Hounds Connect at Dog Fest North What a weekend! Last weekend Hounds Connect were at DogFest North, a cornucopia of dog experiences for you and your dog. It was based in the beautiful grounds of Arley Hall in Cheshire. It’s the first time … Read More
Dogs and Human EmotionsIntroduction This is a short description of some of the work I have been doing with my own dogs, studying dogs and human emotions. The work has involved fellow therapists studying the relationship between our emotions and … Read More
Where’s my house? I’ve been trying to write more about my therapeutic principles and I am finding it challenging. Which is good, but because that makes me WORK . I have been trying to explain to people in conversation, and … Read More
“Learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else” Leonardo Da Vinci Yesterday, in London, UK, there was an anti-BSL peaceful protest being held. BSL stands for Breed Specific Legislation. The picture below was from the twitter feed … Read More
A day in the life of ‘Hounds Connect’ This morning on waking, I was trying to decide how to progress with my day. I had various chores and activities that I needed to do and also a host of things … Read More
Is Your dog the key to your unconscious? Is your dog the key to your unconscious? Does how your dog behaves tell you things about yourself ? Is your dog tuned into feelings that you are trying to tune out … Read More
Experience in Animal CommunicationA little while ago I was involved in a Facebook conversation in a dog group I’m a member of that discussed ‘animal communication’. The discussion was around a dog owner employing the services of an animal communicator to … Read More
I find the world of dog ownership rife with judgmental attitudes, both from dog owners and non-dog owners alike. Your dog should do this , it shouldn’t do that. As a dog owner you should be like this, or this, … Read More
Its been a while since I have written. Some would say I’ve just been lazing about, my own inner critic in particular 😉 But I haven’t, I’ve been doing a lot of work and now I am catching up with … Read More
“Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage”Why does your dog hump you? This is another story leading on from a previous post about how my dogs reflect my emotions My Labrador retriever, Archie, occasionally humps me. Because I have … Read More