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Hand To Paw

Holistic Animal Healing for You and Your Animal Companion

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    • About Hand To Paw
    • About Karen
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    • Canine Fitness
    • Wellness Support
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Category: General

General Posted onMarch 26, 2020

Is Your Pet Kid’s Quirky Personality Your Legacy? Or Your Fault?

We all have strange familial tendencies.  Odd things we do that we blame on our parents. But how much of it is nature and their half […] Read More

General Posted onMarch 26, 2020

The Power of Positive Thinking

Last we were together, we talked asked “How about Holistic Wellness for You Pet Parents too?” We talked about how our bodies and minds are […] Read More

General Posted onMarch 26, 2020

5 Minutes To Manifest Your Heart-Mind-Body-Soul’s Desires

Welcome back to the series on Holistic Wellness for Pet Parents! Have you ever felt lead to something?  Following the tangents of your mind to a […] Read More

General Posted onMarch 26, 2020

Are You Ready To Try Holistic Pet Wellness?

We all want our pets to live forever.  The powerful soul-level desire behind that statement is so much stronger than just the surface of its words.  Personally […] Read More

General Posted onNovember 3, 2017March 23, 2020

Anxious Pets – How Can We Help Them?

A friend and I recently had a conversation about our anxious pets. It’s such a helpless feeling when you see someone you love struggling – […] Read More

General Posted onAugust 20, 2017March 23, 2020

Is Pet Fitness Really A Thing?

We struggle to keep ourselves on an exercise schedule, right?   And you’re trying to tell me now I have to find time for my dog […] Read More

General Posted onAugust 18, 2017March 23, 2020

Why Massage Our Pets??

I get it…  if we had enough time and money for massage, maybe we would consider one for ourselves before our pets get one,  right?   […] Read More

General Posted onAugust 11, 2017March 23, 2020

What IS Reiki???

A lot of us have heard of Reiki….. but what IS it actually? Reiki is a form of energy healing in which an attuned practitioner […] Read More

General Posted onJune 30, 2017

Help Your Dog Survive 4th of July with 10 Easy Tips

Who doesn’t look forward to 4th of July celebrations with their festivities of friends, food, and fireworks……   your pets, that’s who! Independence Day is the […] Read More

Animal, General Posted onApril 28, 2017March 23, 2020

Welcome Spring – But Without the Pesty Ticks

Let’s face it – most of us have had enough of winter and are ready to welcome spring with open arms.  In fact, it can’t […] Read More

Animal, General Posted onApril 16, 2017March 23, 2020

Pet Easter

Ahhh Easter……….   a day made for eating chocolate and jelly beans – now that’s a holiday! But it’s a lot of those things that make […] Read More

General Posted onApril 7, 2017March 23, 2020

What My Dog and Jon Bon Jovi Have In Common

We know what certain people mean to us….. but they don’t always get to know that.  Sometimes they amp up the energy in a fun […] Read More

Animal, General Posted onMarch 24, 2017March 23, 2020

How To Help Your Hurt Dog While Waiting To Get Into The Vet

My furry nephew got hurt last week.  Even though I have had dogs for over 25 years,  went to vet tech school,  got certified in […] Read More

General Posted onMarch 17, 2017March 23, 2020

Your Pet’s Vet Appointment – Set Yourselves Up For Success

I just came home from my dog Jaisy’s annual veterinary appointment.  I realized last night that I put much more into my dogs vet appointments […] Read More

General Posted onMarch 10, 2017March 23, 2020

Happy Furry Birthday

For those of us who love animals, we know that they hold unique power over our hearts.  Their soulful eyes and wagging tails give us […] Read More

General Posted onFebruary 17, 2017March 23, 2020

My Dog Purpose

I saw “A Dog’s Purpose” yesterday.  After recovering from two hours of happy and heartbroken crying, it got me to thinking.  The moral to the […] Read More

General Posted onDecember 24, 2016March 23, 2020

Pet Xmas

You know dasher and dancer, prancer and vixen… comet and cupid, donner and blitzen… but do you recall the most famous reindeer of all? (insert […] Read More

General Posted onNovember 24, 2016March 23, 2020

Pet Thanksgiving

One thing most of us are thankful for is our pets.  But Thanksgiving can be filled with landmines of trouble for our furry little friends.  […] Read More

General Posted onNovember 23, 2016March 23, 2020

Keep Ticks Off Your Dog As It Gets Colder Outside!

Why would I write about Ticks on Thanksgiving week, when there’s more festive topics to write about?  I just found one on my dog!  And […] Read More

General Posted onNovember 11, 2016March 23, 2020

Pets and Humor: Remedies for Stress

Life gives us competitive situations which ultimately have no other option but to end with one side winning and another side not.  It could be […] Read More

General Posted onNovember 3, 2016March 23, 2020

The World Series, Pets, and the Election……

What a historical time we are living in this week………. The Cubs just won the World Series, breaking their 108 year curse from that billy […] Read More

General Posted onOctober 28, 2016March 23, 2020

Pet Halloween

Halloween can be a stressful time for our furry kids.  Before the excitement of October 31st,  let’s all hit pause and take a moment to […] Read More

General Posted onSeptember 30, 2016March 23, 2020

Are You More Invested In Your Pets’ Appointments Than Your Own?

This week my dogs had both grooming and vet appointments and I made a realization…. I get much more nervous about their appointments than my […] Read More

General Posted onSeptember 9, 2016March 25, 2020

Is Your Pet Your Child?

If you have a pet, do you consider them your child?   Do you think of yourself as their parent?  Me too!  So why is it […] Read More

General Posted onJune 24, 2016March 25, 2020

Is Your Dog Your Favorite Person?

     I stopped seeing a therapist once after she told me my dog “wasn’t a person”.  This was in response to my saying that “as […] Read More

General Posted onJune 3, 2016March 24, 2020

Veterinary Technicians – Unsung Heroes of Our Pets’ Lives

     My dog had her teeth cleaned yesterday at our vet’s office.  Like any parent anxiously waiting for their child (animal or human) to come […] Read More

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    My toy poodle “granddog” has been living with me at “Camp Gramma” for two years because I am retired and more able to tend to… Read more “Beso”

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    “Karen graciously offered her services in sending loving and healing reiki energy to our dog, Gracie, while she was being boarded for a week in… Read more “Gracie”

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    I first reached out to Karen for help with the introduction of my new cat Lily to my other two cats. I could tell right… Read more “Lily”

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