This podcast was fueled by an interview I heard with vulnerability expert Brene Brown while driving home after grocery shopping. It so intrigued me that I then listen to a TED Talk she gave on the price of invulnerability and the value of expanding our perception of vulnerability because of the opportunities for growth doing so provides.
Read more →The next gift in this season of gifts that benefit our animals as well as ourselves is the gift of intention. Intention often gets forgotten in our desire to just to do something because it seems so much easier. And indeed skipping intention and just doing is easier— but only when it works.
Read more →Do you ever think about the role faith might play in maintaining a quality life for your animal? This week’s podcast explores that topic.
Read more →This podcast is the first of a holiday series that explores gifts we, animals, and nature in general share share and how these may effect our own and their lives.
Read more →First, a disclaimer: In spit of the look on Ollie’s face, no animals were harmed nor abused in this photo session which lasted less than 5 minutes. This is Ollie’s standard response to anything out of the ordinary…
Read more →This podcast recaps some points of interest I gleaned from a veterinary nutrition seminar I attended in October.
Read more →Join me as I run an energy audit on some particularly troublesome canine displays and discover the energy level can tell us about the animal’s motivation and prognosis.
Read more →Not surprisingly, after I edited this podcast I got to thinking about the different meanings of the word “groom”.
Read more →The idea that we’re a species-centered species, i.e. anthropocentric, isn’t a trait that make us humans unique. Not in that members of other species feel some inherent need to relate to us as if we were the center of their worlds, but rather that they tend to perceive their own needs as their top priority too. Where problems arise is when a conflict occurs between the fulfillment of human and animal needs. The typical (anthropocentric) human response if that it’s the animal’s responsibility to sacrifice his/her needs under these circumstances. If the animal doesn’t want to or can’t for
Read more →This podcast explores the some of the physical, mental, and emotional costs that arise when animals with problems are passed on instead of dealt with.
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