Bullet, my 110 pound German Sheperd died yesterday morning suddenly and within hours of "The Bloat" or poisoning, and I am preoccupied with the pain, sadness, and bloody white light that leaks out of my heart all over the floor when I cry and think of him, my departed running buddy. I know that for days and months (and years, too, if I live that long) his actual vibe will be with me especially when I am running and probably when I am doing a lot of other things.
I'll miss you, Bullet. I love you, man. And I know that I'll always keep you right here in my heart. and that old muscle beating in my chest beats even more strongly and with greater force and resiliency because you are there.
I'm grieving bigtime and getting straight and purified with old Bullet's love, I won't forget him or trash his essence, which is now (according to my beliefs) firmly embedded within all the myocardial cells of my heart at the deepest possible, cellular, level His soul in my soul, my soul in his I feel pain in my chest as that space stretches to accomodate his bounding energies and gentle unselfish love when I went out in the early morning front yard and found his bloated, fly-specked body I noticed that in his death he was sleeping with his back against the wall through which was my side of the bed in the bedroom. In his passing, he was sleeping as close to where I was sleeping as possible. Exactly as he had done in life.
Richard Namon wrote: "There are no words. . . Bullet will always run with you. . . be with you for love only sometimes has shape or form. More often than not, love simply is. . . the sweetness of a face, the softness of fur, the devotion within brown eyes, the sighs of puppy dreams in the dark of night . . . forever."
Thank you, Richard, my Vulcan brother.
Of course, you are correct. And I thought I heard him barking the other night, but it was another male Shepherd in the neighborhood. Bullet's spirit is emblazoned on my heart, all the more so by his apparently sudden transition. Besides those of us who have loved him on the Talking Dog Project, Bullet has a number of other fans who are always asking for him. We know that he is still in on the Talking Dog Project, but in just a different form. He has gone virtual on us.
Bullet and She-Ra are the current Talking Dogs, and their virtual antics have been somewhat chronicled in the manuscript of DR TOMORROW, a cyber-scifi novel serialized by Quanta, the eMag, in 5 parts.
Pet Therapy is just one aspect of Talking Dog, which is actually a formalized study of interspecies communication. We have focused specifically on dogs, cats, and birds. Fourier analysis of EEG and EKG studies concomitantly run on pet and master make up the hard science neuropsychophysiological foundation of Project Talking Dog. Bio-entrainment of pet and master is a process hiding clues to the efficacy of love and compassion. However, any pet owner can tell you that you don't need expensive electronic devices to feel the bioentrainment that goes on between two hearts when that tail is wagging. We hope to have funding, as a 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(2) IRS-Determined nonprofit research institute, to carry out these digital EEG/EKG and related neurophysiological measurements. Some of our funding will also pay for Doctor/Nurse dyadic therapy carried out with pets and human owners.
AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB (AKC) HERDING GROUP Newest (1983) AKC classification of recognized breeds. Includes German Shepherd. Link is highly specific information and graphics on dogs.
AAT Reference Materials Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) Reference Materials. Dolphin Therapy packet is one of a series of different article packets for sale on AAT.
The Delta Society "Celebrating Companion Animals --and the Ways They Enrich Our Lives."
The Human Companion Animal Bond (HCAB) Sells hardcopies only of articles in the massive db dedicated to animal-assisted therapy, and the prevention of child and animal abuse.
National Service Dog Center (NSCD) Service Dog Training Centers and Classes; advocacy on behalf of those with service dogs
Pet Loss and Bereavement Action Guide Delta Foundation started in 1977 by an M.D. who wanted to "understand the quality of the relationship between pet owners, pets, and care-givers."
WEBDOCTOR: Holistic Health for animal companions. Wellness-oriented vet well grounded in traditional medicine.
List of LERI Research Projects Project Talking Dog is one of seven ongoing LERI projects.