
Val Heart's (Animal Communicator) Friend Einstein
Well, I have to say my mom is the genius here! You definitely want to socialize your own special puppies. If you don’t teach us what we need to know when we need to know it, we’ll struggle with those challenges for the rest of our lives. That’s no fun and is why so many of my fellow canines wind up at shelters, on the streets or euthanized… through no fault of their own. They just didn’t get the proper training and care in their early impressionable months. That makes me very sad…
Val: Thanks, Einstein! I was determined to teach you everything I could think of starting immediately after you came home with me, because I knew that my job was to give you the best possible start in life. And because I realized that what I taught you could some day save your life, I planned your social outings and training program very carefully.
Remember the day at the dog park when you were off leash and you got scared and in your panic ran lickety split for home and safety? But you were headed across a busy street? I yelled, Einstein! Come!! And I watched to see what would happen with my heart in my throat. I knew that you might be hit by a car, and I might lose you that day.
I was so proud of you, as with tears in my eyes and a tremendous feeling of gratitude, I watched as you immediately whirled around and raced back to my side, just like I’d taught you when you were only 9 weeks old.
I have been so appreciative of my ability to communicate with you during the entire socialization and training process. You needed to know what to expect, how to keep yourself safe and how to interact properly with other people of all shapes, ages, color and sizes, with other dogs, with cats, horses… You need to understand the games we play – and also communicate back with me for feedback and discussion.
That way I would know what was working and what didn’t work for you. Every one of us learns differently, and some techniques just don’t work for some as well as they do for others. You certainly sent me back to the training books and into meditation when we hit the occasional challenge together! But we’ve always figured it out – I’m so glad you can help me resolve these things together. You’re a wonderful Teacher.
You delighted the neighborhood when we went to the 4th of July parade and at only 10 weeks old, you were calm, laid back, gentle, loving and attentive to everyone of all ages, from the very old to the very young. The postman looks forward to seeing you, and our neighbors are happy to see us when we’re out walking. You enjoy riding in the car and love going to visit – anywhere at any time, is your motto!
Now, everyone who meets you just falls in love with you. That’s partly because of the remarkably wisdom you possess, but I like to think it’s also because you love people and are here to touch their hearts and lives, and inspire them.
When you came to live with me at 8 weeks old, I started immediately teaching you to Stay, Sit, Wait – with both hand signals and voice commands, from near and from far away. You also learned to Come! Shake Hands, High Five (with both paws) and have even learned to distinguish between your right and your left front paws!
By 2 1/2 months old, you knew the Find It game, and by 3 ½ months old, you knew the names of all your many toys and could distinguish between them when I asked you to Find a certain one.
Boy, I could go on and on singing your praises, but we’d better stop here. We can tell our Readers more in our next newsletter and Blog, ok? For today, I hope we’ve inspired someone to do more with their animal friends starting today.