Small Blessings

Posted by charlene on November 18, 2008

As I was working out the details of the new services I am offering, and I thought about the check-in service in particular, I realized that one of my own dogs was benefiting from this service right now, and I had not even realized it!

Boy, this was a real wake up call to pay attention to what is going on right under my nose with Desmond! I am very pleased with what I did not, on my own, noticed immediately.

As many of you know I am a former teacher, so it was fairly easy to apply the principles and methods of teaching to “big” people when I began my own classes for pet owners in Animal Communication. While I love teaching young children, teaching adults has been a pure joy! I have taught quite a few animal communication classes, some through teleseminars, others in face-to-face workshops. I have had the pleasure of meeting some amazing people in my classes and have helped some of my communication students practice with other animals to hone their communication skills. I’ve also asked some of my students to help with animals if I did not have the time to work with a case, getting them familiar with a variety of situations and owners.

Recently I asked a very gifted student to “check-in” with Desi to see how he was doing health-wise, with his medications and anything else that he might have his attention on.

It is usually much easier to work with some other animal other than your own. Another communicator can many times be more objective than you can be with your own animals. Desi felt very comfortable with my student and shared some of his fears and worries regarding aging and leaving me when that time comes.

Of course I watched him to see what results these quick sessions had on him - but since this was happening in the middle of my own surgery and recovery, I was not quite as alert as I usually would be (hence my opening comments in this blog posting).

What I did notice was a definite lightening of his demeanor and much more joy in his eyes. He began to run through the house and I would often mistake him for one of the other dogs!

Desi is feeling pretty happy these days, especially right after talking to my student who he has come to love and trust. But the biggest change is the marked reduction in his wetting incidents in the kitchen after he eats his dinner. I was not even aware of it until he did have a little accident recently and then I realized that this was the first one in quite awhile. I blush to admit that I had forgotten to give him his medicine for that particular problem for some time too which makes this even more remarkable.

Anyway, it is a most pleasant change for all.

I give most of the credit to my student for the “check-ins” with Desi. I really don’t know how long this change will last, but we are happy, but more importantly, Desi is filled with joy and has as my husband would say, ” has a waggy tail.”

I wanted to share this success with Desmond, due in part I feel to his “check-ins” by my very gifted communication student, and to offer this same service to you, particularly for those of you with senior pets or pets with chronic health issues. Check-ins are flexible, easy, and can bring a much greater sense of peace and comfort to all. If you’d like more information on what this service is, you can click here.

Speaking of blessings, may you and your family have a most blessed Thanksgiving!

Charlene