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What is the best food for my dog or cat?
I get asked this question a lot. It's a complex topic, but the short answer is: buy the very best quality pet food that you can afford. In my long career as an animal communicator, I've worked with cats, dogs, horses, rabbits, lizards, turtles, chickens, parrots, and ferrets. However, most of my practice is made up of dogs and cats, so for the purposes of this article, I'm going to focus on how to make the best food choices for them. The market is saturated with choices that


My dog bit someone! What do I do now?
Over the course of my animal communication career, one of the most rewarding facets of my work has been transforming dogs who have bitten someone. If your dog has done this, your emotions around it are likely running quite high. The feelings can include guilt (why couldn’t I have prevented it?), bewilderment (he’s never done anything like this before!) or hopelessness (I haven’t a clue how to fix this — what if they have to be put down?) These are just a few of the many thoug


Why does my dog have separation anxiety (and what can I do about it?)
During the last few years, I’ve had a noticeable uptick in clients wondering what can be done about their dog’s separation anxiety. This sharp increase started with the Covid pandemic as more people adopted dogs, and people with existing dogs were home and now witnessing — on a more consistent basis — their dog’s anxious behaviors and bids for attention. When many people went back into the office at least part of the time, it’s no wonder that dogs had a hard time adjusting to


Help! My cat has stopped using the litter box! What can I do?
Ah, the “inappropriate eliminators,” as I call them. This is definitely the top issue causing people to contact me for help with their cats. (Does this surprise you? Read on for the nitty, gritty, “they’re just not using their litty” details...) My clients typically describe a previously well-behaved cat that suddenly, and for no obvious reason, starts peeing — or even worse — pooping outside of their litter box. Many clients have reported to me that their cat did this while
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