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Category Archives: therapy dog
DANCE
Dance with Joy Dance with Hope. Dance with Love. Dance with Peace. Dance with Possibility. But where ever you are, whomever you are with, DANCE. (stomp, leap, twirl, sleep. repeat.)
Posted in Dao Dogs, The Now, therapy dog
Tagged dance, holidays, holly, hope, joy, life, Liz Teal, love, mixed breed dogs, painting, peace, poem, poetry, positive, possibilities, Reverend Elizabeth Teal, self actualization, sumi-e
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reading
of course dogs can’t read…. well anything except body language, micro-expressions, and hearts. maybe they can help you learn to read too…..
Posted in The Now, therapy dog
Tagged children's books, dog training, dogs, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush painting, interspirituality, pet therapy, poetry, positive dog training, R.E.A.D., reading education assistance dogs, reading rainbow, rev.elizabeth teal, Reverend Elizabeth Teal, spirituality, sumi-e, water color
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surrender
she fell at his feet rolling over as if in submission and just as He bent down to greet her – She purred, and grabbed his fur with her claws…..
Posted in positive poodle, therapy dog, zen dog
Tagged connections, dogs and cats, friendships, interspecies friendship, interspecies spirituality, kittens, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, play, poetry, poodle, purr, spirituality, submission, sumi-e, surrender
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comfort
i am under the weather, but it is only a simple storm, still, even in the simplest of storms, the thunder and lightening can be frightening. i’s always nice to hear, it’s gonna be ok. and it will. honest.
Posted in therapy dog
Tagged aat, animal assisted chaplaincy, being sick, blessings, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, healing, health, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, nature, pet therapy, poetry, poodle, spirituality, standard poodle, sumi-e
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focus
together we enter the therapy gym, and my canine partner shines! greeting all with quiet grace, finding access in the smallest of spaces. gently laying his head into the crook of an arm, or standing next to a woman who … Continue reading
Posted in therapy dog
Tagged aat, animal assisted therapy, attention, dog, dog training, focus, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, job description, love, nature, pet therapy, physical therapy, poetry, poodles, positive reinforcement, spirituality, therapy dog training, training with food, visiting dogs, what really matters
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