Comments for MMilani.com http://www.mmilani.com/blog Integrating animal health, behavior and the human-animal bond Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:38:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Meandering With Myrn: Episode 173 by Judy http://www.mmilani.com/blog/1337/meandering-with-myrn-episode-173/comment-page-1/#comment-14983 Judy Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:38:16 +0000 http://www.mmilani.com/blog/?p=1337#comment-14983 Excellent reminder. Thank you! Excellent reminder. Thank you!

]]> Comment on Meandering With Myrn: Episode 168 by Kim Bloomer http://www.mmilani.com/blog/1293/meandering-with-myrn-episode-168/comment-page-1/#comment-14801 Kim Bloomer Fri, 25 Nov 2011 19:49:32 +0000 http://mmilani.com/blog/?p=1293#comment-14801 Happy belated Thanksgiving Mryna! Sounds like you had a very enjoyable one. Now if you could just send some of that nice, cold, winter weather down to NM it would begin to feel a lot like Christmas :-) Happy belated Thanksgiving Mryna! Sounds like you had a very enjoyable one. Now if you could just send some of that nice, cold, winter weather down to NM it would begin to feel a lot like Christmas :-)

]]> Comment on Meandering With Myrn: Episode 167 by Kim Bloomer http://www.mmilani.com/blog/1294/meandering-with-myrn-episode-167/comment-page-1/#comment-14738 Kim Bloomer Thu, 17 Nov 2011 23:42:37 +0000 http://mmilani.com/blog/?p=1294#comment-14738 Wow, now this one I will be sharing a lot Mryna, thank you! Of course I always share your podcasts but this one was extra special. Wow, now this one I will be sharing a lot Mryna, thank you! Of course I always share your podcasts but this one was extra special.

]]> Comment on Meandering With Myrn: Episode 163 by Veronica http://www.mmilani.com/blog/1278/meandering-with-myrn-episode-163/comment-page-1/#comment-14512 Veronica Tue, 25 Oct 2011 22:33:02 +0000 http://mmilani.com/blog/?p=1278#comment-14512 Wow, another excellent and inspiring podcast. You are right, we need to take a breather and let our animals have time to heal (and perhaps ourselves too). Wow, another excellent and inspiring podcast. You are right, we need to take a breather and let our animals have time to heal (and perhaps ourselves too).

]]> Comment on May 2011 Commentary Now Available by joyce kesling http://www.mmilani.com/blog/1144/may-2011-commentary-now-available/comment-page-1/#comment-13343 joyce kesling Fri, 20 May 2011 17:15:17 +0000 http://mmilani.com/blog/1144/may-2011-commentary-now-available/#comment-13343 Great blog and topic. BTW, I finally got Sapolsky's 3rd edition Why Zebras.... If you read an earlier version, the 3rd edition has added chapters and revised chapters based on current knowledge. 8-) Great blog and topic. BTW, I finally got Sapolsky’s 3rd edition Why Zebras…. If you read an earlier version, the 3rd edition has added chapters and revised chapters based on current knowledge. 8-)

]]> Comment on Meandering With Myrn – Episode 141 by Kim Bloomer http://www.mmilani.com/blog/1149/meandering-with-myrn-episode-141/comment-page-1/#comment-13339 Kim Bloomer Thu, 19 May 2011 16:55:49 +0000 http://mmilani.com/blog/?p=1149#comment-13339 Loved it Mryna, thank you! Loved it Mryna, thank you!

]]> Comment on Meandering With Myrn – Episode 138 by Black Lab http://www.mmilani.com/blog/1110/meandering-with-myrn-episode-138/comment-page-1/#comment-13249 Black Lab Wed, 04 May 2011 12:49:34 +0000 http://mmilani.com/blog/?p=1110#comment-13249 I recently saw a group of ducklings following their mamma one by one down a bank into the river near my house. Amazing to watch and a sure sign that Spring is here. I recently saw a group of ducklings following their mamma one by one down a bank into the river near my house. Amazing to watch and a sure sign that Spring is here.

]]> Comment on March, 2011 Commentary Now Available by Myrn http://www.mmilani.com/blog/1093/march-2011-commentary-now-available/comment-page-1/#comment-12812 Myrn Thu, 10 Mar 2011 12:23:12 +0000 http://mmilani.com/blog/1093/march-2011-commentary-now-available/#comment-12812 Thanks, Joyce. Brings a bit of sun to another snowy day. :-) Thanks, Joyce. Brings a bit of sun to another snowy day. :-)

]]> Comment on March, 2011 Commentary Now Available by joyce kesling http://www.mmilani.com/blog/1093/march-2011-commentary-now-available/comment-page-1/#comment-12721 joyce kesling Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:24:40 +0000 http://mmilani.com/blog/1093/march-2011-commentary-now-available/#comment-12721 Great commentary 8-) Great commentary 8-)

]]> Comment on Meandering With Myrn – Episode 124 by Kim http://www.mmilani.com/blog/1045/meandering-with-myrn-episode-124/comment-page-1/#comment-12661 Kim Tue, 15 Feb 2011 07:52:18 +0000 http://mmilani.com/blog/?p=1045#comment-12661 You can take the cat out of the barn, but you can't take the barn out of the cat! Don't you just love those fascinating, furry little creatures? I do. You can take the cat out of the barn, but you can’t take the barn out of the cat!
Don’t you just love those fascinating, furry little creatures? I do.

]]> Comment on Meandering With Myrn – Episode 123 by Judy http://www.mmilani.com/blog/1042/meandering-with-myrn-episode-123/comment-page-1/#comment-12521 Judy Thu, 13 Jan 2011 04:13:05 +0000 http://mmilani.com/blog/?p=1042#comment-12521 what a good analogy. what a good analogy.

]]> Comment on Meandering With Myrn – Episode 122 by Myrna http://www.mmilani.com/blog/1033/meandering-with-myrn-episode-122/comment-page-1/#comment-12517 Myrna Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:05:50 +0000 http://mmilani.com/blog/?p=1033#comment-12517 Works for me. :-) Works for me. :-)

]]> Comment on Meandering With Myrn – Episode 122 by Judy http://www.mmilani.com/blog/1033/meandering-with-myrn-episode-122/comment-page-1/#comment-12492 Judy Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:39:13 +0000 http://mmilani.com/blog/?p=1033#comment-12492 Cat dancing Low light of dusk Prey look out Cat purring Bedtime cozy Cat dancing
Low light of dusk
Prey look out
Cat purring
Bedtime cozy

]]> Comment on Meandering With Myrn – Episode 120 by Dr. Kim Bloomer http://www.mmilani.com/blog/1024/meandering-with-myrn-episode-120/comment-page-1/#comment-12443 Dr. Kim Bloomer Thu, 23 Dec 2010 22:03:47 +0000 http://mmilani.com/blog/?p=1024#comment-12443 Merry Christmas to you Mryna! Jeannie was just talking about this last week on our show - how to be present and enjoy those gifts. Thank you for sharing, it brightened my day and it was a true gift you just gave us. Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas to you Mryna! Jeannie was just talking about this last week on our show – how to be present and enjoy those gifts. Thank you for sharing, it brightened my day and it was a true gift you just gave us.

Happy Holidays!

]]> Comment on Meandering With Myrn – Episode 120 by Judy http://www.mmilani.com/blog/1024/meandering-with-myrn-episode-120/comment-page-1/#comment-12438 Judy Thu, 23 Dec 2010 01:30:02 +0000 http://mmilani.com/blog/?p=1024#comment-12438 Thank you. I needed that. I'll bet I'm not the only one! Thank you. I needed that. I’ll bet I’m not the only one!

]]> Comment on Meandering With Myrn – Episode 116 by Veronica http://www.mmilani.com/blog/1005/meandering-with-myrn-episode-116/comment-page-1/#comment-12298 Veronica Tue, 07 Dec 2010 17:35:02 +0000 http://mmilani.com/blog/?p=1005#comment-12298 Love this, a great podcast for now, and to listen to and remember throughout the year. Love this, a great podcast for now, and to listen to and remember throughout the year.

]]> Comment on Meandering With Myrn – Episode 116 by Kim http://www.mmilani.com/blog/1005/meandering-with-myrn-episode-116/comment-page-1/#comment-12263 Kim Thu, 02 Dec 2010 06:52:42 +0000 http://mmilani.com/blog/?p=1005#comment-12263 What a great take on a holiday that I've never fully appreciated. Thanks for the insightful thoughts. What a great take on a holiday that I’ve never fully appreciated.
Thanks for the insightful thoughts.

]]> Comment on Meandering With Myrn – Episode 113 by Myrn http://www.mmilani.com/blog/982/meandering-with-myrn-episode-113/comment-page-1/#comment-12256 Myrn Mon, 29 Nov 2010 09:31:29 +0000 http://mmilani.com/blog/?p=982#comment-12256 Great responses and I appreciate your insights very much. It also makes me appreciate yet again how important getting that history is when dealing with animals because what's real to me may not be what's real to the animal or the people in that animal's life. Great responses and I appreciate your insights very much. It also makes me appreciate yet again how important getting that history is when dealing with animals because what’s real to me may not be what’s real to the animal or the people in that animal’s life.

]]> Comment on Meandering With Myrn – Episode 113 by Kim http://www.mmilani.com/blog/982/meandering-with-myrn-episode-113/comment-page-1/#comment-12254 Kim Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:47:46 +0000 http://mmilani.com/blog/?p=982#comment-12254 Such a good point! In addition, I think that people have a hard time understanding that problem behaviors do not a "bad dog" make. When their dogs have problems, they can't stand to think of anyone considering them a "bad dog," so they excuse the behavior by blaming it on the dog's past. So I think for some, it's preferable to think of their dog as a "victim" rather than as a "bad dog." Of course, neither label is necessary if you focus on the real problem...it's just behavior. Whatever the reason, focusing on the past, whether real or imagined, can certainly get in the way of moving on to healthy functioning. Thanks for presenting it in such a thoughtful way. Such a good point!
In addition, I think that people have a hard time understanding that problem behaviors do not a “bad dog” make. When their dogs have problems, they can’t stand to think of anyone considering them a “bad dog,” so they excuse the behavior by blaming it on the dog’s past. So I think for some, it’s preferable to think of their dog as a “victim” rather than as a “bad dog.” Of course, neither label is necessary if you focus on the real problem…it’s just behavior.
Whatever the reason, focusing on the past, whether real or imagined, can certainly get in the way of moving on to healthy functioning.
Thanks for presenting it in such a thoughtful way.

]]> Comment on Meandering With Myrn – Episode 113 by Dr. Kim Bloomer http://www.mmilani.com/blog/982/meandering-with-myrn-episode-113/comment-page-1/#comment-12205 Dr. Kim Bloomer Thu, 04 Nov 2010 20:40:08 +0000 http://mmilani.com/blog/?p=982#comment-12205 Thank you Dr. Myrna for sharing such important insights in your refreshing style. It made me stop and think - which you are good at enabling me to do. It reminded me of a conversation I had at a party last winter at my brother's house relaying a story about an incident that happened with me and my sister as children. I told the story to a friend and for some interesting reason, my sister came up and asked what we were talking about and when I mentioned "when you dislocated your shoulder", her story and mine did not match at all! Her perception and memory were very different than mine. Makes me wonder how much of our memories really happened at all. Thank you for making it all relevant to our pets! Thank you Dr. Myrna for sharing such important insights in your refreshing style. It made me stop and think – which you are good at enabling me to do. It reminded me of a conversation I had at a party last winter at my brother’s house relaying a story about an incident that happened with me and my sister as children. I told the story to a friend and for some interesting reason, my sister came up and asked what we were talking about and when I mentioned “when you dislocated your shoulder”, her story and mine did not match at all! Her perception and memory were very different than mine. Makes me wonder how much of our memories really happened at all.

Thank you for making it all relevant to our pets!

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