The name of the first book of the series is called “The Baby Book” which is a little deceiving about the contents of the book. This book is full of good monkey information  no matter what age your monkey might be.   I think the most important areas this book focuses on is getting a clearer understand about not only the mindset of a monkey who is living in captivity, but also a better understanding about the stages of emotional growth that they go through.

From the reading of this book monkey caregivers of any age monkey can learn why some of the problems with their own monkeys could be coming from their early programming as babies. 

We talk about these types of things and how to use behavioral modification to turn bad behavior into good behavior in “The Baby Book.”

www.livingwithmonkeys.com is the place to go to order your downloadable copy

I just posted on Facebook a comment about blessing monkeys who had just been taken away from a family in Texas. The story about this event does not matter to me. That is not the issue right now. The issue is a family and their monkeys have been thrust into a very big change. My heart is breaking for their loss.

We as monkey caregivers must always be aware that these precious monkeys are our gifts but because they are not human primates they can become at risk by other things. I could spend the rest of my time on the blog speaking about all of the reasons that this last statement is true, but I will not.

Monkeys in our lives and in our homes are our gifts for however long they will be with us. I will hope and pray each day that it is for a very long time. I must now close for now and go hug my monkeys – I need a hug back.

www.livingwithmonkeys.com is the place to order the first book in the series called “The Baby Book”

Saturday afternoon I was trying to get off to a birthday party for my niece but there were events which kept me form leaving the house on time. I was putting Silly Willy's food in the cage and as usual I reached for the key to the cage lock.  I put the key into the lock and began to take the lock from his cage.   Just at the same moment a great scene came up on a movie that I was watching, so I took my eyes from the cage lock for 2 seconds.   

Guess what happened?  Yes, you already know.........  It took Silly Willy 2 seconds to work the two other locking devices on his cage door, jump out of his cage, and then grab up three pieces of monkey chow from one of the other monkey's food dishes.  
Dang those 2 seconds!!!

Everything that happens with my troupe of monkeys is ultimately my fault......  but that little Silly Willy loves to choose to be bad and get into trouble in 1/2 of a second!!!  (He missed a great fun outing as his punishment.)

www,livingwithmonkeys.com is the place to order your downloadable copy of "Living With  Monkeys."

I recently attended a birthday party for a special little girl monkey.  There were many monkeys there from age 7 weeks to 6 years old.  It was so much fun getting to meet so many new people and their monkeys. 

Instead of looking and comparing the behaviors of each of the monkeys who were there, I chose to look at the caretakers and their families. I learned at that happy gathering that each monkey was perfect for the people that had them.  Each one of us (I believe) learned many important things from each other during our time together.

Each monkey must fit into the routines and lifestyle of their families.  One of the most important things about programming a baby monkey is choosing to be consistent and to only allow people to be around your monkey who will choose to respect your programming choices and continue to follow them while they are with your monkey.

Go to: www.livingwithmonkeys.com -  it is the place to get your downloadable copy of "Living With Monkeys" so you can learn more about programming your pet monkey in a positive way.

Today I spent time talking with a person who has had monkeys for over 32 years. This friend has some degenerative health problems and must start the search for a home for their 2 older monkeys.

In our conversation I knew instantly they were aware of the most important thing in re-homing monkeys. We must always think of the monkey's needs first - before our own needs.

When we as monkey caregivers first get our monkeys, we must be aware that we may not be able to complete our desire to keep them forever. This is a very difficult place to be especially if our health is failing.

My heart goes out to all of us monkey caregivers who may find ourselves in a position like this. It made my heart full of sadness as this old time monkey person started moving forward with dignity and acceptance in what they must do for their beloved monkeys. Please join with me and send prayers their way as they go through this difficult time.

Yes, we do talk about re-homing a monkey in “The Baby Book.” www.livingwithmonkeys.com