Canine Case Study - Weeks 3 & 4

Personal Note: I have to tell you I am so grateful to have the opportunity to work with animals. They constantly amaze me, teach me and inspire me. They have been given a strong intuition and sense of knowing what they need. It is fascinating to watch the positive changes that take place in an animals life when they are allowed a choice in their health. I have watched this girl go from extreme fear aggressive to learning to trust. When I first started working with her she would have nothing to do with essential oils. After our third session (she chose her oil) she now is curious to see and smell the bottles, almost a knowing they are for her. She looks at me with such love, gratitude and trust, and that is so heartwarming. She sits patiently waiting for the bottles to be opened now. There is a beautiful soul beneath the fear and it is slowly appearing. I am blessed and thankful everyday for the gift of Animal Aromatherapy and the improvement it makes in the lives of animals.


Week 3: Introducing Essential oils for the dog to select: Based on the assessment and history of the dog I selected 5 single essential oils to introduce. These oils were put on the floor 2" apart with lids on. Patience is the key here as the animal watches and takes in the process. After several minutes she began smelling the bottles, some she passed over completely. Out of the 5 single oils in front of her she strongly gravitated to the single oil of Angelica Root. I wanted to make sure this was her primary choice so I removed the cap and placed it about 1/4" down between 2 fingers. I then held the cap out allowing her to move into my hand. She moved closer and inhaled the oil for roughly 1-2 minutes, licked her lips and walked away. Later that afternoon I wanted to see if she still needed the Angelica so I repeated the process with the 5 singles. Again she went only for the Angelica Root and again I allowed her to inhale the oil. She continued to gravitate to the Angelica for 3 days, on the 4th day she showed no interest in the oil. Now that training has begun to help her overcome some of her fear issues, we will select 4-5 single essential oils and repeat the process above in week 4.

Angelica Root: It is fascinating to see an animal tell you which essential oils, herbs, flower essences or hydrosols it needs. From the benefits below we can see why this pup chose Angelica Root. They have amazing intuition if we will only learn to listen.
Angelica Root helps with:
Behavioral Issues:
Fear from early life trauma - birth on
nerves from hysteria -helps strengthen
chronic anxiety
irrational fears
digestive disorders from stress
liver dysfunction (anger is held in the liver)

Week 4: I introduced 5 new oils, sitting each on the floor roughly 2" apart. Two oils were chosen by this beautiful soul. She has really warmed up to essential oils. She takes her time and smells each bottle. During the week and before her next lesson with the trainer, she was allowed to enjoy the oils she indicated. I am so impressed with the ability of this animal and the outcome thus far. As she was lead around people she was actually wagging her tail. This was not possible 3 weeks ago, she was so fearful of everyone and everything and would show extreme fear aggression/possessiveness growling at strangers. During her training session the trainer was actually able to offer her treats which she took with tail wagging. The trainer was very pleased with the training session and surprised at how in a short period of time, her attitude had improved. We both believe that there is a gentle soul beneath the defensive attitude, and it is only a matter of time before we see this girl turn around. She still has an issues with other dogs, but we will continue to introduce oils as she needs them. Currently she is still enjoying the oils introduced the beginning of the week.



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