Carly called sharing her animal communication experience with me about  her Jack Russell terrier, Dolly. She’s a sweet dog Carly rescued  just a year ago. And lucky for Dolly, too, since this was home #4. Her history reasoned her surrender because ‘out of the blue’ she would scream a shrill scream that sent folks running from the room. The shelter shared , “She’s always a bit standoffish. Maybe this is her way of keeping people at a distance.” An odd description only intensifying Carly’s determination to change this habit and replace it with a loving bond. All seemed to be going as planned until one day, it happened. It clearly was as they described. The high pitch scream sent shivers down Carly’s spine and her first reaction was to exit the room, just like all the others before her. But for some reason she stood her ground and observed Dolly’s tail. Her wag was way off. Carly knew Dolly’s tail gestures from joy to fear but this quivering action was different. It held a sense of anxiety, fear and…pain! She hadn’t noticed it before. Her tail action was definately different, alarming and shouting ‘help me.’ One of the lessons communicating with animals is to be observant. Carly learned that lesson well as she observed the differences between all her emotions yet including one more – a wag for help! People often ask, how do you communicate with animals. The answer may be as simple as taking the time to be observant. Once noticed, adding other pieces to the intricate puzzle of a living being, in this case, a dog calling for help, being rejected by several families before but finally finding a person who was willing to take the time to really observe, take notice and follow through with that found. And, oh, by the way, Dolly is now enjoying fewer screams as her little body is being tended to by professionals to ease the pain she was trying to explain for way too long. Keep talking, wagging, Dolly. Your voice is being heard.

To be or not to be in an animal’s presence when communicating with them. Great question. Many clients have difficulty accepting that animal communicators can and do ‘talk with their pets’ long distance, otherwise, not in the presence of the animal. For us who have perfected our animal communication skills we don’t feel we need to be with them because, frankly, an animal’s body language gives TMI overriding the communicator’s intuitive ‘hits’. Okay, it’s great to have instant confirmation and when speaking with an animal in person, or, in-dog-cat-or-horse, their body language shouts  just what’s up. If you would like to ‘translate’ what your animal is sharing with you, I’d rather that you call me, but if you really want to learn some great clues, check out this article: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3715252,00.html Very informative info. So what do this doggie’s ears say? They/he is talking to you. Animal communication comes in all packages: intuitively or, body language or both.