Animals Connect Everyone

Many of you are likely familiar with Animals Connect Everyone, a passion project that has been underway since February 2021, driven by both myself and Jean Marie Swenton-Caples. The project's goal is to underscore the deep connection that exists between animals and humans, aiming to inspire and contribute to overall well-being.

Exciting news to share: we've recently joined forces with the University of Lincoln in the UK to support their research on dogs and well-being. I want to extend my gratitude to the authors of the associated article, with special mention to Anna Marie Barcellos, a Postdoctoral Researcher, who collaborated closely with me to convey the significance of participant engagement in the study to dog owners. I also want to acknowledge other key contributors, including Prof Daniel Mills, Dr Niko Kargas, Dr Phil Assheton, Dr Sophie S Hall, and Prof John Maltby.

A heartfelt thanks goes to Nestlé for sponsoring this research initiative. I want to express my appreciation to everyone who took part in this 4-week project, especially those who have been connected with Animals Connect Everyone. Your participation has been invaluable.

For further insights into our collaborative efforts, please feel free to read this free article published in Scientific Reports: [Link to the article](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-48731-z).

Dog owner mental health is associated with dog behavioural problems, dog care and dog-facilitated social interaction: a prospective cohort study - Scientific Reports Despite numerous qualitative and cross-sectional studies investigating how dog-related factors may impact owners’ well-being, empirical studies to test these causal effects are lacking. This prospective cohort study examined the correlation and potential causal effect of 17 dog-related factors wit...

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Animals Connect Everyone is challenging you all to be part of The GratitudeSpace holiday challenge!

Warning this most likely will cause a smile or two, happiness and joy

You all have been nominated to do the Gratitude Space Holiday Challenge!! So copying and posting the challenge!

Here is the challenge

1)Post one holiday themed picture a day for five days

2)Tag 5 friends today to share this challenge.

3)Add on post.

The full explanation

Each day I will be posting a picture of an ornament, card or decoration that reminds me of someone special or a moment that is a memory that makes my heart grateful.

Each picture I post can share a feeling or tag someone to show my gratitude!

Add the so we can follow how this as it grows.

I am tagging 5 friends to join me by copy this and posting and accepting this challenge

Started by your friends at the GratitudeSpace!

Like this challenge copy and past it and start your own Gratitude Space Holiday challenge

Post your last picture on your phone of your pet!
Tag a friend, because yes we want to grow!!!

Share your puppy pic!! Have an older dog we want to see that puppy pic!

 Hash-tweet your favorite bird! 
Tag a friend or two!

I'll never forget the first day I met you -
We had adopted a budgie earlier and came looking for a friend for him - we looked at other budgies, conures, and finally looked at lineolated parakeets - there were other ones we were looking at - blue ones, green ones, yellow ones - but we caught you at the corner of our eyes crawling out of the cage and when we asked about you they mentioned you weren't warmed up and ready for people yet -

Despite that, you flew right to me - you landed on the counter, and crawled onto my shirt and up to my shoulder..
You stayed next to me and gave me little kisses with your beak.

Before we could adopt you we had to revisit you another time, and as soon as we returned the week after you flew again right to me and it's as if we hardly ever left ~

I never knew I could be so in love with a little parrot - the coziness of your company, the sound of your chirps, the way you'd crawl around to explore places, your electric kisses, all of that I miss so much -

I wish I could've spent more time with you when you were alive - but circumstances prevented that. I'd always visit you when I could, and when she moved you further away at least I knew you were taken care off - although you passed young I hope you had a happy life

That year you were with me was the last time I felt like I had a home -

"The colors of your wings are as beautiful as the colors of your personality, the colors you shine brought color to my life"

I'll do my best to honor your memory through art

Want to share your Gratitude for a animal you love DM us and we will share the link.

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We are starting off our Second Year with The Voice Gratitude Project - Animals Connect Everyone Series.

Along with Chris Palmore, the author of the Best Seller, “The Mechanics Of Gratitude” we are creating Animal gratitude art!!

Share with us a picture and a heartwarming auditory story, poem, song lyric about the animal in your life.

Click the link below to share your gratitude♥️

Let’s create Animal gratitude art together!!!

https://www.gratitudespace.com/animalsconnecteveryone/

Gratitude For Animal Friends Help us show how Animals Connect Everyone Here’s a chance to share a heartwarming auditory story, poem, song lyric about the animal in your life! Let’s create Animal gratitude art together…

February 24th at 1 pm and 8pm EST!!
We have a big announcement to share!!

Some great info to our Animal Connect Everyone FB Group!!

VetVet Pet Pals Spotlight: Michael O'Brien | Pause, Breathe, Reflect This is a great question, given how fast life feels today. One of the best things to do is take a minute and take three deep (from the belly) breaths in, and nice slow (1.5 - 2x longer than your inhale) exhales. It's an easy way to activate our rest and digest part of our central nervous system and....

This book shares a roadmap for individuals and organizations to seek healthier lives through that gratitude and also has a section that animal lovers will enjoy!!

We will be hosting a zoom book club in February with the author Chris Palmore!
Between the book and our discussion you are sure to be inspired to think about Gratitude in new ways.

Animal Connect Everyone will be unveiling their 2022 plans for people to share their Gratitude for Animals during this zoom call.

Chris and the Book Club organizers ask you to highlight a quote,section or chapter that inspired you. Please note the chapter name or page numbers so others can reference it!

This book is available in a kindle and paperback version.

Please add “me” in the comments if you want info on the Book Club Zoom call in February!!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1736130234/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_HZNSE0DMRX7B76ZB6BSV?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

The Mechanics of Gratitude The Mechanics of Gratitude

Join the book club gathering tonight At 8pm EST! The Mechanics of Gratitude hosted by Pause Breathe and Reflect on Clubhouse. DM us for more information

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