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The Power of the Eyes

  We are all familiar with the expression “Oculi speculum animae”, the eyes are the mirror of the soul. When we look at another person’s eyes, we can tell a great deal about how that person is feeling at that moment: calm, afraid, angry, sad, depressed, disbelieving… and this information helps us modulate our approach. [...]

By |2023-10-15T11:54:37+02:00October 15th, 2023|Uncategorised|0 Comments

Mission Accomplished: Manifestation of Full Blown Sympathetic Nervous System Response

February 24th was indeed a “Red Letter Day”. The last of the kitties was finally neutered. However, this was not achieved without stress. Since September 2022 when the kittens reached 6 months of age, I had been trying to catch this kitty. The other three were not easy but this one was truly  elusive. Every [...]

By |2023-02-26T16:04:02+01:00February 26th, 2023|Uncategorised|0 Comments

Arena, Abscesses & Limps

Those of you who have been following my journey with the two horses who were abandoned at our place may remember that they are not at all happy to be touched. This, of course, poses major challenges and has been a source of concern. From time to time, Arena, the mare, has been limping but, [...]

By |2022-09-07T10:05:48+02:00September 7th, 2022|Uncategorised|0 Comments

Relief vs Remorse

19/08/2022 Yesterday Squeaky went into one of the travelling crates by herself and I was able to close the door. Until then she had only put her head and shoulders inside to reach the dish with food but yesterday I pushed the dish to the back of the crate. Of course, when she realised that [...]

By |2022-08-26T10:10:45+02:00August 19th, 2022|Uncategorised|0 Comments

Kennels

Summer is coming and many people will be going away on holiday. If you have pets, clearly the best option, especially for dogs but also for some cats who have learned to travel well, is to take your animals with you. This may not always be possible in which case the next best option would [...]

By |2022-06-11T16:04:09+02:00June 11th, 2022|Uncategorised|0 Comments

All Things Great and Small

I can't believe what has happened! Mimi, the little mini pinscher, died last night, Friday May 13th 2022, at 7.45pm. She was ten years old. She and her mother came to us when she was three when her foster Mum, a young woman of only forty-two, died of cancer. She had a lovely walk on [...]

By |2022-05-14T16:11:38+02:00May 14th, 2022|Uncategorised|0 Comments

Free E-booklet for all dog guardians

Zuzanna Rybarczyk set this initiative in motion inviting a number of people to contribute to a free e-booklet to give pet guardians some information which may help them, enhance the welbeing of their pets and also strengthen the bond between them. This great little booklet is now available for download free of charge here: [...] [...]

By |2022-03-02T17:22:48+01:00March 2nd, 2022|Uncategorised|0 Comments

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