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| Introduction | |
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| The Yin and Yang of Pet Care | |
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| The Power of Chi: Case Studies from My Practice | |
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| Chi Is All Around You ... but What Is It? | |
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| Maximizing Chi Flow | |
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| Feng Shui | |
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| Evaluating Pet Wellness through Purposeful Petting | |
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| A Checklist as a Starting Point | |
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| Noticing Energy and Change | |
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| The Wellness Checklist | |
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| Acting on Signs of Imbalance | |
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| The Art of Balance | |
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| Key Points to Remember | |
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| The Five Temperaments | |
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| An Integrated Way of Looking at Wellness | |
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| Which Is the Dominant Element? | |
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| Determining Your Pet's Dominant Element | |
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| Invoking the Elements | |
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| Temperaments Can Mix and Match | |
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| Noticing and Harmonizing the Cycles | |
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| You and Your Pet Affect Each Other's Energy | |
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| Ronnie | |
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| A Powerful Connection to Your Pet | |
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| No Quick Fixes | |
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| Ways to Support Mutual Chi | |
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| Identifying and Eliminating Negative Energy (Sha) from Your Home | |
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| Matties Problems with Sha | |
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| Initial Skepticism about the Existence of Sha | |
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| Initial Confusion about How to Correct Sha | |
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| Sha Is Real! | |
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| Ways to Recognize Sha in Your Environment | |
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| Food: The Root of All Health | |
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| What Is the Difference between Whole and Processed Foods? | |
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| Would You Eat the Way You Ask Your Pet to Eat? | |
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| Food and the Five Elements | |
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| The Compromise: Feeding Whole Foods Several Days a Week | |
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| Beyond the Pet Food Aisle | |
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| The Base Diet for Dogs | |
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| The Base Diet for Cats | |
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| Some Final Thoughts | |
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| Wholeness and Early Intervention | |
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| Bergeron | |
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| Cadbury | |
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| Samantha | |
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| Beyond Late Diagnosis and Early Euthanasia | |
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| Your Fire Pet | |
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| Characteristics of a Fire Pet | |
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| You Probably Have a Fire-Temperament Dog If... | |
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| You Probably Have a Fire-Temperament Cat If... | |
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| Wanda | |
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| More Traits of Fire Pets | |
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| Your Earth Pet | |
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| Characteristics of an Earth Pet | |
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| You Probably Have an Earth-Temperament Dog If... | |
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| You Probably Have an Earth-Temperament Cat If... | |
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| Spoony | |
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| Carlton | |
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| More Traits of Earth Pets | |
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| Your Metal Pet | |
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| Characteristics of a Metal Pet | |
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| You Probably Have a Metal-Temperament Dog If... | |
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| You Probably Have a Metal-Temperament Cat If... | |
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| Twinkie | |
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| Kuma | |
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| More Traits of Metal Pets | |
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| Your Water Pet | |
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| Characteristics of a Water Pet | |
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| You Probably Have Water-Temperament Dog If... | |
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| You Probably Have a Water-Temperament Cat If... | |
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| Honeypie | |
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| Jeremy | |
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| More Traits of Water Pets | |
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| Your Wood Pet | |
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| Characteristics of a Wood Pet | |
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| You Probably Have a Wood-Temperament Dog If... | |
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| You Probably Have a Wood-Temperament Cat If... | |
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| Fancy | |
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| Dante | |
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| More Traits of Wood Pets | |
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| Managing Common Life Transitions | |
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| Polly | |
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| Mickey and Minnie | |
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| Selma and the New Puppy | |
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| Animals Face Big Transitions of Their Own | |
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| Change Happens | |
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| The Journey Together | |
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| Frequently Asked Questions | |
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| Epilogue | |
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| Appendix: Alternative Veterinary Practitioners | |
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| Websites of Interest | |
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| Index | |