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All pets, both at home or in shelters, can benefit from Reiki treatments. Reiki is a gentle form of hands-on healing that helps maintain a balanced energy and promotes health and well-being.

Reiki for dogs involves the practitioner placing his or her hands lightly on or near the dog’s body. Dogs are very receptive to Reiki as it is attuned to their natural energy body. The practitioner and dog work together so that the dog can take whatever energy it needs from the treatment. The Reiki practitioner acts as a channel for the energy and this benefits both the practitioner and the animal that is being treated.

A great resource for more information on Reiki for dogs is a book by Nicole Wilde, Energy Healing for Dogs: Using Hands-On Healing to Improve Canine Health and Behavior.

Dogs are a natural sponge for the energy of their owners and for this reason can take stress and illnesses of their human companions. Many times when your dog isn’t feeling well, it may be due to something that’s going on with his owner and that he has absorbed. For this reason, Reiki is an important part of your dog’s health and well-being and should be made available to them on a regular basis.

Reiki practitioners can be located in your area through your homeopathic veterinarian or by local directories offering Reiki treatments.

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Dogs accustomed to their owners being home all day can experience dog separation anxiety when left alone. Your dog can become destructive by chewing or tearing up things in the house; barking and howling; or peeing in the house (even though they normally never do).

Anxiety in dogs can take many forms and typically will begin soon after you leave them alone. When you do get home, your dog may follow you from room to room or display frantic behavior when you arrive. Your dog may even refuse to eat when you’re away or when you get home due to stress.

Separation anxiety can be caused by other factors as well such as a traumatic experience (from your dog’s point of view) such as being placed in boarding while you’re on vacation; moving to a new house; or a change in the family such as the loss of a companion animal or family member.

It’s important to remember that your dog isn’t doing this on purpose and that punishment, getting another dog or crating are not solutions to your dog’s separation anxiety.

Instead, try some of these methods recommended by the Humane Society:

• Don’t make a big deal out of arrivals and departures.
• Leave your dog with an article of clothing that smells like you, such as an old T-shirt that you’ve slept in recently.
• Establish a safety cue – a word or action that you use every time you leave that tells your dog you’ll be back.
• Consider an over-the-counter calming product that may reduce fearfulness in dogs.

Your pet sitter, dog behavior professionals, or veterinarian can help you with questions and concerns about your dog’s anxiety.

Thanks for stopping by today and for the loving care you give to your  herbal dog.