I just got this list from Crystal, and I had to share it with you.

(Crystal runs customer support for me.)

She’s heard from many of you who are taking advantage of the $5 per book holiday special on “How to Meditate with Your Dog” for your holiday list … and you’re being really creative in who you get the book for.

Are any of these people in your life on your holiday list?

After all, dog lovers come in all ages, relations, and professions.

Get “How to Meditate with Your Dog” as a $5 holiday gift for:

best friend
office Secret Santa
doctor
veterinarian
favorite waitress (love that idea, what a tip!)
neighbor
dog park friends (you can start your own meditation group)
hairstylist
banker
mailman/woman
favorite checkout clerk
favorite librarian
teacher
bus driver
hostess gift
church staff
priest/minister/rabbi
animal shelter staff
pet store owner
dog walker
dog sitter
nurse
hot dog vendor (a New Yorker thought of that one!)
boss
coworkers
book club members
exercise partners
bartender (a dog walked into a bar and started meditating …)
doorman (another New Yorker)
security guard
high school janitor
football coach
swimming coach
band leader
principal
yoga instructor
science teacher
brother
sister
mother
father
grandfather
grandmother
stepmother
stepfather
stepbrother
stepsister
brother-in-law
sister-in-law
mother-in-law
sister-in-law
cousin
daughter
son

Can you believe that? Dog lovers are everywhere.

Get your $5 copies (up to twenty) at

http://www.howtomeditatewithyourdog.com

Much peace, love, and Aloha to you this holiday season,

PS: Join me and Maui for a live group meditation on Christmas Eve Eve! Everyone who gets at least one book during this $5 Holiday Special will be invited via email later this month. I’ll tell you more about it later, but here’s the link now:

http://www.howtomeditatewithyourdog.com

Here is the link to Alecia’s class (starts on Monday, November 19!)

PACK WISDOM SECRETS

Alecia and I are having another free teleconference this coming Friday to talk about pet communication, pet loss, and nutrition for your pet.

http://www.petconversation.com

Why?

Two reasons.

Reason #1:
Enough of you missed the first call last Thursday and wrote in to ask for another … let’s say you were “begging” for it like Maui begs for chicken.

Reason #2:
The webcast technology cut off the last 15 minutes of the call for those listening online …

… don’t worry, I figured out what went wrong and it won’t happen again.

But I still “owe you” this call.

So please join us this Friday night at 6pm PST / 9pm EST to hear Alecia and me talk about all things pet.

Love,

James

PS: If you want to learn more about the class Alecia is teaching to help your pet stay healthy and happy, check this out:

http://www.packwisdomsecrets.com

Slots are filling up quickly, and we’re really excited about it. (I say we because I’m moderating for her!)

Go to this website: PACK WISDOM SECRETS

You’ll love this call - it was a blast. Check out Pack Wisdom Secrets, too.

Love,
James

My favorite little doggie really tested my patience yesterday.

Tuesday, November 6, was Maui’s birthday. Molly and I told her the night before that she could have “anything she wanted” on her birthday. She took us seriously.

Here’s what happened.

Maui woke up at 5am with a full bladder and woke me to go out. After her business we crawled back into bed and I fell back asleep almost immediately. But Molly’s peaceful slumber was disturbed.

Maui licked her face until Molly woke up, then whined. Molly thought “She wants breakfast.”

And since it was her birthday, Molly got up early to feed my little doggie.

She mixed her supplements, chicken, rice, veggies, a little cottage cheese, and a nice little gravy together in a bowl. She replaced her stale water with fresh cold water. She watched as Maui feasted.

Wide awake now, Molly decided to meditate. Maui declined to join her, as she was busy sniffing around for the last bits of her breakfast.

When she emerged from the silence, Molly came out to the kitchen to join me in making our breakfast. We puttered around, but Maui kept distracting us with her rather manic scratching at her “nest” of pillows on the floor in the corner.

Molly went over and cuddled her, giving her a little massage to calm her down. Maui did. She rolled over onto her back for a belly rub.

Then she sprawled on her side and sighed deeply before dropping into a doze. Molly said

“She feels great after that breakfast … she just needed to work off some excess energy.”

I said “She didn’t love her breakfast, because there wasn’t any chicken!”

(A meal without chicken is not a full meal, according to my dog.)

Molly looked at me and said “Did you feed her breakfast?”

I said yes, I had. Molly said “So did I.”

I told Molly that Maui had come into the bedroom and barked at me until I woke up, with a bark that definitely means “I’m hungry! Feed me!”

When I got out of bed, I saw that Molly was meditating, and assumed that she had not fed the dog yet.

So I made her a scrambled egg, rice, and veggies. I gave her supplements and mixed everything with a nice little gravy.

And Maui ate every single mouthful. Every mouthful of her second breakfast.

Molly shook her head and murmured “Audacious behavior.” We both turned to look at our very full, very content dog.

We told her she could have anything she wanted on her birthday. Apparently she wanted two breakfasts.

Now is there any doubt in your mind that Maui can “communicate” with us?

To celebrate my smart, if slightly sneaky, dog, I’m dedicating tomorrow’s free call with Alecia Evans to honor Maui’s birthday.

I think I know what Maui would say to that:

“Very nice gesture, dad. Now can I have some more chicken?”

Ha!!

I love my dog.

Can’t wait to “hear” you tomorrow, Thursday, at 6pm Pacific for my conversation with Alecia. I know we have a lot to learn from our animals, and Alecia’s skill at accessing their “minds” is mind-blowing.

Hope you get your equivalent of two breakfasts today!

Love,
James

PS: go to petconversation.com to submit your question and get call-in details on tomorrow’s call. And if you miss it, no sweat, I’ll send out an email with the replay page so you can “attend” at a later time.