This summer several families began putting me through the ropes of a new level of presence. The exercises were beyond any before. One family was asking…

In my experience in visiting and observing your animal family members, there are several things that increase their level of joy. Over the next weeks, I will share some of these with you. One of the biggest is conscious attention and connection. What does that mean exactly?

As a pet companion I have experienced several times when pets have pushed past their own perceived characterizes to help teach a person what they need to hear in the moment. On day one of any new pet assignment, it is about listening to your animal companions with my ears, eyes, what I am feeling or sensing in my body and the thoughts that come quickly in as nine out of ten times it is from them. They too are beginning an inventory list of who I am through my energy, smell, and what they sense about me….