by Jane Broccolo | Aug 13, 2013 | All Posts, Animal Intelligence, Animal Rights, The Human-Animal Connection, The Human-Animal Self
An old Scientific American article on animal intelligence, is largely about whales and the need for us to come to our senses in how we view animals. Reading it again is for me a soothing validation of what many of us know to be true about animals. And a confirmation...
by Jane Broccolo | Jul 28, 2013 | All Posts, Animal Rights
Even the mere concept of buying a dog seems ethically repulsive when you can instead rescue a pedigree from a shelter for a couple of hundred or less. A pure animal rights person would never give a penny to an upscale reputable breeder. It’s a strict moral issue...
by Jane Broccolo | Jul 16, 2013 | All Posts, Animal Intelligence, The Human-Animal Connection, The Human-Animal Self
We get stuck in human mindsets. We look at a dog bullying and chasing other dogs. We think, wow, that’s a true alpha dog. We don’t question if that dog is in his true power. We don’t look beneath his bravado to see if he might in fact be scared and...
by Jane Broccolo | Jul 9, 2013 | All Posts, Animal Communication, Animal Rights
Do you keep your cats indoors because you’d rather be safe than sorry? I sympathize with you, but… How would you feel if you were confined to house arrest all your life for a crime you never committed? To paraphrase Anabel, the safe, but sorry indoor...
by Jane Broccolo | Jul 1, 2013 | All Posts, Animal Communication, Missing Pets, The Human-Animal Connection, The Human-Animal Self
Again, the limits of human logic: One late night, I got an emergency call from a client to tell me his cat had been missing for 3 days. He was freaked out, to say the least. I didn’t have the heart to ask him to wait until morning for a session when I would be...
by Jane Broccolo | Jun 23, 2013 | All Posts, Animal Communication, The Human-Animal Connection
Unlike animal training, animal communication is not about manipulation. It’s about love. Pure unconditional love no matter how long it takes for a cat to agree to pee in the box, or a dog to get in the car. Bob is an 18-month-old Golden Retriever pup. His...
