When I brought my English yellow labrador, Kylie, home almost 5-years ago, I had high hopes and big plans for her and I.  She was going to be my therapy dog and I hoped to visit nursing homes, hospice and hospitals with her.  Part of that plan would be to write about our experiences and the people we would meet.

At the age of 12-weeks we began puppy training classes and then advanced to obedience training.  It was my plan that when I returned from a vacation to Florida that Kylie would then take advanced obedience classes.  I was excited to continue on this path I felt was the right road for me and her.

Kylie at 3-months old with Frankie

As many of you know, my plans took a sharp left.  While vacationing in Florida, I received a call that Frankie ruptured a disc in her back.  My vacation was cut 8-days short, and my training with Kylie was put to the side as I cared for Frankie the next three months.

My life unfolded from the tragedy of Frankie’s injury, to realizing I was being given a divine opportunity to share a positive message about animals with disabilities.  In that discovery, I also realized Frankie would make a unique and special therapy dog.  And Kylie?  Well it became apparent that she was not really cut out to be a therapy dog, though she did very well in her training classes.

I’ve always felt bad that I couldn’t give as much time and devotion to Kylie after Frankie’s injury and it has bothered me for years.  I wondered, “Did she know I really loved her?”  “Did she feel neglected because Frankie and I do so much together?”

After doing a radio interview with Janet Roper, Animal Communicator, I felt a connection and comfort level with her.  So I decided to schedule a reading with her for Kylie.  Wow- I sure am glad I did!  I learned so much.

My first question to Janet was, “How does Kylie feel emotionally?”

Janet said, “How interesting you chose that as your first question.” She told me that ever since I sent her a photo of Kylie she was getting an image as if Kylie is in a cloudy fog.  Kylie is not quite sure what her role is in our family.  This made sense to me since she was so abrubly put on the back burner when I had to care for Frankie.

I have felt guilty about this, but never knew quite how to handle it.  Not realizing I am mirroring that guilt back to Kylie, Janet explained that Kylie has picked up on that guilt.   This makes her unsure of how she should be. It made perfect sense to me.  Though I feel awful for “abandoning” her and our therapy dog work, I feel relieved that Kylie told Janet that she knows I love her.  Kylie told Janet her favorite thing is when I get down on the floor with her and hug her around the neck… I was astounded, as this IS one of my favorite things to do with her.

Kylie opened up as the communication continued revealing a reason why she seems “skittish” and not happy about riding in cars.  She processes things much slower than the rest of us.  When Janet explained this, it made alot of sense to me.  Ever since Kylie was little she has always seemed a bit uncoordinated.  When we bounce a tennis ball for her to catch, she is always off by 2-3 seconds.

Though Kylie has a cloudy fog in her mind, which I hope will start to clear as her and I communicate together and I take away the guilt I put on myself, her fog clears around Frankie.  Janet saw a “laser light” around Frankie that was comforting for Kylie.

She then told me Kylie’s three favorite things to do:

-Take naps

-She loves watching over Frankie (awwwwww)

-She loves getting out of Frankie’s way (that struck me as comical and quite true)

Last photo I have of Kylie and Frankie together before Frankie’s injury. 

Janet explained that Kylie needs to be led and told what to do in order to feel right about what is expected of her.  This struck a chord also because it makes sense that I was training her, then it abruptly stopped and she has been unsure of what to do.

Having a reading done with Kylie was such a relief for me and I felt so much better after wards.  I’ve made an extra effort (not that it is effort) to hug Kylie more often, stop and talk to her, and best of all, to spend time with her just one on one.  That time is usually me brushing her outside, which she really seems to love.

There was such profound lessons to be learned in communicating.  We are so used to communicating in words or reading ,or writing, but with animals they don’t communicate in that form.  But having this reading done it helped me to truly understand Kylie more and her needs.

I would highly recommend that if you have ever thought of animal communication for your pet(s) that you give this a try.  It really has made me feel better about my relationship with Kylie and I look forward to watching her blossom as we learn to communicate as only her and I can do.

Each of our animals provide a special relationship different from other pets we may have.  And I will always, always believe that each teach us something new that we needed to learn.  Kylie reinforces for me acceptance and unconditional love.

Have you had an animal communicator help you with a pet?  If so, what did you learn?