On my “About” page you will see that I have been a professional animal communicator for 16 years. But it all started a while before that… Sometime around 1995 I purchased a book about animal communication. I was subletting an apartment in Colorado and looking after the cat that lived there. As I read theContinue reading “20 Years of Animal Communication”
Author Archives: Dawn Allen
Cats Do What They Want
You know that fun icebreaker question when you ask someone which superhero power they would most like to have? I never really settled on an answer until I thought a bit outside the box, then it came to me. The perfect superhero power would be the ability to make cats do what I want! AContinue reading “Cats Do What They Want”
Mallory Models
My new children’s book, Animal Fairy Magic, co-written by my daughter Hannah, was just released last week. We had a book launching party on Saturday which was amazingly fun. All of my animals are in the book, and Mallory is the co-star (along with Hannah). For the party I braided ribbons into Mallory’s mane. (IchabodContinue reading “Mallory Models”
Donkeys Remember Everything
The issue of whether or not donkeys are stubborn has been explored in books and online. Basically they have reasons for the things they do and don’t do, so technically they aren’t stubborn. BUT… when you are living with a donkey it is hard to resist the urge to think, “This animal is stubborn!” IContinue reading “Donkeys Remember Everything”
Rabbits Chewing and a New Book
Pet rabbits will chew your stuff. Really they will. People ask me, “How do you keep him from chewing your wires?” Well here is my answer: I move my wires. Rabbits need to chew daily to keep their teeth from growing too long. That may be why your rabbit chews things like your baseboards. Maybe.Continue reading “Rabbits Chewing and a New Book”
Animals and Pain
One of the most common questions my clients have for their animal is, “Are you in pain?” Pain has so much power in our culture and can mean many different things to different people. Years ago my fingers were sore for months from Lyme Disease. It was inconvenient but not devastating. But what if IContinue reading “Animals and Pain”
Donkey Games
Donkeys love to play. When Ichabod (the Mammoth Donkey) was growing up, he had other youngsters to play with. He arrived here and expected Burrito to play with him, but Burrito was not interested… at least not at first. Ichabod continued to invite Burrito to play and eventually he gave in. Burrito still never initiatesContinue reading “Donkey Games”
My Wild Backyard
We have a wild backyard! I wish I had a photo of everyone who has stopped by, but some pass through so quickly we never get a chance to snap the photo. Some of the more interesting visitors I have seen but not yet photographed are; coyotes, moose, bobcats, and blue heron. We also haveContinue reading “My Wild Backyard”
How Henry Came to Be “Ours”
Our animal friend’s come to us in so many different ways don’t they? For me, I have inherited a cat, been given a horse, selected animals from shelters, purchased a riding donkey, had a cat walk in as a stray and so on… A few months ago we were ready to get a new catContinue reading “How Henry Came to Be “Ours””
Mallory’s Teeth
Mallory has been with me almost 2 years now, and for most of that time she has been telling me that chewing is uncomfortable. I had her teeth filed by a horse dentist about a month after she came. Then a second filing a few months later. And yet another filing by a vet aboutContinue reading “Mallory’s Teeth”
