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Dear Taya...
The dog is reaking havoc!
26 Oct 2009, 12:05
Dear Taya,
I am writing to you with the hope of some help with my dog.
My new partner and I have taken the next step and moved in together. He currently has a job in the mines and so is away for 2 weeks and then home for a week etc. His dog (now our dog) and I miss him terribly when he’s gone, but lately her behavior has been even more erratic. We are renting a beautiful home near the beach in tropical Queensland. She has taken to ruining all the screen doors among many other things around the house inside and out and now the damage bill is weighing so heavily on my partner that he is ready to re-home her. We don’t know what’s gotten into her, and are wondering if you can help. I would love for her to stay as she is such great company when he is away and I truly enjoy our walks together on the beach. - Gemini QLD Coast.
Taya replied: There is so much going on in this equation that I’m not surprised there is some bad behavior. There’s been: moving house, a new relationship and a complete change of energy, so we could expect attention seeking and erratic behavior. As dog’s are pack animals by nature, she senses the change in the house hold dynamic and she is grappling with her “place” in the pack now that you have come on the scene. She is trying to be “with him” and will tear through any doors to do so. What is interesting is she doesn’t see that she has moved down in the ranks, simply that she doesn’t have a ranking anymore and she will do anything to re-establish her original place - not realising there are other options. In order to get through to her, I have shown her the cold hard truth, that if she doesn’t accept you, she will be re-homed, and also that it is yourself that is fighting to keep her there. I sense at the moment that your partner has other stresses to deal with, and so the disturbance to his nights sleep and the bills she is accumulating don’t meet with much sympathy for her issues, which only fuel her separation anxiety and her desperation to re-assert herself back to her original position. By showing her and teaching her about the possibility of a new place in the pack (No 3) she immediately relaxed, understanding that if she couldn’t be No 2 anymore, that didn’t mean she couldn’t be there at all. Her new “place” in the house has brought her “peace” and she now looks forward to relaxing with both of you and sharing some special moments with her beloved master once again. I wish you all the best of luck.
Gemini replied: We noticed a difference straight away, between what you’ve done, and some changes around letting her in certain areas of the house at certain times of the day, she is much happier and has stopped destroying things. Thanks Taya.
Help me I'm a Clostraphobic!
26 Aug 2009, 16:01
Dear Taya,
I know you specialise in helping with many things - can you do claustrophobia?
Tamsyn, QLD.
Taya replied: As you are a Brisbane resident - why don't you come in for a treatment? It'll only take 1 or two sessions!
- Tamsyn's Irrational fear of confined spaces was largely locked in from an incident she suffered at 8 years of age when playing in a creek with her cousins. The creek had an old concrete pipe which filled up with water, and in a game of hide and seek - she found herself underwater in a small pipe. Her cousins took longer than expected to find her. As the creek waters rose slightly, she panicked that she may not get out in time and drown. Ever since, small spaces remind her of this incident and she can't breathe. This memory was clearly imprinted in her mind, so no regression was necessary. After a couple of sessions the fear was removed and Tamsyn is back to enjoying life to the full.
Tamsyn said: It's amazing, its been two weeks since my session and I just feel better and better and better. I used the lift at Westfield today, first time ever, and I've been on the slippery slide at the local pool with the kids, and at Macdonald's playground I've rescued Jackson my 3 year old from the top tunnel. Imagine that, I'm now so comfortable with pipes, I can rescue others!! Thank you Taya, it was so easy!
The dog is reaking havoc!
26 Oct 2009, 12:05
Dear Taya,
I am writing to you with the hope of some help with my dog.
My new partner and I have taken the next step and moved in together. He currently has a job in the mines and so is away for 2 weeks and then home for a week etc. His dog (now our dog) and I miss him terribly when he’s gone, but lately her behavior has been even more erratic. We are renting a beautiful home near the beach in tropical Queensland. She has taken to ruining all the screen doors among many other things around the house inside and out and now the damage bill is weighing so heavily on my partner that he is ready to re-home her. We don’t know what’s gotten into her, and are wondering if you can help. I would love for her to stay as she is such great company when he is away and I truly enjoy our walks together on the beach. - Gemini QLD Coast.
Taya replied: There is so much going on in this equation that I’m not surprised there is some bad behavior. There’s been: moving house, a new relationship and a complete change of energy, so we could expect attention seeking and erratic behavior. As dog’s are pack animals by nature, she senses the change in the house hold dynamic and she is grappling with her “place” in the pack now that you have come on the scene. She is trying to be “with him” and will tear through any doors to do so. What is interesting is she doesn’t see that she has moved down in the ranks, simply that she doesn’t have a ranking anymore and she will do anything to re-establish her original place - not realising there are other options. In order to get through to her, I have shown her the cold hard truth, that if she doesn’t accept you, she will be re-homed, and also that it is yourself that is fighting to keep her there. I sense at the moment that your partner has other stresses to deal with, and so the disturbance to his nights sleep and the bills she is accumulating don’t meet with much sympathy for her issues, which only fuel her separation anxiety and her desperation to re-assert herself back to her original position. By showing her and teaching her about the possibility of a new place in the pack (No 3) she immediately relaxed, understanding that if she couldn’t be No 2 anymore, that didn’t mean she couldn’t be there at all. Her new “place” in the house has brought her “peace” and she now looks forward to relaxing with both of you and sharing some special moments with her beloved master once again. I wish you all the best of luck.
Gemini replied: We noticed a difference straight away, between what you’ve done, and some changes around letting her in certain areas of the house at certain times of the day, she is much happier and has stopped destroying things. Thanks Taya.
26 Aug 2009, 16:01
Dear Taya,
I know you specialise in helping with many things - can you do claustrophobia?
Tamsyn, QLD.
Taya replied: As you are a Brisbane resident - why don't you come in for a treatment? It'll only take 1 or two sessions!
- Tamsyn's Irrational fear of confined spaces was largely locked in from an incident she suffered at 8 years of age when playing in a creek with her cousins. The creek had an old concrete pipe which filled up with water, and in a game of hide and seek - she found herself underwater in a small pipe. Her cousins took longer than expected to find her. As the creek waters rose slightly, she panicked that she may not get out in time and drown. Ever since, small spaces remind her of this incident and she can't breathe. This memory was clearly imprinted in her mind, so no regression was necessary. After a couple of sessions the fear was removed and Tamsyn is back to enjoying life to the full.
Tamsyn said: It's amazing, its been two weeks since my session and I just feel better and better and better. I used the lift at Westfield today, first time ever, and I've been on the slippery slide at the local pool with the kids, and at Macdonald's playground I've rescued Jackson my 3 year old from the top tunnel. Imagine that, I'm now so comfortable with pipes, I can rescue others!! Thank you Taya, it was so easy!
