Wholistic Hounds

11/05/2025

Wholistic Hounds is usually very dog and animal oriented, but today I’d like to share something personal.

Today is my 30th birthday. Someone very special shared the same birthday as me – my grandmother. Pamela Koenig. She died when I was only 2 years old.

Since the day she died, my entire life changed. This early loss made it difficult for me to relate to other humans. Instead, I turned to animal friends and at times, spirits. This, for obvious reasons, made me the “weirdo” and the “outcast.” For many years, I felt separate from everyone else. Different.

Today, I’m deciding to celebrate myself. To celebrate all the things that make me different. From this point forward, instead of shaming myself for my “weirdness” or my differences, I’m going to celebrate them.

There’s a reason I’m a lone wolf, often working in “the dark,” usually not the life of the party. But I’m truly never alone. I’m always connected to nature, animals and spirits.

I’ve been self-critical for too long and this has (many times) affected my relationships with others. I KNOW my grandma would want me to start celebrating myself.

Today I celebrate 8 years working professionally with animals.
Today I celebrate over 7 years sober from alcohol.
Today I celebrate 5 years on a vegan, organic diet.
Today I celebrate over 4 years as an Animal Reiki Practitioner.
Today I celebrate publishing two nonfiction books.
Today I celebrate gaining more animal communication clients.

As you can see, dogs are truly the reason I've changed my life for the better. The truth is, I thought my business would be focused on holistic dog grooming. I thought that’d be my main offering, main skill, main source of income. But the Universe kept rejecting me; trying to redirect me. For a long time, I fought back that resistance. I thought if I just tried harder, the grooming thing would work out for me. But the Universe kept redirecting me back to the same thing – animal communication and energy healing.

Once I finally closed my books for grooming clients, a flood of new clients for animal communication came through. The kicker is, I haven’t advertised this service at all. Yet the clients keep coming in, effortlessly. This tells me that THIS is my true path. So I’ve put down the clippers and the shears (for now) and I’ve embraced my intuitive gift of communication. To see the unseen; hear the unspoken and tune into the invisible vibrations around and within. This is my true calling. Energy healing, animal communication and connection. I know my grandmother would be proud.

Here’s to 30 years old – time to embrace authenticity and soul purpose. Time to drop all resistance and merge into acceptance.

Thank you all for supporting my journey. Blessed Be.

11/01/2025

I stumbled upon this gem on YouTube today.

Trauma in pet care is all too common and rarely talked about. Tune in to this 2 year old discussion with Roman Gottfried and Morgan from Wholistic Hounds all about trauma in pet care, how to avoid it and ways we can work on healing it.

Trauma in Pet Care" is a focused discussion that sheds light on recognizing and addressing trauma in pets. Discover ways to prevent and heal trauma through t...

11/01/2025

Happy Samhain and Day of the Dead from our beautiful rescue pup, Jade!
Stay safe, honor Gaia and remember not to eat too much candy ;P

10/31/2025

Today is the day!!!

After 2 long years of writing, researching and editing, Wholistic Grooming for the Soul is finally here! This eBook is revolutionary and filled with valuable information about holistic pet grooming and holistic pet care.

Buy your copy today at the link below

Wholistic Grooming for the Soul by Morgan Fitzgerald

10/30/2025

For those of you who still haven't purchased a copy of our first book, Telepathic Tails: A Tale of Higher Communication, the price is now reduced across all platforms :)

Get yours from your favorite eBook retailer at this link:

Telepathic Tails: A Tale of Higher Communication by Morgan Fitzgerald

10/30/2025

Very exciting -- only 1 day to go until Wholistic Grooming for the Soul is released!!

Apple, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords and others are already available for pre-order.

An important reminder: This is for the eBook version of the book only; printed physical copies will be coming in 2026.

For those of you eager to purchase from Amazon's Kindle, please be patient as the book may take a day or two to go live after the release date.

Thank you for your patience! For more info, visit our website
WWW.WHOLISTICHOUNDS.DOG

10/29/2025

Only 2 MORE DAYS until Wholistic Grooming for the Soul is officially published!!

10/25/2025

"We cannot preach kindness while practicing hate. We cannot condemn bullying towards dogs and then bully humans we disagree with."
Kindness is what heals

Kindness Isn’t Just for Dogs
We talk a lot about “do no harm” and “force-free” in dog care. But too often, that ethos stops at the dogs. We extend compassion to dogs, understanding their trauma, their triggers, their unmet needs—and yet when a human behaves in a way we don’t like, we default to judgment, shame, and hate.

I feel deeply privileged to have worked with people before I worked with dogs. That experience shaped me. It taught me that change, real, lasting change, comes from support, not punishment. From care and understanding, not condemnation.

We’re quick to explore why a dog lunges, growls, or shuts down:
• Is it pain?
• Past trauma?
• Lack of safety or understanding?
But when a human lashes out, we rarely ask the same. We forget that people are shaped by their own histories, wounds, and unmet needs. We forget that behaviour is communication.

Emotions Are Valid. Cruelty Is Not.
It’s okay to feel angry. Hurt. Disappointed. Those emotions are real and valid. But they don’t justify bullying or cruelty. We cannot preach kindness while practicing hate. We cannot condemn bullying towards dogs and then bully humans we disagree with.

Kindness isn’t passive. It’s not weakness. It’s a radical choice to meet conflict with integrity. To fight for justice without becoming unjust.

The Trap of Extremism
Belief systems can become cages. When we cling too tightly to being “right,” we lose the ability to grow, to listen, to learn. Extremism, whether in dog training or human discourse, shuts down dialogue in our own mind. It stops us thinking the more difficult truths about ourselves.

I will never condone aversive tools. I will never support dominance-based training. But I will not shame those who use them. Because shame doesn’t teach. It entrenches. And if I truly believe in kindness as a path to change, I must walk that path with everyone.

I’ve worked with people who’ve done terrible things. But when I stopped judging and started supporting, I saw transformation. Not because I excused their actions, but because I offered a space where change felt possible.
You can’t make someone be kind by hating them. You can’t make someone see your truth by making them feel small. Every time we berate, preach, or shame, we push people deeper into their own beliefs.

If Kindness Works for Dogs, It Works for People
If we want the world to believe that kindness rehabilitates dogs, we must show that it rehabilitates people too. Not just in our words, but in our actions. In how we treat those we disagree with. In how we hold space for discomfort, dialogue, and growth.
Kindness isn’t just a training method. It’s a way of being.

10/23/2025

After some major complications, Wholistic Grooming for the Soul is officially finished, formatted and edited!

This book took a whopping 2 YEARS to complete and is filled with so much good information, holistic knowledge and personal experiences. 8 more days!!! :)

10/20/2025

It's official -- I (finally) finished the last chapter of Wholistic Grooming for the Soul!

The chapter "Evolution in Motion" ended up being so long that it could very well be a mini-book in itself, however, we felt that sharing the most in-depth rendition of wolf to dog evolution would really help our readers gain a greater respect and appreciation for how wild wolves transformed into the common canine we know today.

Most dog-lovers know little to nothing about wolf evolution, so this chapter may be revolutionary for those of you who haven't studied the topic extensively. Instead, I did that for you (WHEW, no easy feat) and summed it all up in one beautifully long chapter.

You know what this means? All that's left is editing before this wonderful educational resource is published in just 11 short days!!

We are so excited and thankful. Stay tuned so you can be one of the first to purchase our newest eBook :)

10/08/2025

An important update about our upcoming book, Wholistic Grooming for the Soul.

We have changed our release date to October 31, 2025 rather than the 21st as originally planned.

Since we know rushed work is not "holistic," we want to ensure we have enough time to finesse the last details, ensuring everything is in place before publishing.

We are looking forward to launch day, which is now set to be Halloween! Stay tuned :)