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A Dog Who Talks in his Sleep
A Dog Who Talks in his Sleep
Allen was sitting in our dog Leaf’s favorite chair in our home office. He was catching up on some reading while Leaf sprawled out on the floor, sleeping.
Allen heard some noise from Leaf’s location and looked down at him. Suddenly, our little cocker spaniel was talking in his sleep. Leaf made the same sounds as when he and Linda are talking about his day or something that might be bothering him.…
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A Dog Named Leaf
A Dog Named Leaf
Excerpt from the New York Times bestselling book, A DOG NAMED LEAF: The Hero from Heaven Who Saved My Life, Chapter 16 “Be Nice Leaf” by Allen Anderson with Linda Anderson, published by Lyons Press, Guilford, Connecticut. Reprinted with permission. All rights reserved.
From Chapter 16, “Be Nice Leaf…”
Just as I thought we were finishing up our time at the dog park that day, Leaf took another…
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Being Present for Your Pets
Being Present for Your Pets
More often than not, we receive stories from people who write about their pets after the beloved companion has died. Although these stories are wonderful tributes, we wonder if the person might have written while their pet was still alive. Note: Leaf (dog), Sunshine (bird), and Speedy (cat) are featured in the images in the blog.
The process of writing causes the writer to become aware and…
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Alpha Leaf
ALPHA LEAF -- Excerpted from New York Times bestselling book, A Dog Named Leaf
Excerpted from New York Times bestselling book, A Dog Named Leaf by Allen Anderson with Linda Anderson, published by Lyons Press. All Rights Reserved. Reprinted with permission.
Summary of the Story:
Allen and Linda Anderson adopted a traumatized one-year-old cocker spaniel who had been abandoned. Soon, the troubled dog they named “Leaf” turned their home into a war zone. Although Leaf and Allen…
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Cuddles Anderson 1998 – 2016
Cuddles Anderson 1998 – 2016
The sweetest cat we have ever known left us yesterday. She went to a healing home in the inner worlds. But our world will never be the same without her.
We found this little black-and-white ball of fur in a bin full of kittens at the animal shelter. Linda said to all the kitties, “You are so cute. I have no idea which one of you should be ours.” She put her hand, palm up, inside the bin. Cuddles…
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Do your pets try to talk to you?
Do your pets try to talk to you?
A Dog Named Leaf
DOG TALK
For many years, our cocker spaniel Leaf has vocalized to Linda in an attempt to talk to her every night before we all go to sleep. He jumps up on the bed, rolls over for a belly rub, and then begins with a series of moans and groans that are his version of words and sentences.
Depending on how tough or interesting a day he’s had, he talks a lot or a little; in calm or…
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What are the animals in your home learning from each other?
What are the animals in your home learning from each other?
LEARNING FROM EACH OTHER
Leaf, Sunshine, and Cuddles
The animals who live together in our house appear to be learning from each other. It’s a strange sight to behold.
As dogs tend to do, our cocker spaniel Leaf runs to the door when we comes home and he wags his tail with friendly excitement. Now, so does our little cat Cuddles. She scampers along behind Leaf. Her tail swishes. Uncatlike as it…
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Has an animal tried to communicate his or her wishes to you?
LEAF’S SPOT
Leaf
In the early morning Allen was sitting on the couch in a different place than normal, having his morning cup of coffee. Leaf walked up, sat in front of him, and stared. Allen asked our little cocker spaniel what he wanted. Leaf continued to stare at him.
Allen had already given breakfast to Leaf but had forgotten to include a small apple slice that he usually gets for dessert.…
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Who is in charge of keeping you in balance when your life fills up with too many to-do list items?
Who tells you it is time to play?
The truth of the matter is – we are working too hard and putting in too many hours on the next books. But we have barometers in our home who tell us that. They are named Leaf, Cuddles, and Sunshine.
A Dog Named Leaf
Cuddles
Sunshine
Leaf, our dog, brings his ball and drops it at our feed and tells us to throw it for him. Cuddles, the little cat, vocalizes with a…
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How do you make special time for your pets?
MAKING SPECIAL TIME FOR YOUR PETS
Feeding, cleaning, exercising, grooming, caring for, playing with pets can sometimes seem like a full-time job, especially in multiple-pet families.
How do you find time for it all?
Cuddles
If you’re like us, you have to multitask, even with your pets. Exercising includes walking combined with playtime and throwing the ball for our cocker spaniel Leaf.
Annual vet…
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What do you think about emotional-support animals?
EMOTIONAL-SUPPORT ANIMALS
The April 22, 2013 issue of TIME Magazine had a thought-provoking article about emotional-support animals (ESA), “Comfort Creatures: Support Animals Help Patients, but That Lizard May Be Against the Law.”
The National Service Animal Registry (NSAR) certifies service and emotional-support animals and has registered 7,000 of them since 1995. The NSAR certifies dogs, cats,…
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OVERCOMING A FEAR OF DOGS
I recently did a radio interview and got to do what I love, which is to talk about my book, New York Times bestseller A DOG NAMED LEAF. I always enjoy sharing with anyone who will listen to me talk about Leaf and how we came out of challenging times as a spiritual team. Both of us became better and more loving from our experiences together.
A Dog Named Leaf
I talked about the joy and comfort a…
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ANIMAL STARS -- Lois Pope Bringing Hollywood's Famous Animal Stars to Palm Beach, Florida for Afternoon Tea
Tickets for the “Afternoon Tea (January 22nd) with America’s Favorite Animal Stars” at the Chesterfield Hotel’s Leopard Lounge are $150 and may be purchased by emailing Jill Nizan at [email protected] or by calling 1-800-227-4645.
Animal Stars
Meet Crystal the capuchin and Hudson the Golden Retriever. Limited seating is available for this exclusive event. Dr. Robin Ganzert’s new book…
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CUDDLES LOVES HER NEW SCRATCHING POST
Every morning Cuddles wakes up and runs to her scratching post to stretch and scratch. Her claws are often sharp and in need of good vigorous scratching. This morning routine is her “me” time. She enjoys that the scratching post belongs to her alone. Never would her humans Linda and Allen, the bird Sunshine, or “that dog” as she refers to Leaf, scratch her post.
Cuddles
All has been good in…
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SUNSHINE, THE COMPOSER
Sunshine whistles and sings to the world as his day begins each morning. Linda works to keep up with his whistle, but often Sunshine goes places with his whistles she is unable to imitate.
Sunshine
Now, with gusto he has begun performing each evening too. He starts out whistling three to five notes with surprising range, then works to achieve a theme, and uses it as a building block for an even…
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Book by St. Louis Park authors named a New York Times best-seller, By Seth Rowe, January 8, 2015
Book by St. Louis Park authors named a best-seller -- By Seth Rowe -- January 8, 2015
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Book by St. Louis Park authors named a best-seller, By Seth Rowe, January 8, 2015
A St. Louis Park writing couple released a book about the animal actors of Hollywood in 2014 but a 2012 book about their own dog landed them on The New York Times Best Sellers list published in December and January.
“A Dog Named Leaf” by Allen…
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A Note of Appreciation to Our Angel Animals Blog Readers
As we approach the Christmas holidays and New Year, we want to thank everyone who has been part of our lives in 2014. We feel deep and sincere gratitude for friends and family who have been at our sides during challenging times as well as with us to celebrate the highlights of this year.
One of the big highlights was co-authoring ANIMAL STARS: Behind the Scenes with Your Favorite Animal Actorswith
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