ANIMAL WELLNESS
Canine Communication: Four Mindfulness Tips Your Dog Needs You to Know!
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The Forbidden Angle Eye contact is scary and unnatural. This is true for the one making it, and for the one receiving it. Ask any child and they will agree. The wisdom here is to appreciate that eye contact is an action that literally FUHDWHVD\XFN\IHHOLQJLQWKHERG\6XUH,FDQWKLQNRIDIHZVFHQDULRV where it feels nice (e.g., making love or doing some weird exercise in
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