Regarding permission ..On site I offer the Reiki energy to the animal and tell them they can accept as much as they want or none at all. if I feel a huge flow of acceptance I just start on the EFT work. If an animal is ready to cross the rainbow bridge they will block you. Usually its their person that...

I have this chart for Dogs (not sure where I got it) http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x60/sassmeister/dog.jpg I work with alot of shelters and I will sit outside the kennel after the staff lets me know what the biggest adoption issue is and send reiki energy and let the animal know they can accept...

Linda, thanks for these tips. I have been using some of what everyone has given me in response to this question. My dog is much more comfortable and the scratching, which had been about 9 on a scale of 10, is 1 or less now. (I've also used a combination of homeopathic medicine and essential oils...

There is a method in-between surrogate-tapping and tapping on the animal. You put one hand on the animal to make a physical connection, and you tap on yourself with the other hand. As Marianna said, when the animal is "done", they will move away.