Dog-Ergy

from V&P Community Magazine July/August Issue

Arts and Media

By Kyonna F. Brown

As a pet professional for over 20 years, I have had the amazing experience of witnessing the amazing effects dogs can have on your life. Cat lovers, I’m not leaving you out. I have a great love and compassion for cats, but as we honor dogs for the month of August, this article is geared towards them

I know you’re probably lost by reading this title, so let me explain. Owning dogs can have a great impact on the energy that we present to the world. In my experience, energy is a great part of where you are mentally and dogs have the power to help you shift your mindset. As human beings we thrive off of energy It can make or break business deals. It can determine if you want to be friends with someone or not. It can also determine where you live, along with many other things

Energy is an invisible animation that no one sees but can be felt. The f t h b thi k that hen the door ith a s for using dogs and pets for therapeut sit the pet shelter to walk dogs as a way t time I left; I was in a good mood. I smi s I was not in a happy place when I arr t but their positive energy even in that rough patch of their great impact on my life. As I work with dogs on a day-toy , nergy alters my perception on life. No matter how much they may dislike grooming they still will present themselves in such a way that lets you know that they may be uncomfortable with what’s going on, but passively let you know that they would like you to stop.

When giving off that kind of energy, it alerts me to work with them, go slower, or have someone hold them. I’m able to peacefully and calmly figure out a way to complete my task. Let me give you a prime example of how that energy given most often determines the outcome of a situation. As people, most often the energy we give when we don’t like something is negative. Not all people but a great portion. That then makes the other person become defensive Then it’s all downhill from there. Now, don’t get me wrong, not all pets behave in the passive manner but most do and because their energy pushes you gently for change, it makes it easier to perform differently or think of different ways to handle the situation.