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How
to Get Your Dog to Stop
Jumping on You (and Pee on Cue)
You're
dressed to impress, ready to leave home for an important business
or social gathering. Then your dog, who doesn't want you to go without
him, jumps up and leaves smudgy paw marks and pet hair all over
your clothes.
Or,
you're walking your dog before bedtime. The hour is late, it's beginning
to rain and your umbrella is in the house, but your dog is having
such a tough time finding the perfect patch of grass to water that
getting to bed looks like being an hour away.
Even
the most experienced animal communicators can find it difficult
to cope with these natural canine behaviors, but this article will
show you how.
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What
Is It With Women and Horses?
Part
of the intensity of the bond between women and horses is power.
Sitting atop 1100 pounds of strong, graceful muscle definitely makes
you feel powerful in a way that nothing else does—and despite all
the societal changes that have occurred, few women enjoy the same
level of political and economic power that men do.
There's
a lot more to the woman-horse connection than power, though, and
this article explores some of the other, sometimes not so good reasons
that women love horses.
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Animal
Artists Don't Get Enough Respect
Given
the importance of animals in our lives and the symbolism of animals
in myth and art, it's surprising that most artists who paint animals
don't receive the artistic respect they deserve.
Many
museum directors today don't appear to believe that displaying paintings
of animals and wildife has merit. In fact, counting the number of
artists over the past two hundred years whose work directors consider
worthy of exhibition can be done on ten fingers.
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We've
Got Rhythm, Too!
People
aren't the only ones who love music. Four-legged animals have a
sense of rhythm, too, and they often hold strong opinions about
the kind of music they want to hear!
Read
about elephants who flap their ears to the beat of ragtime music,
lions who stand up and dance, how animal shelters are using soothing
music to reduce stress levels iof the animals in their care and
more.
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Six
Steps to Taking Great Animal Photos
Want
to take some super pix of your pet but feel hesitant when you remember
the last disappointing batch you took?
Photographing
animals can seem challenging, especially when those animals are
your pets, but a little practice using a few simple techniques can
make it easy and fun for you and your subjects.
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Pet
Photography Phobias
Is
your pet a "photo phobe"? Take Heart! Though getting a
great shot of Fifi or Fido is a bit more complicated when your subject
has a camera issue, with a little patience and perservance you can
help your pet over his or her photgraphic phobia.
Camera
shy pets, pets who are camera hogs and pets who appear bored the
moment your camera comes into view can all be (at least temporarily)
transformed into willing photo subjects who take people pleasing
pictures.
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