Tui Na massage: Wouldn’t it be something if your horse could have a consistent, harmonious flow of stomach chi and could avoid colic, founder, stomach ulcers, and any other digestion issues horses are prone to have? Wild horses roam and … Read full article
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Homeopathy for Animals – Q&A with Shirley Moore
We receive a LOT of questions about homeopathy for animals: which remedies to use for various conditions, how to give the remedies, and most of all, questions around preventing and treating Lyme disease. Shirley has very kindly been responding to … Read full article
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Acupressure-Massage for Puppy Mill Survivors
Helping Puppy Mill Survivors Pet shop puppies are adorable. Your heart melts and you have to go inside to see them. The sales clerk assures you … Read full article
Assessing Pain In Animals
Assessing pain in animals can be tricky business. Animals have evolved to hide pain well in order to survive in the wild. While our pets need not fear … Read full article
Interview with Animal Homeopath Shirley Moore – Part 1
By Cattie Coyle
Welcome to the second installment of our 3-part mini-series on homeopathy - the first half of my interview with animal homeopath Shirley Moore. As … Read full article
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Animal Communication
By Cattie Coyle
Today's featured alternative health modality is animal communication. I have long been fascinated with it - being able to talk to animals sounds like a childhood dream! I always assumed you had to have a special gift in order to be able to do it, but the … Continue Reading...
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By Karen Gunton
Don't miss out on this fantastic marketing strategy! As business builders we tend to avoid interacting with the competition; they are the competition after all. You want to keep your clients, your products, and your strategies to yourself! We tend to ignore … Continue Reading...
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By Cattie Coyle
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Meet Lisa Ruthig, Lively Dog
By Lisa Ruthig
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The Purpose Of Species – How Each Animal Species Has A Part To Play In Who We Are And How We Experience The World Around Us
By Julie Lines
This month I wanted to share with you an area of animal communication that I am particularly passionate about. It is an area that I have been called to for many years now – something that I knew inside myself and that made sense to me. I believe that when you … Continue Reading...
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By Admin
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Massaging Ducks And Other Waterfowl
By Cattie Coyle
Today, I am looking for your help. I love hearing from all of you who visit and read this blog. It is such a treat to get emails with comments and questions, and today I received one of the more unusual ones so far. This question is from Leah, who is … Continue Reading...