Honey The Pug
The following is a
sample email reading Catherine gave to a client, Patti. Patti's
response to the reading is below Catherine's letter.
Hello Patti,
Here is what I have been able to get
from Honey so far. I’ll tell you, she has been one of the hardest dogs
for me to communicate with. Her energy seems to be all over the place.
It’s hard to get her to settle down. Please tell me if any of this is
true. I want to go back & talk with her more, but I would like
to confirm some of this before going any further with her.
She tells me that her food bowl is
pink.
She said that her favorite place to
sleep is by Dad.
She said that she’s scared all the
time that you’re going to leave her & never come back.
She says that someone in the house has
been sick and goes to the doctor a lot. She’s concerned about that. But
then something was said about someone working at a doctor’s office???
She confirmed to me that she has
allergies. She says that it’s from her food. She would like to be put
on a raw diet. She doesn’t like the food that you’re giving her
& tells me that it’s the food that makes her sick. She would
love to be able to eat what you eat.
She knows that she barks a lot but she
says she can’t help it. She wants to know if I can help her with her
anxiety and her barking. (I think I can & I’ll tell you more
about that later)
She doesn’t like to be left alone. She
would like to know when you’re going to leave and how long you’re going
to be gone. Can you play soft music for her while you’re gone?
She would like to have another dog in
the house. She loves little kids, but thinks it would be great to have
another dog as a playmate. At the same time that she was telling me
this, I got the feeling that there’s another dog in the house, but to
her, she’s the only one that matters. It’s been confusing. On the one
hand, I think she’s telling me she’s the only dog. Then, the next time
I brought it up, she seems to be telling me that she’s the only one
that matters. Like there is another dog, but that dog doesn’t count, or
she doesn’t get along with that dog. I’m really confused about this.
The only thing that I’m sure about with regard to the subject of
another dog is that she’s definitely asking for another dog (or a
different dog) to come & live in the house.
She says her eyes water a lot. Her
tail and her ears itch. She loves to be brushed but it sometimes causes
her to itch more. She wants you to brush her in both directions; with
the hair & against the hair (does that make sense?).
She knows that she spins a lot but she
can’t seem to stop it. She doesn’t know why she does it. She says she
thinks it’s mostly because she gets so excited.
She loves to go for walks. I’m not
sure if she’s telling me she doesn’t get to go, or if she does, I think
she’s telling me they aren’t long enough. She would prefer long morning
walks.
Oh, there was something else about her
butt, besides it itching a lot; she said she has a problem with her
anal glands. Do you know anything about that?
I can tell you from talking with her
that she has a very sweet personality. She’s a pleaser. She’s always
trying to please. She loves you, your husband, your sister &
everyone that comes to the house.
Please tell me, if I’m on track with
any of this and then I’ll talk with you more about how I can help with
the anxiety, the barking & the spinning.
Oh….she said to tell you that she
loves it when you dress her up and if you wanted to paint her nails, it
would be okay. (HA! have fun getting her to settle down for that ….my
words, not hers)
I’m anxious to hear back from you.
After I hear back from you about some of this, I’ll either write or
call to explain how I can help with the anxiety & the barking.
The anxiety and her desire to please, I believe, is the cause of all
the spinning. I also get the feeling that she’s a little bored, but I
need to talk with her about that some more. I’m not sure why she would
be bored because she seems to be telling me that you have a pretty
active household. Someone is always coming & going. I’ll get to
the bottom of it during my next conversation with her.
Thank you for giving me the
opportunity to talk with her. While it’s a little challenging, she’s
also a delight & I look forward to talking with her again and
with trying to help her….and you.
In Joy,
Catherine
The following is Patti's
response:
As I said in last nights email, I was amazed. First of all I read where
you said she told you her food bowl is pink. I thought, well that one
is wrong, as her bowl is white with a green rim. But, I thought I would
double check. Well, guess what, the bottom of her food bowl is a large
pink apple. That is what she would see as her bowl, the bottom.
Her favorite place to sleep is by Dad.
We have been reassuring her when we have to leave that we will be back
and when. It seems to have a calming effect on her.
We have had a ton of Doctors appointments lately. My husband has
several and so did I over the last few weeks, so that was right on. (We
took her with us when we went yesterday)
We did know that she doesn't like to be alone. And yes, she has
allergies. If she had her way she would eat only what we eat. She loves
table food, but I think that is normal. We have her on ZD Science Diet,
which is for extreme allergies and she seems ok with it, altho it
really didn't help the allergies.
We will definitely play music for her when we go without her from now
on.
I had to laugh at the part about another dog. My sister’s dog comes to
visit and Honey loves her being here. We also have 2 cats, but she is
right about being the only one that matters in her mind. We have
spoiled her rotten since the day we got her when she was 6 wks old. And
with 2 cats and a dog, we are not going to be able to get another dog.
She has tons of stuffed dogs and teddy bears, and on occasion she and
the cats will play and run together.
Her eyes water sometimes, and she does get a lot of goopy stuff there.
Yes, she itches, all over. She does love to be brushed and I know what
she means about with and against the hair.
She does like to go for walks. She doesn't get to very often, but that
is something we are going to start doing more often. And, yes she has
just recently had problems with her anal glands. This is the first time
in over 3 years, but they have been filling up and I have to have them
emptied every so often. They do bother her.
And, yes she is a pleaser. She is the sweetest dog. She loves everyone,
people, animals and little kids. She loves to go to Lowes and have
everyone pay attention to her.
I agree about the nails, I think that would be a riotous impossibility
to get her to settle down for that. She doesn't like her feet being
handled much.
I don't honestly know for sure, but it seems since you contacted her
she has calmed down a bit, listens to us better, and was very good in
the car yesterday. I hope and pray it continues. I would love for you
to continue this conversation with her. It is amazing to me that you
can do this. I wish I could! You are definitely on the right track.
And, yes she is a challenge.
Thank you so much for your continuing
help. Patti M.
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