Of course we can compel animals to (apparently) extinguish undesirable behaviours, but is this really the case? Normally what happens is that the behaviour is covered over and hidden: it becomes less visible. because the consequences for the animal if it does not comply may be more than disagreeable - even violent. The truth is [...]
Correa suelta da opciones Knowing that we have options open to us is fundamental for all living beings. A cornered animal is either a depressed, dejected animal who has given up all hope, or it can be a dangerous animal on account of the frustration that feeling cornered can breed. With a loose [...]
I have just had another example of the importance of changing something when we want a situation to change. If we keep on doing the same old thing we are only going to get more of the same. This is something that was brought home to me very forcibly this summer when we moved 1,000km. [...]
The other day listening to a talk on energy medicine, stress was being laid on the importance of "crossing over", of strengthening the link between both hemispheres of the brain. As I did the exercises, it occurred to me that the same is true for other non-human animals and I began to think about some [...]
What a sad life some dogs lead! I don't mean dogs that are starved or abandoned or beaten. That is a dimension of even greater suffering. I am referring to dogs, mostly in the country, who have a home and are fed but whose lives are utterly sad. The other day we went to catch [...]
The Tellington TTouch organisation has decided to offer free access to the bulletin which until now was available only to Guild practitioners. I hope you will enjoy reading the articles in the first 2017 issue! http://ttouch.com/tteamConnections/JanMar17.pdf
"Hello again Mary, you might remember I was on the T Touch course at Fourstones ... with Heidi. Before the course, Heidi hated being stroked and touched on the face, she just did not like human contact very much. I have been continuing with the body wraps each day (my version of the wraps), and [...]
Last week we had a wonderful two days exploring Tellington TTouch in Hexham in Northumberland in NE England. It is always inspiring to meet such committed people, and this was certainly the case at Fourstones where we had a number of rescue dogs. Fear, anxiety, fear of being touched and impaired movement were a few [...]