I’m clumsy. I survive by assuming everybody else is, too. Despite the obvious (and frequently embarrassing) hazards, it’s a pretty good way to live. Really. Don’t take me wrong. Injuries, hurt feelings, creepy people and events: not into them. But I am into building community, and for me that can sometimes mean being clumsy. Lending […]
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Gone to the Dogs … in New York
If you’re going to New York and have to leave your own dogs (and cat) at home, there’s one sure way to get your dog fix: arrange to be there in February, when New York goes doggy for the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan. The 135th Westminster Dog Show […]
Winning National Writing Awards
We had a winning table at the Dog Writers Association of America (DWAA) writing awards banquet at the Affinia Hotel in New York City Feb. 13, 2011! This is the DWAA’s 76th year, a professional association of people writing about dogs in newspapers, magazines, newsletters, books, and in art and photography. We were gathered to […]
Daily Rituals with Our Animals: Saving the World One Family at a Time
We start and end the day at our house the same way: in a big pile on the bed while I tell my kids, one by one, with many hugs, how much I love them. And why. Every day. Every night. And I get lots of hugs and kisses in return. What astounds me is […]
Co-incidence and Community: How A Dog, Three Women, and a Book Saved a Life
Sometimes we wonder if we’ve done the right thing in life. Sometimes we get lucky and know we did, even though we were just trying to get by. Sometimes that story co-incidentally defines another, which is what building community is all about. This is the story of how a chronically ill dog saved another dog […]
Alchemy West: Our Interview at Working Dog Wednesday
Robyn: One of the best things at Alchemy West in 2010 was working with Bella the Boxer and her staff, Ellen Galvin and Patrick Galvin, on Bella’s book. Yes, Bella is a dogpreneur and wrote Secrets of a Working Dog: Unleash Your Potential and Create Success. Bella has upped the ante on the self-help genre, […]
What Do Animal Communicators Really Do?
There are so many people doing animal communication that they’ve begun to specialize. I don’t do animal communication exclusively. I communicate with all life, from animals to businesses, homes, and nature, including wild/domestic land and weather systems. Essentially, animal communicators help us telepathically connect with animals, by hearing or seeing them, experiencing their feelings, or […]