Be Kind -The other day I was at the Grove meeting a client. Her cat is diabetic and started having seizures. We sent him reiki and he’s been better ever since! Well, it was fun to meet the kitty’s Mama. We sat and chatted about how much we love animals and want to help them. How much joy we get from our own furbabies. She shared with me stories about her two kitties and of course out came my wallet with pictures of Sammy Diva, Lucy and Mochi… and some more stories about them!! HAHA. It was quite fun.
On my out of the Farmer’s Market, I saw a woman with a white Chow puppy. And of course when I’m walking around town Candy and I are looking at people’s pets probably more than the owners now. The puppy was very cute. I walked to get around them as the sidewalk was crowded and narrow. Well the puppy decided to grab the corner of my sweater. I looked down and smiled and just pulled the sweater out. Of course, the woman didnt realize what was going but when she did she squeezed the puppy’s mouth till she cried. I said to her, (and I don’t usually speak up when its someone else’s pet) “you don’t have to hurt her, she’s ok. I got my sweater out”. She looked shocked. She said to me, well, she’s always doing this! And I walked away of course thinking about it the whole ride home and obviously even today.
At Ralphs the other day, Candy and I saw this man hit his puppy because he was trying to get some food. Well, hello, its a puppy, he’s hungry and he’s probably going to try and reach for food if its near his mouth. Well the man hit him till he cried. UGH. Candy wanted to rush over there and stop the man. But I stopped her. Maybe I shouldn’t have. I just didn’t want the puppy to pay later.
If any of you have an idea let me know what to do. Let’s love our pets and be kind to them. They take on our illnesses, love us unconditionally and give so much more than one may ever realize.
Please let’s all be kind to our pets.
It can be difficult to resist the urge to intervene in situations like that. As you said, sometimes it simply makes it worse because the person is embarassed and takes it out on the animal later. It’s not easy to tactfully handle it and let the person save face.
I would offer Reiki to the situation, then let the Universe guide my actions. When the incident is over, whether I intervened or not, I’d let it go and allow the animal and its person walk their chosen path together.
It helps to remember that everyone does the best they know how to do at every moment. If they knew better, they’d do better. That said, it’s not necessarily up to us to educate them.
Namaste,
John
I would confront the man, or anyone abusing their pet, at least they may think twice if they have a heart and if not then hopefully someone will report him to the SPCA or whatever authorities you have in your area. Chances are if a person abuses their animal then they abuse their family members, and/or have been abused themself. Chances are the puppy will get punished either way whether you speak up, so with any luck it will do good.
Those are rough situations. I wish we never had to confront such sad interactions between people and their pets.
Thanks for all your comments here on the website and also to me on Twitter. Candy says that day still sits in her mind painfully. Let’s all manifest love for our pets!!
From my friend Janet Roper:
My friends over at Reiki Fur Babies recently published a thoughtful and timely post detailing their experiences with people being less than kind to their pets. It’s an excellent post, I invite you to read it in its entirety.
I have posted in the past on Anthropomorphism and Animal Communication. I truly believe most people act in a “power over” way with animals because they don’t know how to be in a “power with” relationship with animals. To my way of thinking, learning to be in a “power with” relationship is an educational process, which is one of the reasons why I am so dedicated to daily publications on the Talk2theAnimals Blog. I believe when we treat others, including animals, rocks, stones and trees, etc, the way we want to be treated, we are well on our way to developing a “power with” relationship.
What are your thoughts on the matter? Leave your comments, let’s get a good discussion going!
Harmony,
Janet Roper