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Charmaine Hammond’s rescue dog, Toby, got off to a pretty bad start — by turning Charmaine’s house totally upside down.  But, with help from an animal communicator, Charmaine solved Toby’s behavior problems and turned him into a rescue dog with a mission in life. Rescue Dog with a Super Job Here’s Charmaine’s description of how Toby, the rescue dog, would enter a hospital and announce his presence — with a couple of loud barks.  And how Toby has some special instincts about how he can... Read Full Story

Sometimes children suffer dog bites with disastrous results.  Michelle Douglas, of The Refined Canine, is a past president of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers.  In this interview on the “My Doggie Says…” show, Michelle talks about a dog bite tragedy that occurred in her neighborhood — and what can be done to prevent these accidents from happening. In this short clip (1:34), Michelle summarizes the results of research by the Canine Research Council on childhood dog bites.  Most... Read Full Story

Here are Sharon Loy’s words about how improved dog communication can lead to a much richer relationship with your pet: “Like most animal lovers, I have always had a trusting and intuitive connection with animals. But I did not always understand the full extent of what their companionship offers.” In this short clip (4:48), Sharon talks about how anyone can learn to become a telepathic animal communicator: Listen to the entire podcast, in which Sharon talks about what it means to have... Read Full Story

Lori Helps us Take Dog Relationships to a New High Lori Spagna is founder of efil’s god Spirit,efil’s god and efil’s god Dog Training, which focus on a spiritual, holistic approach to communication and healing for the mind, body and spirit in every living being. Hear how Lori’s concept of our pets “mirroring” our personalities, along with some good dog communication, helped solve a family relationship problem — and a dog’s terrible skin allergy issue.  (4:00) According to Lori, the best... Read Full Story

Improve your dog relationship by putting your dog on a doggie diet while you are trying to lose weight yourself.  Peggy Frezon is the author of “Dieting with my Dog.” Peggy Frezon is an author, pet columnist, and multiple award-winning freelance writer from New York. She contributes regularly to Guideposts and Angels on Earth magazines and is published in more than a dozen Chicken Soup for the Soul books. Her work can also be seen in magazines such as Woman’s World, Teaching Tolerance... Read Full Story

Understanding dog communication is like solving a puzzle.   Our “best friends” often create what I call  “scratch-your-head moments.”  They do something a little unusual, and, more often than not, they are trying to tell us something.  The trick is to figure out what this particular dog communication might mean. Callie often uses a “snort” or “grunt” sound to communicate.  She’s not trying to form words, but it’s as if she’s figured out that we humans communicate with our voices.  Maybe... Read Full Story

Callie says, "Merry Christmas!" Best wishes for a Merry Christmas and Happy 2012. Fred and Callie Read Full Story

Kevin Behan is a long-time dog behavior expert.  On the “My Doggie Says…” show, he talked about his noe book: “Your Dog is Your Mirror.” Kevin Behan on the “My Doggie Says…” Show:  Kevin Behan, dog behavior expert,  grew up on his parent’s farm in rural Connecticut immersed in a landscape of natural beauty and surrounded by dogs. Kevin’s father, John Behan, founded Canine College, trained dogs in the Canine Corps in WWII and was the first in America to train protection dogs for... Read Full Story

Barbara Abercrombie is the author of “Cherished: 21 Writers on Animals they have Loved and Lost.” Hear Barbara talk about her experience in bonding with a pet and the process of grieving upon the loss of a pet. Read Full Story

A “cross-over” trainer, Pat started her long dog-training career using “old-fashioned” methods that relied on the use of force-based tools and methods – jerks on the choke chain, harsh verbal corrections – and successfully earned numerous obedience titles with a variety of dogs, including a Rough Collie, a Bull Terrier, an Australian Kelpie, a Pomeranian, and Josie, her wonderful Terrier mix. It was Josie who convinced her to cross over to force-free methods, and she is now fully committed to... Read Full Story