The Walrus on My Table: Touching True Stories of Animal Healing

I checked this book out of the library several years ago and could not put it down. I felt drawn to these animals as much as he was. I am a licensed massage therapist, but want to work more with animals. They have so much to give and teach us. I highly recommend this book.

Anthony Gugliemo is the "Dr Doolittle" of the twenty-second century!I had initially purchased the book because Anthony was going to be my new massage therapist. However, I've always loved animals, adopting dogs from local rescue organizations ; cats always coming to me to be petted, even snakes like me! So, I purchased the book, and on my first visit to Anthony I asked him to sign it. After I got home, I read it from cover to cover in one day, I JUST could not put it down. Animals have that sixth sense regarding humans who are guardian angels. I am sure that Mambo, Rudy (the penguin), Champ, Talon(the dolphin), and all other animals that he has touched (not just their bodies but their souls) will always remember Anthony.For full information about the book, please click on the details section on the title.P.S. Anthony is a WONDERFUL human massage therapist too!!)

This is a really good read. The stories are interesting and well told, of a pioneer in alternative medicine for animals! I'm from a traditionalist medical background, so am a skeptic; but his techniques and results are quite believable and worth revisiting, even if I don't follow his rationale at all times. I was a little puzzled by the book's abrupt ending, as though some pages got lost on the way to the printer's. But it's a very good book, one I'll recommend.

This is an excellent book. It made my laugh out loud as well as cry. I recommend it to all animal lovers.

Anthony Guglielmo is a licensed masseur - licensed to practice massage therapy on humans, at first. Then a human client asked him to see her troubled horse who had been abused by a previous owner. This lead him to "equine massage certification school" and towards this absolutely fascinating collection of tales about his "non-human" clients, which have included a walrus, a penguin, a beluga whale, dolphins, a ferret, a shark, as well as dogs, cats and bunnies. Animal massage has actually been practiced in some forms for thousands of years - we know horse trainers have used touch/rub downs since the horse was domesticated. More and more, the power of touch is being recognized as a way to calm, heal and ease pain as well as express love and communicate amongst species. Pet lovers know this well. Driven by his desire to help a crippled dolphin, Mr. Guglielmo learns anatomical knowledge as diverse as that between a shark and horse and shares it with the reader. Photos document some of the amazing stories. My heart was well and truly warmed and I learned new things that I will always remember. I hope these stories end once and for all end any debate about whether animals have feelings and whether whether they can communicate them. What a great gift for an animal/pet lover! Keep swimming with the dolphins, Mr. Guglielmo!