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By Donetta Zimmerman
In the first issue of The Greater
Cincinnati Pet Pages we discussed
sending "thought messages" to your
pet. In this year's edition I would
like to talk to you about how an-
imals see our thought messages.
All animals use visualization as a
means of communication with us and
with other animals. Certainly, animals
understand and respond to our verbal
and physical commands and instruc-
tions but, they also read our thoughts.
The basic difference between human
and animal thought is that humans
most often think in negative concepts.
Animals think in positive concepts.
We think "Don't do that!" Humans
verbalize in words like "shouldn't,"
"can't," "won't," "don't" etc. For
instance when there is a rain storm
and our pet is afraid we might tell him,
"The lightning won't hurt you." We
are sending the opposite message that
we want to convey. We might as well
be saying, "The lightning will hurt
you." The animal does not understand
the negative concept. We would be
much more reassuring if we said, "You
are alright. Everything is OK." If we
use positive comforting words along
with visualizing the animal acting in a
calm manner he will feel more at ease.
Use positive reinforcement - not nega-
tive. Always visualize you pet acting
in the way you want him to behave.
Don't visualize the bad behavior.
Words like "stop" and "no" are
actually very positive words. They
give a command. Often you will hear
someone say "no bark" or "no jump".
This kind of command is much easier
for your animal to understand than
"don't bark" or "don't jump". Keep all
commands and visualizations simple.
Your pet will respond much quicker.
Learning to communicate with
your pet is fun for both of you and
also very useful. Not only will you
both have of better understanding
of each other but you will be able
to live together with fewer behavior
problems. It is also a great bonding
experience. Try it. You may discover
that it is much easier than you think.
Donetta Zimmerman is a well-
known animal communicator living
in Cincinnati. She can be reached at
513-541-2537.
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