Be The Light

Here in the Northern Hemisphere we’re slipping  into the transition states between more and less — more dark, less light — to less dark, more light. As fall has waned and winter will soon take over, I think about how I can be the light. 

My superpower, honed over a lifetime of immersion, is grokking the soul of a dog. And then teaching others to grok along as well with their dog(s). By their very nature, dogs have mastered the simple but powerful benefit of living in the moment. While it’s true they might be triggered by a memory from their past, given the right conditions, they always return to the “now”. And it is in this place, the now, where we can let the stressors of the past and the worries of the future take a rest and give us clarity, calm, focus, balance, strength and flexibility.

I know I have been healed — emotionally, physically, medically and spiritually — by all the dogs that have passed through the portal of my life. 

My current 3 shamanic healers — Shamrock, Pinto and Nickel — are all descendants of Franny, the matriarch of all the puppies that have been born under my roof this century.  All become service and/or therapy dogs along the way. As have the service dog puppy prospects I acquire from breeders between the litters. I seek out pups for their unique and stable personalities and partner and place them. 50 partnerships between summer 2002 and December 2023.