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Editorial and Edited by: Anita Written by: Mason Hulis PO
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Mason@AnimalsCanSpeak.com
Spring 2004 Newsletter
Greetings:
It’s April. March is just a memory now. March ranks
12th on my favorite month list. I don’t want to offend anyone who
celebrates an occasion in March; my dislike has to do with the weather. One day
it’s warm and windy, the next it’s cold and windy, then it’s snowing and windy.
I walk around mumbling, “I hate March.” Next year will be different. I will be
smiling from March 13 to the 20th. I have been invited to be a
presenter on the K-9 College Cruise (for people only). It sounds incredible!
There will be presentations on over a dozen topics, with eight presenters.
There will be information on breeding, puppies, emotional development, health
care, diet, training, flower essences, and of course animal communications. The
seminars are included in the price of the cruise!
If you want to join us and visit Fort Lauderdale,
San Juan, St. Thomas/St. John, Catalina Isalnd/Santo Domingo and Nassau, click
on http://www.allcruising.com/k9cruise.htm, for prices
and schedules, or call Katie at 1-800-979-8687. This trip will be well
advertised so don’t delay if you are interested.
For the first time in my life I’m saying, “Come on
March!”
I hope to see you in the Caribbean on the
CostaMediterranea.
That’s most of my big news for now. Mason is doing a
great job on the newsletter so we’ll be in touch again for the summer issue.
Anita
It’s Spring and Here Come
the Birds
By Mason
Hulis
It is spring and our
wild bird friends are beginning their journeys to their summer homes in the
north. You may have already noticed some
of them in your backyards and birdfeeders.
Some of these birds make journeys that are several thousand miles from
where they started. The Artic Tern
migrates from the North Pole in the fall down to the South Pole and them back
again in the spring. “Whew, I get tired just from just walking my dogs a
couple of miles.” Many small birds,
such as the warbler can fly for up to ninety hours non-stop. The Ruby Throated Hummingbird flies five
hundred miles, non-stop from the coast of Texas, over the Gulf of Mexico to the
Yucatan peninsula. The Hummingbirds
flight can last for thirty hours or more.
“Another cup of coffee for me please.”
How do the birds know when it is time to migrate and
where they should go? In the fall
birds migrate south to find food. In the
Spring, birds migrate north to breed and raise their young. Researchers believe it may be the position of
the Sun’s rays, the bird’s hormonal changes or weather changes that cause the
birds to migrate. During the spring migration,
the male birds arrive first, to stake out their territory.
The birds use the wind currents to guide them to their
destinations and to conserve energy.
They instinctively know when the winds are blowing in the direction they
want to go. We humans need to learn from the birds how to go in the
direction that life flows and not fight the winds of change. Birds on the east coast of the United States
will fly out over the Atlantic in the fall.
The winds will carry them to the southeast to Bermuda and further. The winds will allow the birds to glide and
use less energy. It has been reported by
airline pilots that they have seen birds flying as high as 26,000 feet. Many birds travel at night to avoid predators
and hunters. I was surprised to learn
that hawks, eagles, pelicans, swallows and some finches prefer to travel during
the day.
How do the birds know they are going in the right
direction? Research shows that birds
use the sun and stars to guide them.
They also use the landscape they are flying over as a map to guide them
to where they are going. Some studies
have shown how birds have a “homing” instinct that guides them to their
destination.
How do birds get the physical strength to make such long
migrations? No, they do not get memberships at Bally’s fitness
clubs. Many birds that
are getting ready to migrate have hormonal changes that cause them to store
body fat. Smaller birds can double their
body weight before migration, giving them enough energy to make flights that
can last as long as ninety hours.
How can we help the birds during their migration? We can help migrating birds by keeping
our birdfeeders and birdbaths full so they will have something to eat and
drink. When planning your garden you can
plant trees and bushes for the birds to find shelter and food. It is also a good idea to plant flowers that
will provide seeds for the birds to eat.
I often enjoy the peace I feel listening to the birds
chirping, while I am out walking my dogs.
It is hard to imagine how we humans would survive if our lives where
dependent on moving in the fall and spring to find food and to mate. Writing this article has giving me a greater
appreciation of the hardship birds endure, their strength and determination to
survive and produce young.
Resources: www.birding.about.com, www.backyardnature.net, www.enature.com
Warning: Red dye in humming bird feeders
is harmful, but red on the feeder attracts them.
Friends
Not Forgotten
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Welcome
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Shelby now Sam Ferrick
Letters
from Our Readers
“A Starling is
Born”
Wanda Beck raised Albert, a baby starling. When she turned him loose he continued to
return to her for several weeks. Now he
is with a large flock of starlings and she cannot tell which one is Albert.
Precious Pet Time
Over the weekend, this came from April--a pet placement woman--and we
just absolutely must share this thoughtful saga from a dog in this case, but
really, it could be a bird, a kitty, a rabbit or any other little pet.
I am your dog, and I have a little something I'd like to whisper in your
ear. I know that you humans lead busy
lives. Some have to work, some have
children to raise. It always seems like
you are running here and there,
often much too fast, often never noticing the truly grand things in life.
Look down at me now, while you sit there at your computer. See the way my
dark brown eyes look at yours? They are
slightly cloudy now. That comes
with age. The gray hairs are beginning
to ring my soft muzzle.
You smile at me; I see love in your eyes.
What do you see in mine? Do you
see a spirit? A soul inside, who loves
you as no other could in the world?
A spirit that would forgive all trespasses of prior wrong doing for just a
simple moment of your time? That is all
I ask.
To slow down, if even for a few minutes to be with me.
So many times, you have been saddened by the words you read on that screen,
of other of my kind, passing.
Sometimes we die young and oh so quickly, sometimes so suddenly it
wrenches your heart out of your throat. Sometimes, we age so slowly
before your
eyes that you may not even seem to know until the very end, when we look at you
with grizzled muzzles and cataract clouded eyes. Still the love is always there, even when we
must take that long sleep, to run free in a distant land.
I may not be here tomorrow; I may not be here next week. Someday you will
shed the water from your eyes, that humans have when deep grief fills their
souls, and you will be angry at yourself that you did not have just "One
more day" with me. Because I love
you so, your sorrow touches my spirit and grieves me. We have NOW, together.
So come, sit down here next to me on the floor, and look deep into my eyes.
What do you see? If you look hard and
deep enough we will talk, you and I, heart to heart. Come to me not as
"alpha" or as "trainer" or even "Mom or Dad,"
come to me as a living soul and stroke my fur and let us look deep into one
another's eyes, and talk.
I may tell you something about the fun of chasing a tennis ball, or I may tell
you something profound about myself or even life in general. You decided to
have me in your life because you wanted a soul to share such things with
someone very different from you, and here I am.
I am a dog, but I am alive. I feel
emotion, I feel physical senses, and I
can revel in the differences of our spirits and souls. I do not think of you as
a "Dog on two feet" -- I know what you are. You are human, in all
your quirkiness, and I love you still.
Now, come sit with me, on the floor.
Enter my world, and let time slow
down if only for 15 minutes. Look deep
into my eyes, and whisper to my ears
Speak with your heart, with your joy and I will know your true self. We may not
have tomorrow, and life is oh so very short.
-- Love, (on behalf of canines everywhere)
Wolf Has
Returned
By E. P. of Md.
I thought you would like this story about a horse that was donated here
in the fall.
His real
name is Le Bon Choix and his barn name was Val. He is a tall, leggy
11-year old dark bay thoroughbred gelding that has been to the track many
times, broke down although not severely and then tried to make in to a
steeplechase horse and when that failed, a field hunter. Finally, out
hunting, he decided that he indeed could run even if not asked; therefore, he
was donated to become a hunter/jumper at which he excels.
Although his
demeanor was kind, he had very little personality and a sort of dullness about
him when he came. I found it hard to call him Val since I have a student
named Valerie and the name just didn't suit, so we called him Le Bon.
This name seemed odd too, but we all laughed and thought it might work.
One day when I was in
his stall doing his water, he came up behind me and nudged me and I swear he
said "don't you know who I am?" I looked around thinking I was
hearing things and he pushed me again, saying the same thing. I looked
him in the eye and said "oh my gosh, are you Wolf?"
As soon as I said the name, brightness came in his
eyes and he shoved his head in my chest.
I started to cry and
said "oh my, Wolf, oh my, Wolf". He pricked up his ears and was
so happy and he became so animated it was like an entirely different horse.
(Wolf was my son's first
jumper and he passed away in 1991.)
This horse is so happy
now and so sweet and has become one of the best horses at our farm and
although he does not have the "jumper fire" of the first Wolf, I
am sure he is our Wolf from the past and I couldn't be happier
Just for Laughs
EXCERPTS FROM A DOG' S DAILY
DIARY
8:00 am - Oh Boy!
Dog food! My favorite!
9:30 am - Oh Boy! A car ride! My favorite
9:40 am - Oh Boy! A walk! My favorite!
10:30 am - Oh Boy! A car ride! My favorite!
11:30 am - Oh Boy! Dog food! My favorite!
12:00 noon - Oh Boy! Kids! My favorite!
1:00 pm - Oh Boy! The garden! My favorite!
4:00 pm - Oh Boy! Kids! My favorite!
5:00 pm - Oh Boy! Dog food! My favorite!
5:30 pm - Oh Boy! Mom! My favorite!
6:00 pm - Oh Boy! Playing ball! My favorite!
6:30 pm - Oh Boy! Sleeping in mom’s
bed! My favorite!
EXCERPTS FROM A CAT' S DAILY
DIARY
Day 183 of My Captivity
My
captors continue to taunt me with bizarre little dangling objects. They dine lavishly on fresh meat, while I am
forced to eat dry cereal. The only thing
that keeps me going is the hope of escape, and the mild satisfaction I get from
ruining the occasional piece of furniture.
Tomorrow I may eat another houseplant.
Today my attempt to kill my captors by weaving around their feet while
they were walking almost succeeded, must try this at the top of the
stairs. In an attempt to disgust and
repulse these vile oppressors, I once again induced myself to vomit on their
favorite chair, must try this on their bed.
Decapitated a mouse and brought them the headless body, in attempt to make
them aware of what I am capable of, and to try to strike fear into their
hearts. They only cooed and condescended
about what a good little cat I was.
Hmmm, not working according to plan.
There was some sort of gathering of their accomplices. I was placed in solitary throughout the event. However, I could hear the noise and smell the
food. More importantly I overheard that
my confinement was due to MY power of " allergies”. Must learn what this is and how to use it to
my advantage.
I am
convinced the other captives are flunkies and maybe snitches.
The dog
is routinely released and seems more than happy to return. He is obviously a half-wit. The bird on the other hand has to be an
informant, and speaks with them regularly.
I am certain he reports my every move.
Due to his current placement in the metal room, his safety is
assured. However, I can wait, it is only
a matter of time...
Services
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I
sometimes forget that not all the readers of my newsletter are clients and that
we have added new services as this business evolves. Listed below is a brief description of the
services we now offer.
Consultations
- $25.00/15 min.
These consultations are all done over the
telephone. I can help many more animals
in a shorter amount of time this way. It
is also less distracting for the animal to be in his own home environment.
Tape
recording - $5.00/tape
A tape recording of your consultation is
optional. If you decide you do not want
the tape after having your consultation recorded, you just do not send the
extra $5.00.
Workshops
- $85.00 and up
The workshop fees can vary because of travel
costs, space rental, and lunches provided.
Lectures
- Mileage fee
Sponsors
of the lecture may charge admission as a fundraising event. I do require reimbursement for travel
expenses.
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ones on "the other side," but instructs the reader how to develop his
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