{"id":205,"date":"2013-11-29T17:46:12","date_gmt":"2013-11-29T23:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/animalbridges.com\/?p=205"},"modified":"2020-06-26T23:18:05","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T23:18:05","slug":"calm-yourself-for-the-holidays-calm-your-pet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalbridges.com\/calm-yourself-for-the-holidays-calm-your-pet\/","title":{"rendered":"Calm Yourself and Your Pet for the Holidays!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2013 holiday season is on us, and this year it is suddenly shorter! Talk about adding stress. Can you believe Hanukkah starts on the night before Thanksgiving? And the shopping season got shortened by a week. Of course, we all have the same amount of errands, mailings, and cooking in less time.<\/p>\n<p>Now <strong>exhale<\/strong>! Yes, we are stressed and we are sharing it with our pets.<\/p>\n<p>So let\u2019s all <strong>stop for a minute<\/strong> or five minutes. Exhale. Clear your mind by <strong>listening to your breathing<\/strong>. Turn off the mind chatter.<\/p>\n<p>Now <strong>go over to your pet<\/strong>, and<strong> slowly exhale again<\/strong>. You may try yawning while you sit with your dog. Very slowly blink your eyes as you sit with your cat.<\/p>\n<p>Exhale quietly again. You are in the<strong> present moment<\/strong>. <strong>Slowly stroke<\/strong> your best friend. If you know TTouch, do a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bitly.com\/AnimBridEarSlides\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">few TTouches<\/a><\/strong> on your pet and yourself. Exhale.<\/p>\n<p>As a way of giving thanks to your pet and yourself, try to spend five minutes a day enjoying the present moment with your pet. You will feel better and so will they!<\/p>\n<p>Is your dog stressed with people visiting? <a title=\"Schedule complimentary About Your Pet Session\" href=\"https:\/\/bitly.com\/AnimBridHelp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Click here<\/strong><\/a> to schedule your <strong>complimentary 15 minute About Your Pet Session<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2013 holiday season is on us, and this year it is suddenly shorter! Talk about adding stress. 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