm

Article:  “How Humans Created Cats”

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/12/how-humans-created-cats/282391/

Article:  “A Brief History of House Cats”

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-house-cats-158390681/?no-ist

National Geographic Channel - Brilliant Beasts - "Genius Dog"

http://www.natgeotv.com/ca/brilliant-beasts/videos/genius_dog

National Geographic Channel - “The Truth About Cats”

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/wild/the-truth-about-cats/

National Geographic Channel - “The Secret Life of Dogs”

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/wild/destination-wild/episodes/the-secret-life-of-dogs/

The Shirelles - “This is Dedicated to the One I Love”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mTeVE4rTm0

Cat Stevens - “I Love My Dog”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qcqk_SEsLPU

Harry Nilsson - “Best Friend”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQhVMQ5Wcg8

Ani DeFranco - “Little Plastic Castles”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfhOTopqtnQ

The Cure - “Lovecats”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jCxP0d5BtI

Laura Nyro & The LaBelle Sisters - "Spanish Harlem"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb6db0UM0nY

The Shirelles - “Welcome Home Baby” 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRReLmsFlww

The Shirelles - “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo-oXk5Bjrc

"Scooby Doo Theme"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_C2HJvtRDY

The Shirelles - “Everybody Loves A Lover”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QztqoL66-R0