Conflicts over animals arise in every area of life including marriage, divorce, malpractice, trust and estates, civil, criminal, and contract law. Whether your disagreement is with an ex-spouse, neighbor, veterinarian, pet service provider or their staff, mediation is the one and only means of telling your story and having the opportunity to hear your counterpart’s story in a safe environment.  You are always able to sue, but wouldn’t you prefer to tell your side of the story first and see if a resolution can be achieved?

Through the mediation process, I help people tell their story and address the conflict that precipitated the conflict. Mediation provides a proven, step-by-step, peaceful method of allowing the parties to communicate with each other effectively, directly or online, addressing the issues that have come between them, quickly and with respect. We help everyone feel they are part of the win-win solution.

Think about the last time you had a conflict.  Maybe it involved your beloved pet or the pet of another.  The sustained fear of addressing the conflict overtook your life.  You suffered in silence or you waited too long to say anything and then exploded in a way you had never intended.  The after effect of such an exchange may result in losing the right to see your dog in divorce, returning to the veterinarian you like and respect, maintaining a relationship with a dog walker or destroying a longtime relationship with a breeder or owner.

Have you ever dreamed of being able to address a disagreement over an animal in a way that sustains a dialogue, educates everyone involved about the underlying cause of the disagreement and provides a happy outcome? Let me share with you how to make that dream a reality and it doesn’t need to be frustrating or complicated.

If you are a veterinarian and want a practice that is filled with happy clients that can’t wait to refer you to their pet-owning friends and acquaintances and employees that are happy and get along, you have come to the right place.  Let us help you learn how to easily set up a practice that makes it exciting to get up and go to work every day.

You may be a pet owner with a cranky neighbor who is really upset about your barking dog, a co-owner disagreeing with the future of a pet or a divorcing couple and the pet is the object of contention.  You are at each other’s throats.  Mediation is the method you should choose to employ first when trying to find a path of least resistance to solution and happier conversations on the matter.