Animal Emotions and That Icky Sticky Fear

 “Lacking a shared language, emotions are perhaps our most effective means of cross-species communication. We can share our emotions, we can understand the language of feelings, and that's why we form deep and enduring social bonds with many other beings. Emotions are the glue that binds.” ― Bekoff   Ants teach.  Earthworms make decisions.  Rats …

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Do you practice Anthropomorphism or Anthropodenial?

Hello Again, Friends! Full disclosure:  I am breaking my no-more-blog-posts-until-I-finish-writing-my-books-and-move-out-west rule.  Again.  But it's so hard not to share things with you all, especially when I am passionate about something! The topic on the table is something that every single person on this planet has done at least once in their life.  For many, it's something we …

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Creating Calm After the Chaos

Now that the tricks and treats of Halloween and Samhain are coming to a close, it's easy to become complacent as we wind down, but be aware: Your animal companions might still be wound up!  The endless sights, sounds, and stressors of Halloween might have deeply affected your animal companions. Hocus Pocus and the Kitty …

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