I'm working often as a volunteer for a dog rescue foundation. They have a primary focus for the greyhound breed, but in some cases, other breeds also rescued, like a small pig.
As I had a small dog, Speedy, I learned what a dog means in everyday life. How it can calm down with his energies, after a stressful day.
After we once visited the greyhound rescue foundation, we decided, to contribute often with my wife. Initially, we helped them with the transportation of the rescued greyhounds. For me, it was a curious situation, when you are in the same closed space with an unknown dog. What will happen, if they change their minds, and want to bite? No way to escape. Luckily, we don't have any problem until now. All of the dogs are really kind. I think this comes from this aristocratic breed. In the following picture, there are two of them, who traveled with us, to the foundation.
After a few months, I realized, how it helps in the development of an organization also. If you think about the most evolved organization cultures, you can understand, how it helps!
In a Teal organization, the evolutionary purpose must be defined. If you have a proper organizational culture, you eliminated the importance of the personal EGO. This is, why we banish the titles and ranks from our culture. Through our contribution to an evolutionary purpose, we have a journey to our evolutionary destination. In the case of the rescue foundation, the goal to help the dogs, not to have a spotlight on the persons! For this reason, I often organize a volunteer day for my organizational unit, to help also at this foundation.
When you spend a full day between the dogs, you can forget your everyday problems. I get this feedback from many of my colleagues, and many of them join these events.
But these are only the basic steps. Over time, you can do advanced topics, which really release your stress.
To this topic, we have to go back in time. Generally, most of the greyhounds are friendly dogs. But, as in every case, also there are exceptions. I found the exception when I met with the two dogs: Barack and Pindi.
They are the elementary ones, which mostly remind you of a wolf, not to a dog. When you approach their cages, they start loudly barking. The blood in your veins will freeze, and the atmosphere put you a huge stress. Like in the office.
You have to be brave in this situation, to go into their cage. Imagine a two square meter place, locked up with two bloodhounds, who continuously barking. To help your imagination watch the following video.
The two dogs full of muscle, if they change their mind, they can bite out huge chunks of flesh from your body. You can now imagine how stressful is this situation. And here comes the wonder of the dogs! They like a mirror. They reflect on your feelings. If you are stressful, they will also, and this situation generates a huge tension.
Then comes the results of the practice of meditation. With proper breathe technics, you can start releasing stress from your mind and body. Suddenly you will see, how the behavior of the dogs dramatically changes. Depending on the dog's personality, they will calm down, and you can pet them.
As again some temptation arises, the dogs will try to bite your hand. You need to calm down again. But over time you can fully release the stress. I suggest this technic to face the stress and learn, how you can handle it. Spending time with dogs always fun! They will be honest to you always, without ulterior motives.
With these practices, your everyday life will better! You can be free from the digital fetter, which locks down our society.
I close my story with some pictures, which I take today after Barack and Pindi calmed down.