Conversations With Dog

My son's dog is a happy, well trained, well behaved, gentle and very loving dog. She seems to be socially well adjusted to people and all other animals. When my son gets home from work he has to just open the door and let her out so she can pee when she first sees him. Actually it is the same when anyone comes to the door, she pees if not taken out instantly, Also, when you greet her outside she pees.  Sometimes its just a little dribble, sometimes its a lot. It does not seem to matter if she has just gone....she will still pee. He was told this breed has submissive urination. I get the feeling she is just excited to see the person. Can this change? Join Suzy for this episode! 

These days many people travel often for a variety of reasons.  How do you make sure your dog is cared for while you are away?  How do you know what your dog requires while you’re gone?  From kennel boarding to house sitters, there are a myriad of choices to make every time you leave. Suzy will also talk about the choice to bring your dog along while you travel. How do you know what your dog prefers?

Suzy received the following email from a listener: Hi Suzy, What to do with our dogs when we are ready to break up a relationship? Can I prepare them somehow? Or do they know way more than me already? I am separating from my long-term relationship. This will have serious effect on my dogs and I am terrified to put them through more argument, more change and more discomfort. Help! Join Suzy this week to hear tips to bring ease to this situation.  

Join Suzy this week as she has a conversation with Marcey about her Border Collie. Here’s what Marcey had to say about her dog, “My 10 month old Border Collie will steal food off the table or anywhere if I am eating or anyone else if I don't watch her. She has more than enough good food plus snacks. My dog also will pull when I walk even though I correct her and ask her to walk beside me to be gentle. Sometimes she will pee in the kitchen even though she is let outside all the time and she knows to go outside. She also will jump on people. I have to correct her constantly. Is she still just a puppy and that is her issue? How do I get my dog to start listening? It is such hard work! I will tell her something and she stops the behavior the next minute she is doing the same thing like she forgot or is trying to control me.”  Join Suzy as she offers ideas to make this situation work for everyone!

Please join Suzy and Marilynn for this conversation about dealing with the loss of your pet. What tools can assist you during the process of you pet dying and what tools can assist you afterwards? 

  "Buddy came from a shelter.  I've had him for about 4 years and he is probably 5 or 6 years old.  I don't have a backstory for him.  He was left at the shelter and lived there for about two months.  He was about to be put down when I adopted him. Buddy is great with me and Chris, my partner.  With strangers it is a different story. He exhibits fear regularly. If anyone has a hat or sunglasses on, or anything in their hand, or makes sudden movements he cowers and may growl.  He also is extremely protective of me and growls when most strangers come near me. Can we assist him? I am not sure how to change this behavior." Join Suzy, Chris, Patty and Buddy in this conversation on what might be done to get Buddy over his fear and protectiveness!

This week, Suzy continues her conversation with Lynn.  This time they will discuss Lynn’s male dog, Polamalu. Lynn writes about Polamalu, “He is so sweet however, he has developed aggressiveness with others.  If they pull in the driveway and I let him out and he meets them in the driveway then he is OK for the most part.  But if he meets them in the back yard or inside the house, he charges – he even charged a 3 yr old little girl and barked in her face.  I don’t want to have to put him down for biting someone and I would like him to be as sweet with others as he is with me.  He is Captain Licky Pants with me, and he even sleeps between my legs (which my husband says is the problem).  He is 2-1/2 years old.“   

This week Suzy talks with Lynn.  Lynn’s dog wrote the following about her dog, Lily. Lily, will not stop barking. She is so sweet but no one wants to be around her because she barks a few seconds BEFORE the phone rings, at the wind, everything!  She was a stray that was shot in the rear end, and we took her to the vet.  We thought she was mute for 3 months she never made a peep until she was in the car and a white-haired lady walked by and she went berserk!!  Now she hasn’t shut up since.   Also she has developed a thing where she throws up every morning.    She can throw up 12 hours after eating yet she throws up food as if she just ate…  In addition, all of a sudden she has been wanting to be in my lap which she has never done before. She is 8-9 yrs old.  

  My seven month old German Shepard is afraid of many things. She doesn’t like the refrigerator, the car, bath time or even her brush.  I try to be understanding, but it is so strange I can’t figure out what is going to spook her next. How do I introduce her to things in a way she will like them?  I need to be able to brush her and give her baths, but she runs from me when she sees the brush. What can I do to help build her confidence with all these “scary” things? Join us this week as Suzy offers ideas to bring ease to this nervous puppy.

My sweet dog, Lady, had a litter of healthy and bright-eyed puppies.  They are two months old now and quite playful.  Out of the ten, I have only allowed a dear friend of mine to adopt one of them. How do I stop feeling so protective that I am afraid to adopt out to people I don’t know?  What are my best tools to insure that I am letting the pups go to really good homes?  I know in my mind there is no way I can keep 9 pups yet my heart doesn’t want to let them go unless I know they will be cared for.  What can I do to relax about this whole situation? Join Suzy as she addresses these questions and provides  tools to bring ease to this situation.

Another show with Mattew Couperthwaite about a different way to succeed in Agility. Matthew is a young, very successful trainer in South Africa, who is sharing with us how asking questions and being willing to have 'a dance' with your dog can really give you a totally different way of being in agility training. If you'd like to see how appying the Access tools in a highly competitive sport can work in your favor, you are in the correct place!

Rosa has been Leslie's dog for a while, but since a recent move and change in the envirnment has gotten worse with her fear of noises. Please join Suzy and Leslie to see what changes could be facilitated with Rosa and if there is a way to get her out of her fears! 

Donna just adopted a boxer from a shelter across the country. Now she is wondering if he is happy in his new home and how she can make his integration easier. What are a few tools that can assist to make any adoption go with ease? What energy is required for teh new owner to make this a lasting relationship? Please listen for some tips and tricks!

  Rose’s dog, Prince, is loyal most of the time. However, she has some concerns about his behavior she will discuss with Suzy this week. Suzy will give Rose some trick and tips as they talk about when Prince: -Jumps on people when they walk in the door -Pulls on the leash -Reacts aggressively when he sees a dog or cat -Doesn’t come on command Join Suzy and Rose for this week’s engaging conversation!

Matthew from South Africa has been training his dogs for agility since he was a young boy. At 17 now he has a lot of success with his dog and is winning prizes. He is asking how he can get his dogs to perform better and get the stuff out of the way that limits him and his dogs. He also is wondering if a rescue dog will ever be as great a performer as the dog you raised yourself? Join us in this conversation about agility!

What is a dog’s point of view on death? As a dog approaches their own death how can the people in their life know what questions to ask in order to be supportive at that time? What would the dog like to say and what do they require? There are hands on energy processes you can use with your dog to nurture their body and Being. Suzy will share tools that are available to create ease for people and dogs during times of transition.

I adopted a shelter dog with problems, what do I do now? Some animals have stuff from the past that hold behaviors in place. With the clearings of Access Consciousness we can begin the process of change! Please join for this interesting subject!

Can you hear your dog talking to you? Would you like to have to have an awareness on what it takes to have the communication with your dog? Find some helpful tools on animal communication here.

If your dog keeps making the same mistake and you cannot change it, what is going on?? How can we connect with the dog and convince him that the behavior has to change? For example, does your dog keep peeing in your house and it's driving you crazy?

What if the dog barks all the time and will not shut up? What is going on? What is the message my dog is giving me? Is there a way to stop my dog? Maybe the way to stop your dog from barking is easier than you think!