Degenerative Myelopathy in Dogs with Wyndi Warren, Real Dr Doolittle Show™

After a forty-year career that led her from counseling and consulting with police departments to landscape design, author Wyndi Warren embarked on an incredible new career in writing. From humble beginnings establishing her roots with showing and training German Shepherds, she offers her voice in the fight against Degenerative Myelopathy (DM).   

Wyndi’s first work, Angel With a Tail, has touched many with an inspiring story of love and determination triumphing through adversity.  Angel With A Tail is a book of funny antics, unlikely friends, and finding hope and joy.  This is the first non-fiction narrative detailing daily life with DM (degenerative myelopathy), the story offers hope and courage for owners of dogs with mobility issues.

Listen and learn:

*  What Degenerative Myelopathy (DM) is

*  What the symptoms of DM are and how you can tell if your dog may have it

*  What you should do if your dog is exhibiting symptoms of DM

*  What inspired Wyndi to write a book about her dog’s life with DM

*  What the single most memorable thing WYn’s dog Sabre taught her, a lesson that we can all use for inspiration to live our best life

Get your autographed copy today of Angel with a Tail and learn more about author, Wyndi Warren at http://www.angelwithatail.com/index.html.

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Angel With A Tail by Wyndi Warren

The greatest beauty is found in the hearts of those who love, but how do you cope with the losing the one you love?

In the memorable Angel With A Tail, Wyndi Warren retraces her wonderful journey with Sabre, an amazing German Shepherd, the dog she dreamed of from childhood. He became her cherished “angel with a tail.” He taught her to be a better person and drew many people and other animals to him with his engaging personality. No one suspected their blissful happiness would ever fade away.

Sabre developed Degenerative Myelopathy, a fatal disease that affects many other breeds today. His struggle left a lasting legacy that guides others from a shocking first awareness to a final celebration of life now and forever after. Enjoy his inspiring story—and share the extraordinary tale with someone you love.

After a forty-year career that led her from counseling and consulting with police departments to landscape design, author Wendy Warren embarked on an incredible new career in writing. From showing and training German Shepherds, she offers her voice in the fight against Degenerative Myelopathy (DM), a fatal disease that affects not only dogs but the people who love them. Wyndi’s first book, Angel With a Tail, has touched many with an inspiring story of love and determination triumphing through adversity.  Wyndi Warren lives in Dallas, Texas, USA.

Write Wyndi at: AngelWithATail2011@live.com, visit www.angelwithatail.com 

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Holistic Vet Shares Vital Pet Care Advice, Dr. Mark Newkirk on the Real Dr Doolittle Show™

Dr. Mark Newkirk is the owner of NEWKIRK FAMILY VETERINARIANS, with offices in Egg Harbor Township and has been taking care of pets in Southern New Jersey since 1981.

Dr. Mark treats dogs, cats, birds, reptiles and exotic pets, and has special interest in alternative medicine. His practice now includes chiropractic, homeopathy, herbal therapies, aqua-puncture, alternative cancer treatments, therapeutic lasers and alternative allergy therapy.

Now Dr Newkirk is known nationally for his work in alternative medicine. He writes for National Publications, such as Animal Wellness Magazine, has his own radio show and an ever growing list of patients who have been able to stop the steroid and antibiotic merry-go-round and have actually gotten significantly better.

Listen and learn:

* What you should be feeding your pets

* Why vets feel the need to over vaccinate and the dangers in vaccinations

* The difference between holistic medicine for pets and complementary medicine for pets

*Whether steroids for pain in older animals is the only solution

* Why is there such an epidemic in allergies in pets, and what is NAET (see www.vetnaet.com for more info)

* The cause of the significant and chronic teeth and gum disease problems, and what can you can do about it

* Are pain medications and/or steroids “all there is” for your old pet?

* What about obesity and crash diets for overweight animals?

* Alternative cancer therapy offers hope for a longer, healthier, better ‘end of life’ by adding holistic therapy

*What cutting-edge stem cell therapy is for animals

* What can be done to deal with chronic injury or spinal problems, like hip dysplasia, for animals that need special care or have severe arthritis or for whom the adage “old age is not a disease” applies

To learn more about Dr. Mark Newkirk and the Holistic Veterinary Medicine Association visit http://www.ahvma.org and http://www.newkirkfamilyveterinarians.com/

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Activated Oxygen Therapy By Dr. Mark Newkirk

By Dr. Mark Newkirk Family of Veterinarians

Oxygen as you know, is the molecule that makes all life possible. What you may not know is that oxygen, when “activated” turns from the molecule 0-2 (oxygen) to 0-3 (ozone). This 3rd oxygen atom is very special and it does 2 things.

One, it puts “extra” oxygen in diseased, cancerous, inflammed or infected tissue. This increased oxygen greatly boosts the body’s healing power! Oxygen is the molecule from which all cellular energy and thus function and healing is derived. (remember your biology and chemistry classes, the mitochondria and ATP??!! Bet you never thought that would have some meaning for you!!!)

Second, the 3rd oxygen atom negatively affects abnormal cells, (such as cancer) and pathogens such as bacteria, yeast fungus and viruses. It does this by breaking through the outer “wall” that surrounds the abnormal cell or pathogen. NORMAL cells have a way of protecting themselves against this effect, thus normal cells get a boost of oxygen to help them heal, while abnormal cells and pathogens have their “wall” broken and die! Wow, what a therapy! Using oxygen!!

A special machine (which we now have) is required to take medical grade oxygen and activate it. The O – 3 molecule is stable for only short periods of time, which is why it does not occur in nature except in the upper atmosphere. Activated oxygen (ozone) is used in many cities nationwide to purify their water supply instead of chemicals such as chlorine, so its effectiveness is well documented.

So where can we use this? In most any resistant, or degenerative disease process. Cancer, non-antibiotic responsive infections, severe yeast infections of the skin and ears. Arthritis, colitis, or any other inflammatory condition. There are a variety of ways to administer activated oxygen and the number of treatments vary, depending on the condition we’re treating. Ironically, since activated oxygen is not a “recognized” therapy by the “legal powers” of veterinary medicine (neither is chiropractic in animals either by the way!!), a waiver of consent must be signed before we or other veterinarians can do this therapy.

We are very excited about adding this therapy in our quest to help pets who are severely ill or have been given no other chance. I recommend finding a vet in your immediate area that can offer this treatment option if you feel your animal would benefit.

To learn more about Dr. Mark Newkirk, his team and holistic veterinarian care visit http://www.newkirkfamilyveterinarians.com/.

Once upon a time, there was a very clever donkey…

One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into the old dry well at the back of his farm.

While the farmer tried to figure out what to do, the donkey began crying.  The crying turned into non-stop braying.

* No animals were harmed in the telling of this story.

The Golden Year

Did you know that you become what you think about most of the time? The most important part of each day is what you think about at the beginning of that day because it sets the tone, direction and sense of purpose for what is to come.

And this day, the first of a New Year, is equally important.

Start Your Year Right

Take some time today to reflect on your goals, your relationships, your animals, your life. What do you want more of?  What do you want less of?

Make a plan now to take the action steps necessary to live your best life, to play your A Game, to know what makes your heart sing and to go for it.  Promise yourself you won’t settle or sell out on what’s important to you.

Don’t spend another day putting up with bad situations, hurtful people or badly behaved animals that destroy your peace of mind, undermine your purpose and steal your love for life.

Look for the opportunities inherent in every problem, and discover the gift and the blessing in them.

This week on The Real Dr Doolittle Show I spoke with the remarkable inventor, Alecia Evans.  As a dog lover and trainer, she saw a crying need for a better way to walk our dogs that didn’t choke, drag or hurt them; that didn’t crush their tracheas, smush their noses or misalign their necks; and, that allowed not-so-good dog handlers to walk their dogs with ease and in safety.

So she followed her Guidance and created a brilliant solution to the problem, the Gift of the Walk In Sync No Choke Dog Harness, and has helped make our world a better place.

Decide now to get the help you need, no matter what it takes… to know what you really want and to lean how to ask the right questions, to learn how to discuss things with your animals so you can both enjoy positive change…

Because you know when Mama (or Papa) ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy.  And if your animals aren’t happy, I’m betting you aren’t either.  Change starts with you.

Wishing you and your furrkids a New Year filled with purpose, positive changes and a whole lot of heart songs,

Val

“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift; that’s why they call it the present.”  Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)

Dog Flu Outbreak

By Dr. Andrew Jones, DVM

So this has been reported in the Wall Street Journal, as well as in various local media:

“Active outbreaks of highly contagious canine influenza have been reported in New York and New Jersey in recent months. The virus also has been detected in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Colorado and Texas and is being investigated in California, according to Merck & Co., which makes a dog flu vaccine.”

This ‘new’ dog flu virus first appeared in 2004 in greyhounds, and it is believed that it resulted from a horse flu virus that mutated.

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Canine Flu Symptoms
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Similar to flu in people.

Fever, cough, nasal discharge, lethargy, decreased appetite, weakness, joint pain/discomfort, and in some cases difficulty breathing.

Over 95% of dogs have no secondary effects, and recover within 7 days as their immune system rids the virus.

A SMALL percent can have secondary bacterial lung infections  (pneumonia)- in VERY serious cases a dog could die.

Transmission is through coughing, secretions, and close contact with infected dogs.

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WHAT should you do?
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Well you are likely NOT surprised that at couple of the major vaccine companies have made a vaccine for this. And what do they advise?

Vaccinate.

But there are concerns with the vaccine, and even the AVMA does not advise giving it as a core vaccine…

In fact most veterinarians are only advising the vaccine for very high risk dogs- those around many other dogs in close quarters, such as boarding or doggy day care.

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Is there EVEN an outbreak?
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There have been a small number of cases, but there is no central reporting body.

And none of the major veterinary associations are suggesting there is a dramatic increase.

IN fact the ‘increased awareness’ comes from the News Release referencing the website doginfluenza.com- this just so happens to be sponsored by Merk, which makes a vaccine for canine influenza.

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Bad NEWS sells drugs
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So in summary here:

A Drug company which manufactures a vaccine releases news claiming there is a ‘MARKED’ increase in cases of canine influenza.

News media run the story giving it credibility.

Pet owners get concerned and ask for their dogs to be protected.

Veterinarians vaccinate these dogs- whether they need it or not.

Seems somewhat unscrupulous to me.

My suggestions are to not vaccinate your dog for Dog Flu.

Keep their immune systems strong so they can fight off disease in the first place.

Consider probiotics, essential fatty acids, colostrum, and immune supportive mushrooms.

Visit http://budurl.com/dogsupplement for more details.

Evolutionizing Dog Training for the 21st Century By Alecia Evans

Before I became a dog trainer, over 17 years ago, I was instructed by a Certified Professional Dog Trainer to use certain training tools on my 16-week-old Lab. Back then, dog training tools were archaic to say the least.

Shock collars, prong collars, nose leads and my “favorite”, the metal choke chain, were guaranteed to choke and hurt the dog if he didn’t do as he was told.

It’s astounding to me now that I went along with the professional without ever questioning the damage I could be doing to my dog’s neck, throat and spine, and the pain I could be inflicting on him. After not-so-successful puppy classes, we used a prong collar (which almost broke my finger when it got stuck in one of the prongs), then tried a nose lead which injured my dog’s neck, requiring the services of a chiropractor who had to put three of his vertebrae back in place.

A Change of Approach

Then I hired another dog trainer who suggested it would be easier to get my dog’s attention and focus by giving him treats as a motivation to learn. I was amazed, but when I used this approach, my dog acted as if he had bionic hearing and somehow began anticipating what I would ask for.

Those training sessions happened years before I ever trained my first dog professionally, but that “out of the box” thinking taught me to look at things very differently from the way most trainers did, and often still do. I took a critical look at traditional dog training tools and begin to wonder how we could train dogs more humanely and effectively.

The theory behind most training is that we teach the dog to listen to our language and then apply tools to change his behavior. But what if it was up to us to learn the dog’s language, and learn how to work with him in a way he understands, without harming him?

In a dog or puppy’s mind, training is about who best controls the energy, but dogs do so in a silent way that we would do well to learn about. I now approach training by teaching dogs how to harness and master their own energy, thereby unleashing their greatest potential.

Harnessing Energy

Almost all traditional dog training tools are designed to control a dog from behind and are placed around the neck. This notion of controlling the dog by the throat has the tendency to disconnect him from his body. If you notice, a dog on a choke chain or prong collar will still pull. When he becomes disconnected from his body, it is much more challenging for him to learn, and the potential for injury increases.

A harness will always be safer for your dog’s neck, throat and spine. It should clip in front at the dog’s chest, thereby putting the focus of his energy in front of him, not behind him. Placing the clip in front of him actually helps the dog connect to and collect his energy more effectively and efficiently. You then have a dog or puppy that is much more able to tune into your own energy and to pay closer attention to you as his leader.

Clipping the leash at the dog’s chest allows you to control him with total respect for his throat and spine, and gives him the ability and awareness to choose to walk into the pressure, or move back from it.

Leash Connections

In addition to a front clip harness, you want a leash that will help you communicate with your dog or pup by providing clear and consistent boundaries that he will understand and respect. Think of it this way: if you tie your dog to a tree, he will know in ten seconds or less how much room he has because the tree will not move. So he backs off from the pressure. Compare this to taking a dog for a walk and it is easy to see how traditional training tools are not assisting you. As long as you move forward, the dog will continue to pull against the pressure because he believes that by doing so, he will eventually break free.

Most leashes provide the dog with no way to know where his boundaries are. A leash that has some type of clear marking on it lets you know how much room to give your dog. That way, the leash and an appropriate harness work together to help you create clear, consistent boundaries for your pooch.

By using the proper training tools, you’ll feel more confidence in your role as a calm and clear leader, and that means the dog is set up for success. After all, what happens on one end of the leash travels down to the other end; a calm human means a calm, aware dog that easily takes direction.

Training Method

A good training method should be: easy, consistent, and effective while teaching you how to teach your dog how to harness their energy to unleash their greatest potential in just minutes without choking them. The method should be developed to work with the humane training tools to teach and support you in educating your dog in a very short time to move off of pressure without any pain and how to walk in sync with you within minutes.

What if it was up to us to learn the dog’s language, and learn how to work with him in a way he understands? Using a harness will help you get connected and communicate more effectively with your dog for much better results without pain or strain.

Alecia Evans has been professionally training dogs and their humans since 2001. Her philosophy is harness your dog’s energy to unleash their greatest potential and your own.

Alecia invented The Walk In Sync™ Humane Dog Walking and Training System as the gold standard of training tools in order to end the choking of dogs during training and walking. Alecia is revolutionizing the dog training world with her exclusive 5 Minute Manners Makeovers using the Walk In Sync™ Harness and Accu-Grip Leash, along with her Walk In Sync™ 3 Easy Steps to teach any human/dog duos to Walk In Sync in just minutes.

As a Holistically minded dog trainer Alecia works with issues ranging from bringing a new puppy home to severe aggression. Alecia’s background as an Animal Wellness Consultant over the last 15 years has been focused on nutritional health and emotional well being utilizing nature’s pharmacy of supplements and natural remedies to address the animal’s root issue and restore balance to their system and behavior.

Find out more at: http://www.valheart.com/walkinsync.html, email Alecia for more information – info@dogwalkinsync.com

No Choke Dog Collar Creator Alecia Evans on the Real Dr Doolittle Show™

Alecia Evans has been successfully transforming the relationship of hundreds of dogs of all ages, breeds and temperaments with their people 2001.  As a Holistically minded dog trainer Alecia works with issues ranging from bringing a new puppy home to severe aggression. Her philosophy is harness your dog’s energy to unleash their greatest potential and your own.  Having she began suspecting that many of the tools used to train dogs and puppy’s were causing undetected harm and damage to the dog’s neck, throat and spine areas. Often times having long term ramifications that few trainers or veterinarians are aware of.

Never feeling right about choking dogs and unsuspecting puppies to train them, Alecia invented The Walk In Sync™ Humane Dog Walking and Training System as the gold standard of training tools in order to end the choking of dogs during training and walking.   Alecia is revolutionizing the dog training world with her exclusive 5 Minute Manners Makeovers using the Walk In Sync™ Harness and Accu-Grip Leash, along with her Walk In Sync™ 3 Easy Steps to teach any human/dog duos to Walk In Sync in just minutes.

Alecia’s background as an Animal Wellness Consultant over the last 15 years has been focused on nutritional health and emotional well being utilizing nature’s pharmacy of supplements and natural remedies to address the animal’s root issue and restore balance to their system and behavior.

As the former host of the award winning GrassRoots Aspen TV Series, The Whole Animal- An Alternative Approach to Animal Care, Alecia takes a natural approach to dog training and health care.  Her work has been featured on: Fox and Friends, The Sandra Glosser Show, NY 1, and in Aspen Magazine, Dogtipper.com, The New York Daily News and Woof Report.  She is the training expert for Dogtipper.com and Only Natural Pet Store.

Alecia believes prevention and proper education about the best training methods and tools will begin to limit the number of dogs given up for adoption due to behavior issues.

By listening to the interview you will learn:

• How training dogs with flat, pinch or prong collars around their neck or nose can cause serious problems.
• Why using old technology dog collars often make dog training dangerous.
• What made Alecia invent the Walk In Sync™ System.
• What the scientific basis for this system is and why it is more effective for dogs and pups and their people.
• How traditional training methods cause dogs to become aggressive and fearful.

We need to upgrade the tools we use to train our dogs and puppies.

Although we have been taught for the last 60 years that training your dog by any apparatus around their neck or nose is ok, perhaps we need to rethink how these tools have been failing them.  Training humanely is the highest tribute we can pay to our dogs and will not only make training more effective but will keep many dogs out of shelters who have been labeled “behaviorally challenged.”

Visit: http://www.valheart.com/walkinsync.html

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Animals & Intuitive Intelligence, Interview with Val Heart

Val Heart, The Real Dr Doolittle™, is an animal communication expert, animal whisperer, animal behaviorist, internationally recognized pet psychic and master healer for people and  their  animals..  She is also a world renowned Equestrian Health, Behavior & Performance Expert.

She works with celebrities and other animal lovers who are struggling with their animals because after 10 trips to the vet they still don’t know why their animal is sick, they can’t get their dog to stop eating their shoes, their horse refuses to jump, bucks them off or runs away with them.

Val solves problems in minutes not years because she bridges the gap between you and your animals.

She also loves teaching animal lovers how to communicate with animals themselves so they can save money at the vet, solve their own behavior, performance and training problems, and learn how to deepen their heart connection with all animals.

Paula Gregorowicz hosted an Intuitive Intelligence™ Telesummit called “The 12 Days of Intuitive Intelligence™”.

She carefully handpicked a dream-team of guests she wanted to interview…and I was one of them. It might seem like an unusual approach to becoming enlightened and developing your intuition.  Usually when a spiritual seeker is interested in developing their intuitive intelligence, they learn from human gurus and teachers.

However, your animals are sometimes your best teachers (and healers).

Listen and learn:

•       How Val got started as a professional animal communicator
•       How animals are telepathic and how they share information energetically with you
•       How you’re already receiving messages your animal is sending to you
•       How learning animal communication can save you time, money and peace of mind
•       Why you should ask your animals for help when there is a problem
•       Why sometimes the problem isn’t with them, it’s with you!
•       3 simple steps to tell your animals what you need them to know
•       Why Val is so passionate about helping people learn how to communicate with animals

Be sure to listen to the end – there’s a $200 gift waiting for you.

To sign up for the next Learn Animal Communication in One Weekend Virtual Retreat, a program designed to enhance your intuitive abilities for the purpose of communicating, healing and resolving problems with animals, visit:

http://www.valheart.com/acsretreat.html

You can learn more about Val’s work at www.valheart.com/

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