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Katie the Cat

Katie the Cat

She had quit eating her usual portions, slowed her exercise, no longer played with any toys and quit grooming herself. She was a tidy Cat. Normal i...
behavior problems cat depression grief
Eating Dirty Potatoes

Eating Dirty Potatoes

There is a theory, a phenomena called: The Hundredth Monkey – also the title of a book written by Ken Keyes in 1982 concerning Macaca fuscata Monke...
The Story of Colonel Squeeek and My Perceptual Blindness

The Story of Colonel Squeeek and My Perceptual Blindness

Can't make this s**t up. Matter of fact, I have always found Truth to be much more entertaining than the best written fiction. Matter in point: C...
behavior cat
Separation ANGST

Separation ANGST

I have come home to a Rottweiler on the roof - YES, LITERALLY. Also, a cowering German Shepherd, an indignant Jack Russell who did not talk to me f...
One Teachable Moment Lasts a Lifetime

One Teachable Moment Lasts a Lifetime

Learning is the memory of an experience coupled with an emotion. Period. Pause. Take that in for a moment. Learning = Experience + Emotion = Future...
Zoopharmacognosy is Animal-medicine-knowing

Zoopharmacognosy is Animal-medicine-knowing

Zoopharmacognosy is a behaviour in which non-human animals apparently self-medicate by selecting and ingesting or topically applying plants, soils,...
Negotiating Part 3

Negotiating Part 3

Give me 2 minutes to Prove that Happily Ever After is Possible HAPPILY...  Gathering information about our Animals is primarily discovering what ma...
Negotiations - Part 2

Negotiations - Part 2

NEGOTIATING WITH OUR PETS - part 2 - Gathering information and Influencing behavior Have you discovered THEIR highest value REWARDS and how you can...
Negotiating with a Dog - Part 1

Negotiating with a Dog - Part 1

Negotiation is the heart of collaboration. It is what makes conflict potentially meaningful and productive for all parties, writes Chris Voss in hi...
Spoiler Alert - I got bit.

Spoiler Alert - I got bit.

   Yup. Bit. And NOPE - did not believe it would happen. However, looking back with 20/20 hindsight, all the signs and signals were blatant.  Here...
Affiliates and Referrals

Affiliates and Referrals

You have something that others may not = The experience of helping animals and people overcome difficult circumstances going on to live full and ha...
Twenty-three Countries Worldwide

Twenty-three Countries Worldwide

WORLDWIDE - 23 countries have requested and received BlackWing Farms' Remedies - a BELGIUM shelter being the latest and greatest!  By the numbers ...