Pheromones. What frequency is grieving?

A new client scheduled an appointment to learn PetMassage_™ to help her dog. When I inquired about the dog's behavior: clingy, slow moving, shallow breathing, and droopy ears and tail, she told me that her dog has been depressed for the last 5 months.

"She's been grieving the passing of her littermate of 6 years. Her sister had to be euthanized," she explained. As the life had slipped from the little body, my client had cradled her in her arms and wished her God-speed. My client naturally, had been very distraught, sobbing the entire drive back to her home. She wanted to be clear when she let her other dog know what had happened and that her lifelong companion would not be coming home again. So, she made sure that she was wearing the same sweater, with the same scent of the former sick littermate, with the scent of her death when she held her crying all that evening.

Her dog reacted to these scents on the sweater, I'm sure. But there was more for the dog in the experience. Dogs are acutely aware of the tiniest of nuances and subtleties of aromas, even to the level of viscerally reacting to the chemicals of our thoughts: pheromones.

"In animals, researchers have documented how pheromones trace complex neurological paths to stimulate parts of the brain that are deeply rooted in instinct." [Verrengia, Joseph B. AP Science Writer; AP Online; 08-27-2000; Gene May Be Linked to Pheromones]

"Everyone knows the story of the two fruit flies. Separated by 700 miles, the female releases a single molecule of pheromone. The male fruit fly instantly goes crazy with desire and flies directly to the female with only one motivation." [Herman, Steve; Global Cosmetic Industry; 12/1/2000]

Dogs are hardwired to emotionally support us. Yes, they protect us physically and give us their non-judgmental, lifelong company.

I talk to him when I'm lonesome like, and I'm sure he understands.

When he looks at me so attentively, and gently licks my hands;

Then he rubs his nose on my tailored clothes, but I never say naught thereat,

For the good Lord knows I can buy more clothes, but never a friend like that!

W. Dayton Wedgefarth.

Dogs smell thoughts

The intensity of the emotion of grieving intensifies the effects of the pheromone molecules. Pheromones are things, with volume, mass, aroma and energy. They are vibrations, just like everything else. We know that thoughts and emotions affect the frequency not only of our perception of things but the things themselves.

We began to help the dog work through her depression by helping her to process and detoxify herself from the memories, the pheromones and all the reinforcing thought patterning. The PetMassage_™ that she learned helped my (human) client begin to find some relief and resolution to her grieving. Once again, her dog supported her in her processing. Once her dog felt free to resume her naturally intuitive mind-body-spirit connections, PetMassage_™ helped her to regain a sense of her former groundedness.

My client learned that through bodywork on her and her dog's physical/emotional bodies she could assist them both to become more aware and accepting of the energetic spaces within and around them.

Dogs grieving discussed in Effective Pet Massage for Older Dogs video (DVD or VHS) and PetMassage_™ Energy Work With Dogs, Accessing the Magnificent Body Language and Body Awareness of Dogs , book and audio CD set.