Our community message board had this notice from a local business:
Natural Pet Market is pleased to host S_ O_, certified massage therapist and C_ S_, energy healer in-store this Saturday, June 21 from 11am - 2pm. They will demonstrate the healing powers of pure essential oils for pets (and their people). You will discover nature’s amazing healing oils and learn how to support the body by creating an optimal environment for physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual well-being. Pets welcome.
Call -__ for more info.
Hey, all this time I thought I was just petting my dog, but instead, I was doing doggie massage and accupressure!
I utilize previous massage training to give my pets Ultra-Strokes™. You should see the way that they trance out when I’m petting them. I know that they are much more intensely bonded to me because of it.
Now, as to all the psychobabble and “essential oils.” Sounds a lot more like banana oil to me!
I have a book that shows you how to do acupressure on dogs. I used it on my old dog who had back problems. He loved it. Problem was, he didn’t want me to stop. Ever.
Two blocks from my house there is a black lab named, “Dinsdale”.
Whenever I read your posts, I imagine Dinsdale sitting in his kennel, posting to the SDMB.
And my dog LOVES Dinsdale. She starts whining half a block away and will run into his yard, looking for him. If he’s in his kennel, she barks at him to come play. She’s even gone up and scratched on the people’s door to get him to come outside. It’s hilarious.
(singing) “She wants to hug him, she wants to kiss him, she thinks he’s pretty.”
Great, forevermore I will picture Dinsdale as a black lab. For some reason I also picture you wearing a spiffy red collar and wire-rim glasses. There is a fireplace in your doghouse and it’s a lovely brown leather chair you’re sitting in as you post on the boards. You have a bit of a problem with your mouse, but your paw-to-eye coordination is improving.
Essential oils? Doggie odor plus geranium oil equals slippery, uber smelly pooch. Massage is good though.
Dinsdale, I think it’s safe to say that black labs are not generally regarded as canine Einsteins. Therefore, it is equally safe to say that the retrievers most likely are insulted.
