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Did You Know? Animal massage may improve your pet's circulation, nerve function, and brain function. Studies have also show that it lowers blood pressure and reduces the discomfort of arthritis. |
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Lack of communication can not only cause problems between us humans, but also between us and our pets. If you cannot communicate effectively, how do you expect the one you are talking with to understand what you are trying to tell them? The basic rules of effective communication are to stay calm, to express yourself as clearly as possible (even if that means taking a few moments to compose your thoughts), and to only work on one problem at a time.
Is dog psychotherapy just plain crazy? Americans spent more than $100 billion on their anxieties last year. In the past five years there were more prescriptions written for emotional problems than for any other category of medicine. In a culture quick to project human conditions upon animals, and treat them with human cures, I have to wonder whether more and more family dogs will wind up on psychiatrist’s couches and anti-depressant drugs.
Summer thunderstorms and celebratory fireworks are horrors for those unfortunate dogs that suffer from a noise phobia. Its a phobia that is more common than we think and can be helped by looking at natural remedies that have no side effects.
The great thing about dogs is that they don't hide their emotions. Their emotions and reactions are real, direct and open. It's just us humans that don't understand them. We might understand the classic excited dog play bow as an invitation to have fun but what about the less obvious dog cues? Could your dog be telling you something you are unaware of, or worse, admonishing him for?
Dogs, like humans, suffer from separation anxiety. Your dog may have experienced it. How do you know if your dog suffers from separation anxiety? There may have been a time (or perhaps right now) when your dog showed destructive behavior and you have actually come home to find the house in disarray -- papers were scattered all over the place, the trash can was knocked over with garbage spilling out, your shoes and clothes were chewed into pieces and shred.
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