One of my professsional mentoring students asked me a question about counseling animals and I thought it would be helpful for you to know what I told her about this issue. She decided to try doing some counseling with a rescue dog who was fearful of all kinds of normal things like boxes and dark rooms. She followed her intuition and just told the dog whatever she could think of to help him calm down, feel more secure. She talked about his new people and how save and protective they were for him. She talked about the various situations he was afraid of and why he didn’t have to be afraid. She also did energy healing for him and some manifesting. The owner informed her that immediately after the session the dog came into the office, a room he had been afraid to go in,  and sat with her, which was very unusual for him. The questions my student posed were whether this works every time and what else she could or should have done.
Couseling is a great thing to try; it can’t hurt and might help, but it isn’t assured to work every time. The way I work with animals when counseling is to talk with them as if I am addressing a best friend. I give as much good advice and go into as much detail as I can and and I make it personal , i.e., I talk about how I have overcome similar difficulties. I show them my vision of a better outcome for them and explain how to manifest. I send love and healing energy to the situation and to them. I will do this as often as I feel able and as I feel the want or need it. Try it for an animal you know who has some challenge or who is in a bad situation and see what happens.
Stupid Pet Trick – YAY!
Don’t you just love this lady and the dog… too cute! (Might take a minute to show up….)
Orcas in Captivity
In reading about this incident I see that the tradgedy is all about the trainer being killed… yes that is a tradgedy… and nothing about the tradgedy of taking an animal from the wild ocean, putting him in a bathtub for the rest of his life, making him do tricks, (no doubt also making fun of him or speaking disparagingly), and then expecting this intelligent wild being to act like a docile pet. This incident is no different from elephants killing trainers or breaking loose in utter desperation and going on a ramage. Odds are this Orca and those elephants are hoping someone will kill them so they don’t have to endure the hideous lifestyle of slavery in a circus show anymore. Make no mistake… seaworlds are just stationary circuses. I hate all of them and can’t go there. If I do go it is with the knowledge that I will be doing emotional triage. Might there be a few who are happy with that life? Maybe… if they have a really good person who loves them taking care of them, and if that person doesn’t get fired for being too nice,  or if the animals were born in captivity and know nothing else, and the place actually tries to accomodate their species’ needs. But how in heck can you really do that for an an orca …. No really it is too much. Zoos and aquariums need to go as far as I am concerned, except those that are doing endangered species breeding and preservation (providing that in the process they are not wiping out the wild population they are trying to save LOL… another story). What can we do about all this and for the orca? I dont think at this point that release would be an option since he has been captive for so long. You can, however, talk to him from a distance and tell him how you feel about the situation. Do counseling as described above. Manifest for the best outcome. Do what you can to help him or any animal in a bad situation. You can also work to reform and or close zoos. Google and you will find lots of groups you can join. What are your thoughts on this incident? Have I missed something?
Understanding Neuroscience through Cats
This is too cool. Click on the url below to view
http://hug-machine.livejournal.com/66293.html
