Lori Helps us Take Dog Relationships to a New High
Hear how Lori’s concept of our pets “mirroring” our personalities, along with some good dog communication, helped solve a family relationship problem — and a dog’s terrible skin allergy issue. (4:00)
According to Lori, the best dog communication happens when you marry your right brain with your left. (2:00)
Here’s the full podcast (50:00).
Understanding dog communication is like solving a puzzle. Our “best friends” often create what I call “scratch-your-head moments.” They do something a little unusual, and, more often than not, they are trying to tell us something. The trick is to figure out what this particular dog communication might mean.
Callie often uses a “snort” or “grunt” sound to communicate. She’s not trying to form words, but it’s as if she’s figured out that we humans communicate with our voices. Maybe she’s really trying to communicate a message, but, if nothing else, she uses her “snorts” as a way of saying, “Hey, I’m trying to tell you something.”
Yesterday, I was sitting at Lake Arrowhead, doing some work on my laptop computer, when Callie sent a dog communication message. She stood on all four legs, about six feet away from me and making good eye contact, and she let out a huge “grunt.”
It would have been easy to simply ignore Callie’s “grunt” and say something like, “Hi, Callie, nice ‘grunt,’ now let me get back to my work.” But I’ve learned, through years of paying attention and writing “My Doggie Says… Messages from Jamie,” that puzzling doggie behaviors like this almost always contain some kind of dog communication — a message for the decoding.
In trying to interpret Calllie’s messages, one of my first suspicions always has to be, “How about giving me a nice scratch on on my tummy or my neck?” But Callie was standing too far away, so that didn’t make any sense.
My next guess was, “I need to go out and pee,” so I got up and walked toward the door, but Callie didn’t follow. So, another wrong guess.
So now I’m racking my brain to figure out what Callie could be trying to tell me. Was she asking to be fed? No, she had eaten breakfast about an hour earlier.
What about Callie’s water dish? Callie drinks a lot of water in the dry, five-thousand-foot elevation, of Lake Arrowhead. Sure enough, the water dish was empty. I topped it up; Callie took some big slurps; and she curled up on the floor by the fireplace.
Dog communication mission accomplished!
Dexter is an internationally known animal communicator, presenter and a long time practitioner of Zen and Tibetan Buddhist meditation. As an artist/ educator residing in Los Angeles, she has taught art, yoga and meditation to thousands of children in schools throughout the city while showing children how to care for and communicate with animals.
Dexter is a remote viewer, certified Kundalini Yoga Instructor, Reiki Master / teacher and has been professionally communicating with animals since 2000. Dexter donates her services to rescue organizations and provides free healing at a clinic in Los Angeles. She is a contributor to Species Link and Animal Wellness magazines.
Dexter has private clients in Alaska, British Columbia, France, Sweden, Italy, Mexico, England and the United State
She is available for workshops, lectures and private consultations.
Dexter says, “I work with animals to resolve behavior problems. I identify energetic imbalances in the body and incorporate Reiki and other methods of energy work to facilitate emotional and physical healing. I communicate to dying animals and to animals after they transition. I help to find lost animals and reunite them with their families.”
“I have talked to rabbits, birds and squirrels, ferrets, cats, dogs and frogs, horses, spiders, emus and zebras, wolves, rats, coyotes and mice, opossum, lizards, llamas, flies, tigers and chimpanzees. My animal photography can be seen throughout my web site.”
Dana Miller Deep in Conversation With A Favorite Friend
Dana Miller has learned to listen to animals and understand their very-often-interesting views of life. It turns out, for example, that some “lost” animals aren’t really “lost;” they are just looking for a different life. Dana is an animal communicator extraordinaire, and she has lots of wonderful stories about her interactions with animals. She has fabulous insights into their energy levels — which can be enormous — and their quality of thought. Learn how and why Dana learned to see the spiritual side of animals.
Dana also talks about how each “animal communicator” brings something a little different to the task. Not all approach animal communication in the same way. Hear Dana’s “FIVE important things to remember about animals as learned through communication.”
Tonight at about 6:35 p.m., California Time, Fred will be a guest of Janet Roper on “Talk2theAnimalsRadio.”
Here’s another example of Callie being a “social” dog — at Lake Arrowhead Village. Like Jamie, Callie loves the Wishing Well gift shop, because they have the BEST puppy treats. Notice the “wishing well” in the background of this photo.
Train Your Dog To Be Social
Dogs are very social animals — if allowed to be. Sometimes the difficult part of “training” your dog to be social is for you to lose your fear that something bad will happen if your dog interacts with other dogs or people. Bad things can happen, of course, so you have to know your dog’s temperament — and be ready to protect it, if necessary.
But too often, the owner’s fear gets in the way of a good socializing experience. If your dog feels you pulling on its leash when people, or dogs, approach, it might get the idea that it needs to be protective, or defensive. So, to train your dog to be social, train yourself to trust your dog in social situations. Most of the time, dogs are happy to see each other, and they get along just fine. Be ready to act, if necessary, but don’t turn your dog into a wallflower by holding it back from social situations.
In these situations, like lots of others, communication with your dog can be important. When dogs or people approach, “read” your dog’s reaction. Is it happy? Apprehensive? Afraid? Eager to make friends? As you get better at understanding your dog, you will be better able to help it in social situations.
It also helps to understand your dog’s “social personality.” For example, Callie often approaches other dogs in a very submissive manner — making it clear that she wants to be friendly and not aggressive. She often lies down — or even flops over on her back — in a very submissive way. She makes lots of doggie friends this way.
As is often the case, dog training is more about people training than anything else.
Janet Roper has always had a special ability to communicate with animals. But she believes that anyone can acquire this skill. She even gives lessons. Check out her web site at www.talk2theAnimals.com. Or learn about her talk show at www.Talk2theAnimalsRadio.com. And listen, as Janet describes what animal communicating means to her and some very spectacular success stories in “talking to the animals.”
The “My Doggie Says…” show is broadcast live on KFNX-1100 in Phoenix, every Wednesday evening from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. Live streaming can be found at www.1100kfnx.com. Every week, Fred interviews an expert in dog training or animal behavior, or some other important aspect of building a special bond with your dog. To call the show: (602) 277-KFNX, or (866) 536-1100. Callers welcome!
You might be surprised how much your dog is communicating with you. You just have to learn to speak its language, which is often behavior-related. A dog’s actions can speak volumes; you just have to be clever about figuring out the message in “dog talk.”
There is no better way to understand your dog’s personality and nurture its “dog nature” than to tune into your dog’s body language and become more interactive with it.
There was a peculiar pattern in Jamie’s (the heroine of “My Doggie Says…: Messages from Jamie”) decisions about “where to be.” I believe that dogs are pretty thoughtful about deciding where to hang out. They often choose places for specific reasons.
Tune in tonight — and call in — to the “My Doggie Says…” radio talk show to learn all about training a puppy and connecting with your dog — from Brenda Aloff, author of “Get Connected with your Dog” and “Canine Body Language: A Photographic Guide.”
The “My Doggie Says…” show will help you gain a deeper appreciation for “Man’s Best Friend.” The show is broadcast live from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday nights, on KFNX 1100, Phoenix. It is streamed live on www.1100kfnx.com. Fred interviews dog whisperers, dog trainers, dog psychologists, authors of dog books, and experts on all aspects of dogs and dog behavior and dog nature. The show is also available as a podcast on iTunes. Go to the iTunes store, click on “Podcast,” and search for “My Doggie Says…”
To call the program and join the discussion, call (602) 277-KFNX, or outside of Phoenix, call 1 (866) 536-1100. If you participate in the program, you will receive a free copy of the “Dog Appreciation Lessons” CD.
Listen to author, Sande Donahue, on the “My Doggie Says…” Radio Talk Show:
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