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Who is coming over??  What should we do? How should we behave? What should we wear?  It's a party.... Run and find a hat!!! Or a toy!! Or a ball!...

Zoopharmacognosy is defined as "a behaviour in which non-human animals apparently self-medicate by selecting and ingesting or topically applying plants, soils, insects, and psychoactive drugs to prevent or reduce the harmful effects of pathogens and toxins. The term derives from Greek roots zoo ("animal"), pharmacon ("drug, medicine"), and gnosy ("knowing")."...

She had quit eating her usual portions, slowed her exercise, no longer played with any toys and quit grooming herself. She was a tidy Cat. Normal in every way. Relinquished...

There is a theory, a phenomena called: The Hundredth Monkey – also the title of a book written by Ken Keyes in 1982 concerning Macaca fuscata Monkeys living on the...

Can't make this s**t up. Matter of fact, I have always found Truth to be much more entertaining than the best written fiction. Matter in point: Colonel Squeeek. Yes, that...

I have come home to a Rottweiler on the roof - YES, LITERALLY. Also, a cowering German Shepherd, an indignant Jack Russell who did not talk to me for hours....

Learning is the memory of an experience coupled with an emotion. Period. Pause. Take that in for a moment. Learning = Experience + Emotion = Future Action. Emotion experienced at...

Give me 2 minutes to Prove that Happily Ever After is Possible HAPPILY...  Gathering information about our Animals is primarily discovering what makes them = each individual Animal = feel safe...

NEGOTIATING WITH OUR PETS - part 2 - Gathering information and Influencing behavior Have you discovered THEIR highest value REWARDS and how you can use those to their benefit?  Have you...

Negotiation is the heart of collaboration. It is what makes conflict potentially meaningful and productive for all parties, writes Chris Voss in his book: Never Split the Difference. Wonder if he has a...

   Yup. Bit. And NOPE - did not believe it would happen. However, looking back with 20/20 hindsight, all the signs and signals were blatant.  Here is the short version: I...

You have something that others may not = The experience of helping animals and people overcome difficult circumstances going on to live full and happy lives. You have a leg...

WORLDWIDE - 23 countries have requested and received BlackWing Farms' Remedies - a BELGIUM shelter being the latest and greatest!  By the numbers @ BWF: 22 years in business. 23 countries...

  The Great Dane was “owned” by a woman who’d accepted a date with an attractive, quiet man she’d just met in a bar. (Don’t judge harshly. It was the...

Use our ESSENCES any way that serves you best. Loukia came up with a great idea - Mixing her BlackWing Farms 'potion' :: NEW BEGINNINGS with bone broth. Perfect to serve warm, at room...

Duct tape, a pocket knife, twist tie trash bags, zip locks, and a Sharpie. Extra food, water, leashes, collars, halters and lead ropes are indispensable. Double everything you think you need...

Speaking of humping... Years ago, my Chiropractor asked how to get his Retriever to stop humping furniture, blankets, and house guests. I asked if the Dog was causing harm to himself or...

Taking a closer look at 'Pushiness'; we see the results and they are not pretty.  What if... Memories associated with an activity (for example WALKING ON A LEASH) are unpleasant, possibly...

Here’s to us… “Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond...

Emailed Dec. 26th. Hi Meg, I thought I should warn you of the unusual side effects of Calm Balm and Brave Balm. Yesterday I hosted Christmas dinner for my family.  I was...

When my GrandChildren were 18 months and 3 years old, respectively; I visited for the first time in quite a while. They were shy and stood back with their Pitbull...

~ Did you see that? Everything just changed! Hackles went down.  ~ Breathing got calmer.  They quit barking!!  ~ Our new Cat came out from hiding.  Our groomer gave us a discount....

From BlackWing Farms' Animals Inside Out - a YOUTUBE video 

HAMMOCK BLEND is a Remedy born out of personal desperation. (HaHa - as were all my formulas - if the truth be known!) My husband was a few months into his ‘general...

Street Dog from Mexico. I’d bet my paycheck on it. She walked, talked, and kept her distance as a good street Dog would. She had slant eyes from too much...

CONSEQUENCES: the result, effect, outcome of something occurring earlier. Like what?  Positive ACTIONS result from, result in better choices. Healthy REACTIONS result from, result in feeling good. Contemplative RESPONSES result from, result in...

Try to stay out of the way of all that happiness - it could be dangerous. Knocked down by your own Dog is not good for your resume or dating...

Not all 37 in the house at once! But now, a lifetime later, they all reside in my heart's photo album. I miss them, their uniqueness, their pack mentality, their...

Nik, a shelter volunteer wrote this and videotaped the journey of this WONDER DOG proving that anything is POSSIBLE ! "'Recently, a little 8-year-old Chihuahua girl was taken into a California...

There is no substitute for patience, positive training, & understanding but sometimes we simply need to pull the lamp closer to get a better look at the cause of their discontent, to...

Stand up for what is right and you will never be wrong.  I’m blogging a letter I wrote today in response to 3 emails querying about Cats and Essential Oils...

Question: What is the difference between a Flower Essence, a homeopathic remedy, and an essential oil?  A FLOWER ESSENCE is 3-5 flowers, petals, leaves, or needles (Pine) placed in water, in...

ATHENA and JESUS This precious 4 year old Girl already loved all animals deeply. Horses were hands-down favorites. On Easter Sunday, she got the news that her favorite Horse, Athena, had...

Physically I can recall the relief when my vet said: NOT TODAY. 

It would be a month before I heard the black horse had a nickname: Widow Maker. He was not a popular horse. He had bucked off a lot of people....

10/10, Our favorite products for the pack!! Review by Jennifer @  Wolf PAWS 'Positive Awareness Wolf-dog Sanctuary': Wolf PAWS 'Positive Awareness Wolf-dog Sanctuary' was formed in 2013 in the foothills of...

Good-byes were always difficult when I had to leave my family since my visits were only a few times a year. Their Pit mix mutt was last. I kissed Shorty...

Can't Train Trauma After years of working with rescued and “damaged” horses headed to their end because of bad behavior, I came to believe these horses were, to varying degrees,...

What The FLOCK...  "...collective behaviors are found across the animal kingdom — and regardless of our penchant for Shakespeare and beer helmets, humans are animals, too. Some scientists think the...

We are so often bystanders, witnesses to our own lives in many ways. Helpless in natural disasters or trying to digest the confusion of human cruelty leaves us impotent and...

They love us. We love them - the goats, pigs, rabbits and others. And even though we have never met, the love affair continues.  May I share that BlackWing Farms’...

 Animal guardians, advocates, caregivers are not strangers to grief, loss, trauma or compassion fatigue nor do they pretend to be unaffected - but sometimes we are caught off-guard, stuck deep...

We are bringing you the last 12 minutes of free advice with our most recent interview with Sherry Woodard, CPDT-KA of SherryWoodardConsulting.com & Partners for People & a Friend of BlackWing Farms...

Great Conversations Often Start With a Whisper. Interested in confirming what you ‘think’ they are telling you? It’s simple. Easy. Anyone can do it. How?         Listen.   Just listen....

Think about every Horse / Dog / Cat you’ve had or who’s had you. Your top two complaints probably boiled down to phrases like: I can’t catch him. He is aloof....

It's not fair when someone starts a story with: "You shoulda been there." In my stories; you are there. Because you are the stories! Your moments of outstanding RELIEF and REPAIR watching...

We asked our loyal customers for their feedback on the use of BlackWing Farms Flower Essence products (for use on 24 different species) and the survey results have been published! Survey...