Animal Communicator and Guardian Partnerships

Working off a blog I wrote in April of 2015 that has been getting a lot of views lately, I thought it would be good to revisit this topic of how important it can be for me to partner with the guardian of an animal to provide the best possible answers to their questions.

As I have explained many times, when I am working with an animal I get information in a variety of different ways--physical sensations in my body, emotions, pictures and images, words and phrases. There is often some interpretation required to understand how everything I am picking up fits together. When I am communicating with an animal, the guardian is often the key to "solving the puzzle" as we work together to make sense of what I have picked up.

Several years ago, I had an experience that showed how all of these pieces work together.  I was asked to do a session with an older dog who was whining / crying all day long.  For months, the only time he stopped crying was when he fell asleep. His guardian was very concerned and given that all blood work came back normal she was at a loss and was looking for additional help. She asked me if I could help them figure out what was making him so unhappy.

When I first connected with his energy, my stomach began to hurt. It felt inflamed and irritated but I couldn't get a sense of why, so I asked this sweet boy if he could tell me why his tummy hurt so much. He showed me the sensation I feel when an animal is dealing with allergies. I explained this to his guardian but after reviewing what he eats and how long he's been eating his particular food and treats, it didn't make sense to her. We couldn't figure out what he could be allergic to, as nothing new had been introduced.

My stomach still really hurt, which told me that we hadn't identified what was going on yet.  (Once I "name" or "identify" what is going on, the sensation will go away, so when the sensation lingers, it indicates to me that we haven't figured it out yet).

His guardian asked me if he mentioned his skin, as he has some pretty severe skin allergies. From what I was picking up, his itchy skin didn't bother him at all in comparison to how bad his stomach hurt. And then, Boom! Like a major light bulb going off in her head, she explained that she had been spraying something on his skin to stop him from itching but that he was constantly licking it off.  She asked if that could be the cause of his stomach pain. Because of the way my stomach hurt just talking about the spray, I knew we were on the right track.

Together, we began putting the pieces together. She realized that his constant whining / crying started about the same time she started putting this particular spray in his skin. Now it made sense why my stomach hurt and he gave me the "allergy sensation." I had interpreted it as food allergies because it was obviously something he was ingesting but since I didn't know about the spray, it wasn't something I could ask him about directly. Now with this new piece of information, I could see he had been trying to show me how the tummy issues and discomfort were connected to his skin allergies.

His guardian vowed to never use that spray again and we talked about some things she could do in the short term to not only help soothe his stomach but also some options to address his skin allergies. We were both so relieved to put all the pieces together and figure out what could be done to help her sweet boy feel better. I am also happy to report that within the next few weeks, he was feeling much better and was no longer whining / crying throughout the day.

Animals do the best they can to communicate with us and this was a wonderful reminder that partnering with the guardian is the best way to ensure an Animal Communicator can help them get resolution for their animals.

Many people are afraid to tell an Animal Communicator too much, either because they are skeptical of Animal Communication (and want to "test" them) or because they think that offering too much information will interfere with the process, but for me and how I work with animals, I find that the more information a guardian can share with me and the more willing they are to work WITH me, the quicker we can get answers and more profound the resolutions can be. 

Just a little something to keep in mind if you decide to work with an Animal Communicator. It is also important to note that not all Animal Communicators work the same way - but for me, the partnership / open communication with the guardian is the best path forward. Not just for the animal but also to empower the guardian, which is part of my personal mission.

Talk to your animals

Many people believe that animals can only understand one word commands but I don't believe that.  I believe that animals understand everything we say.  I don't think it is much different than when babies are born.  They don't understand the language when they first come into this world, but over time they pick up more and more words, as they hear people around them speak.  I think it is the same with animals.  The more we talk around them, the more they understand.  

I frequently suggest to my clients that they talk to and explain things to their animals.  Often I am met with looks that translate as "are you crazy?" although fortunately, they are usually willing to give it a try anyway.  Here are a couple of examples.

One of my clients had a dog that barked like crazy if anyone came to the door.  No matter what the owner did, she couldn't get the dog to stop barking.  I explained to her that her dog was trying to protect her, that he was doing his 'job'.  I suggested that she let him know if she was comfortable with the person who came to the door, so he would know if he needed to be 'on duty' or not.   

She emailed me the next week to tell me that she had started telling him when someone was coming over and assuring him that she felt safe and comfortable with the person who was at their door.  Much to her surprise, he didn't bark.  Then one day, a delivery person came to the door and she didn't say anything to her dog, she just opened the door and guess what?  He barked like crazy.   That was all the confirmation she needed to know that her dog DID understand what she said when she spoke to him.  So now, she's talking more and he's barking less.  :-) 

Another client had a dog who had pulled a muscle in her leg and was limping.  She told me that she was trying to get her dog to rest, so her leg could heal but that her dog wouldn't stop bringing her the tennis ball . . . pleading with her to throw it, with sweet yet sad eyes, multiple times a day.  I suggested that she explain to her dog why she didn't want to throw the ball, how she wanted her leg to heal so she could get back to her favorite activity of chasing the tennis ball every day.  

She called me the next week to let me know that she had 'talked' to her dog and that amazingly, she had stopped bringing the ball to her incessantly.  When her dog's leg was healed enough to resume exercise, I asked my client to thank her dog for taking it easy and giving her leg a chance to heal.  

I believe it is an important part of the communication process - not just to ask our animals to do or not do something but to thank them for their cooperation afterwards.  It isn't much different from what I would hope for with human to human communication.  It closes the loop and sets a tone of respect and partnership.  

So, if you aren't doing it already, I hope you'll start talking to your animals.  You'll be amazed at what they can understand and how well they can respond.