“Each time you love, love as deeply as if it were forever.” Audre Lorde
love deeply
01 Tuesday Oct 2019
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Category Archives: Pets
The no-kill movement
06 Friday Sep 2019
広島 CAT STREET VIEW of Hiroshima
30 Friday Aug 2019
See the web site to walk a mile in a kitty’s paws.
http://hiroshima-welcome.jp/kanpai/catstreetview/index_2_on.html
no-kill
12 Friday Jul 2019
Posted in cats, dogs, Pets, Uncategorized
The no-kill movement began two decades ago in the United States, and it has given millions of dogs a second chance; instead of being euthanized, they are matched with families. Wonderful story about how dogs can be loved and given a second chance. Read it or listen to it here: NPR
All in the Mind: The Animal Mind Audio
14 Friday Jun 2019
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From All in the Mind and Australian Broadcasting : Most of us have an intuitive feeling that our pet dogs or cats have thoughts and even feel emotions—but did you know that ants can teach, rats have a sense of humor, chimpanzees can deceive and elephants grieve? Scientists are discovering that animals’ cognitive and emotional processes are far more sophisticated than we once thought. Listen/Download the audio here. 
Pets
10 Friday May 2019
Wonderful article written by Joseph Burgo, Ph.D. who has practiced psychotherapy for more than 30 years, holding licenses as a marriage and family therapist and clinical psychologist.
“…Although Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic method encourages the analyst to present a blank screen, concealing all details of his personal life, thoughts and feelings, Freud himself practiced from his home and included Jo-Fi, his favorite chow chow, in many of his sessions. Freud supposedly relied on his pet’s reaction to a client for help in assessing the person’s character. He also felt that a dog’s presence helped to calm his clients.”
Read more here: The Pets in My Practice
