Pet Chatter

People often ask whether I think their animals understand what they are saying. The answer is yes, they do. They may not get every word, but they generally understand the meaning and intent. In fact, sometimes they hear only too well… to their own detriment.

Let me explain: suppose in the presence of an animal someone remarks about how worthless they are, accident prone, or sickly. What if that animal not only hears, but believes that negative pronouncement? What if they believe it so much that they cause it to be true?

You’re probably thinking, “No way!” But I say to you in all earnestness: “Yes way.” In my communication with various animals I have learned first hand how our words can affect them whether good or bad. At first I thought it was just an odd anomaly but as time passed and more examples emerged I saw a clear pattern.

One such animal was the thoroughbred who just wouldn’t gain weight no matter what his owner tried. When she contacted me to communicate with him, her most immediate question was what could she do put weight on him? His surprising answer was: “fat horses founder.” With that clue provided I was able to explain to him that eating to maintain a healthy, non-ribby weight would not put him in jeopardy of founder. Some months later his owner reported that he was now at a healthy weight and she was able to reduce his rations to maintenance level.

The anguish a male poodle felt after hearing his owners say they were going to “cut his nuts off” caused him to suffer frequent nightmares. When I shared that with his humans they confirmed that exact expression had been used in his presence. While the procedure was necessary his anguish could have easily been avoided.

Often animals I have communicated with express feelings of low self esteem. After some conversation the root cause usually comes out. Invariably it’s something they have either been directly told or overheard.

There was a horse who got angry when anyone called him beautiful, which was often, as he is gorgeous. In his words “I am a reject. I’m no good.” It turns out that as a youngster his show prospects were waylaid when he was temporarily disfigured. His self image was totally warped. After spending some time helping him see that he really is beautiful, and giving him energy healing, his perception shifted. Today he is happy to be called beautiful and that aspect of his acting out has been resolved.

I could go on, but this post is already longer than I intended. The important thing I want to impart to you, friends, is to be aware of your words in the presence of the animals. You never know how a careless comment can affect their lives. Of course the flip side is that positive comments can have a wonderful result.

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