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    An Educated Horse - Beautiful Jim Key
    Genie Joseph
    • Apr 11
    • 6 min

    An Educated Horse - Beautiful Jim Key

    The world's most educated horse was Jim Key, born in 1889, he could count to thirty, could add and subtract, move the hands of a clock to...
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    Canines Teach Compassion
    Genie Joseph
    • Mar 30
    • 4 min

    Canines Teach Compassion

    We select shelter dogs and train them to become certified therapy dogs. They bring joy and comfort to everyone they meet. Our new...
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    Stray Dog Was Afraid to Be Touched
    Genie Joseph
    • Oct 22, 2021
    • 7 min

    Stray Dog Was Afraid to Be Touched

    This is Buff. He was a stray dog who was very shy and afraid to be touched. Although he was a total sweetheart, he was overlooked by...
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    Why You Should Sing to Your Dog
    Genie Joseph
    • Aug 24, 2021
    • 3 min

    Why You Should Sing to Your Dog

    Even if you are a terrible singer and can't carry a tune, your dog doesn't care. In fact, he or she will love you for the effort. ...
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    Hero Rat Awarded Gold Medal for Life-Saving Work Finding Landmines
    Genie Joseph
    • Aug 15, 2021
    • 2 min

    Hero Rat Awarded Gold Medal for Life-Saving Work Finding Landmines

    Magawa the "hero rat," has found 71 landmines and 38 items of unexploded ordnance in Cambodia. After nine months of training, Magawa was...
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    The Trust Technique - According to a Rabbit
    Genie Joseph
    • Jul 27, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Trust Technique - According to a Rabbit

    When I was training to be a Trust Technique Practitioner, I had some help from a wild baby rabbit with big ears. It seems he decided I...
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    Mustang Ambassador for Peace
    Genie Joseph
    • Apr 27, 2021
    • 6 min

    Mustang Ambassador for Peace

    How a Horse Helped Healed a Man Could a horse be an Ambassador of Peace? Could he communicate to a whole herd of rescue horses that they...
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    Heroes4Animals
    Genie Joseph
    • Apr 2, 2021
    • 6 min

    Heroes4Animals

    The Human-Animal Connection brings people and animals together for the benefit of both. Our new program, Heroes4Animals trains veterans...
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    Covid Canine Detectives
    Genie Joseph
    • Dec 30, 2020
    • 3 min

    Covid Canine Detectives

    Covid-sniffing dogs have come to the rescue. In Finland, a government-sponsored test program at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, 4,000 people...
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    My Shelter Personality vs. My True Nature
    Genie Joseph
    • Dec 20, 2020
    • 5 min

    My Shelter Personality vs. My True Nature

    Big Red doesn't know his name. That is because he was brought to the shelter as an abandoned dog by a good samaritan. The shelter gave...
    71 views0 comments
    The Inner Lives of Animals
    Genie Joseph
    • Oct 17, 2020
    • 6 min

    The Inner Lives of Animals

    Animal Cognition, Communication, Connection & Explorations of Consciousness A Short Summary of the Three "C's" Could it be possible that...
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    A Bolt of Inspiration
    Genie Joseph
    • Sep 24, 2020
    • 7 min

    A Bolt of Inspiration

    When you see the face of Bolt, this 11-month boy, do you say, as I did "Auwe...what a sweetie-pie!" But if I tell you that Bolt bit two...
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    Smitty the Pitty Emerges from Fear
    Genie Joseph
    • Sep 6, 2020
    • 11 min

    Smitty the Pitty Emerges from Fear

    Smitty the Pitty is a five-year-old precious and delightful dog currently at the Humane Society of Southern Arizona (HSSAZ) where he has...
    47 views0 comments
    Bo's Second Chance at Love
    Genie Joseph
    • Aug 22, 2020
    • 4 min

    Bo's Second Chance at Love

    When I first met Bo at the Humane Society of Southern Arizona, she was one of the shyest -- scaredest dogs I had ever met. And I have...
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    Protecting Racehorses - The Horseracing Integrity Act
    Genie Joseph
    • Jul 28, 2020
    • 3 min

    Protecting Racehorses - The Horseracing Integrity Act

    If you listen, they will tell you what they need At one race track, Santa Anita, in California, 30 racehorses have died this racing...
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    Cows Don't Like Stress - How Temple Grandin Helped
    Genie Joseph
    • Jul 26, 2020
    • 2 min

    Cows Don't Like Stress - How Temple Grandin Helped

    Stress is not good for cows. Stressed cows don't produce as much milk. Temple Grandin discovered how a few changes can make a difference.
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    Tihara seeks contact
    Genie Joseph
    • Mar 28, 2020
    • 1 min

    Tihara seeks contact

    Due to trauma, Tihara could not have her head touched.  One day after Energy Healing, she initiated this contact with Randy.
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    Working with Sweet Fire, the War Horse
    Genie Joseph
    • Mar 28, 2020
    • 1 min

    Working with Sweet Fire, the War Horse

    Sweet Fire, bred to be a War Horse, was considered too dangerous by previous owners, who wanted to put her down.  After a few Healing...
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    New Horse Rescue and the Flute
    Genie Joseph
    • Mar 28, 2020
    • 1 min

    New Horse Rescue and the Flute

    I took my new Native American Flute to play for a horse Noreen just rescued at Equine Gift Horse Connection.  She is four years old and...
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    Healing Miss Betsy
    Genie Joseph
    • Mar 28, 2020
    • 1 min

    Healing Miss Betsy

    Our horses have shown us that trauma can be transformed.  And that we are not solely defined by the events that happened in our lives....
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