Do you have the Spirit of a Dog?

I was at a baby shower today and found myself telling someone that although I love all animals and have a connection to them, I find that energetically I resonate with dogs. They stop on the street to say hello to me, oftentimes pulling their people just to reach me. They hear me when I talk to them, often to the surprise of the people in their lives and they are easy and comfortable with me.

I was then telling the story of coming to the neighborhood I know live in. My husband had been here for 10 years before I arrived and knew no one. Now he complains that he can't walk down the street without having to say hello to someone and he jokingly refers to me as the Mayor of Cobble Hill because I know everyone from the dry cleaner to the pharmacist to the woman walking with her baby, by name. One of the women that I was telling this story too said "well that's because you are just like a dog." And I thought it was a wonderful insight. It's true, some people are like dogs, some people are like cats, some are like birds and some are like horses.

Here are some indications that you are a dog person.

• You walk down the street and greet everyone and you know their names.


• You're a little impulsive but once the rules are explained your right on board.


• You don't like arguing, so when it happens you try to distract everyone.


• You're just as happy sitting at home in front of the fire as you are walking to the park.


• You find yourself jumping in the car and just driving to see what you can find.


• You look forward to your loved ones coming home and greet them at the door.

If you resonate more with cats, horses, birds, fish you name it, let me know what energies connect you to your animal friends.

December 29th Show - What does 2009 Hold for your Pet?

Want to know what 2009 holds for the animals in your life? Call-in on Monday December 29th and ask your questions to me and my guest astrologer/tarot reader Kathy Biehl.

Call-in to 646-716-7281.

The show airs live at 12 Noon EST and ends at 1 PM EST.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Male Cat Baldness

We receive many letters and emails from people who have learned other important lessons by observing animals in their homes or in nature. Here are a couple stories that might cause you to wonder who is teaching whom in human-animal relationships.

Lynn Hewitt says that her cat Poog has the kind of expressive green eyes that convey his intelligence and gentle heart. She writes about an experience with her brother-in-law, Ron, Poog's favorite houseguest.

"Ron has a calm and determined manner. What Ron says and does, reflects his inner feelings with a consistency and integrity that Poog obviously understands and respects. Whenever Ron visits, Poog behaves as if a royal prince has entered his realm."

Ron customarily wears a baseball cap. It covers his shaved, bald scalp. On one occasion, Ron took off his cap when he came into the house. This was the first time Poog had ever seen him without it. Since the cat always paid the most worshipful attention to Ron, it was with great dismay that Poog observed the change in his friend's demeanor.

The sight of hairless Ron caused Poog to begin moaning. He circled Ron slowly and jumped up on the chair to look more closely at the disaster that had been visited upon his hero. Poog's sad eyes told the story of his empathy for a fallen prince who had obviously endured a great disaster.

Lynn writes, "Poog clearly communicated horror and sympathy for Ron's 'furless' head. It brought tears to the eyes of several humans in the room as Poog slowly crept respectfully up the arm of this honored guest and gently licked and kissed his scalp in obvious sorrow and sympathy. There are greater tragedies in a cat's world, but the shaving away of fur was certainly a calamity Poog recognized. His sincere and gently offered condolence remains a lesson in the innate character and virtues of our animal friends, especially when their unique gifts of individuality are consistently honored and nurtured with love and respect."

Has an animal expressed his or her sympathy toward your physical or emotional situation?