As you may have read on previous blogs my new puppy is called Phoenix, this is a very appropriate name with it’s connection with rebirth and rising from the ashes.
I have for some time now been working as an ‘Associate Highly Recommended Dog Listener’ under the umbrella of the Jan Fennell Dog Listeners organisation. it has been a very fruitful collaboration but for sometime now I have felt that it was perhaps time to move to a smaller operation where I would know everyone involved both as a person and also their capabilities as a Dog Listener. The focus could be put back where it should be. On dogs and their owners.
I talked with a friend and colleague of mine (and a superb dog listener) Caroline Spencer and she felt the same way. We decided to set up a new association. What to call ourselves? We kicked a few ideas about and as a starter came up with ‘Caroline and Robin Animal Psychology’ but that would give the acronym ‘CRAP’. As Phoenix had arrived at such an opportune moment we thought we might use him as the face of the new company. How about Phoenix Independent Dog Listeners? But that gave us ‘PIDL’ not a very appealing acronym although certainly better than our first thoughts.
After a lot more thought we realised that the reason for this new venture was to keep what we do pure. Going to peoples homes and helping them and their dogs in their own safe place where we could really make a difference and bring their dogs to a happy and peaceful resolution. That was it. PURE Dog Listeners. We are at the moment working flat out doing the admin and we are still mending dogs. Nothing else has changed except that we are now a much tighter unit able to support one another at all times. It’s going to be an exciting time I feel revitalised.