I just love animals. I’ve owned cats, dogs, birds and one horse in my life. I’ve met and loved many others that were not my own. I often tell my clients when I leave this earth the first things I hope to see are all the pets I’ve loved and helped. Then, we can all go visit God and tell God about our adventures.

I have been able to talk and listen to animals since I was five years old. My first conversation was with a bee that was sitting on the pedal of my tricycle. He would not leave even after I told him I would “squish” him. He told me he would sting me if I tried to. Well, I knew better. I was five, after all, and much bigger than him. My next memory was of screaming and crying my eyes out and telling my mom that the bee had stung me and then flown off as if nothing had happened. She was a really great mom because the very next words out of her mouth were “Well, you should have listened to the bee!” That was my beginning as an animal whisperer and communicator.

I thought everyone “heard” their pets as I do. Nothing fancy about it. No telepathy required. Just honest, open, energetic communication. We forget our animals have spent thousands of years learning to read our body language and to understand our words and concepts. There’s nothing magical about it. They get our communication. They may not get every word. But, anyone who’s ever owned a pet in their life knows if they say, “Do you want a treat?” they have seen the response. So, they know they can communicate with their pet. As our animals have grown with us, coming into our homes, sleeping on our beds, traveling and hiking with us, more and more of this open communication with these amazing animal beings has come about. The door is opening more and more to understanding.

Our pets are not aliens from another planet; they are from this planet. They are energy beings, and they read us. That is their superpower: they feel, hear, smell and see every emotion we are having way before we express it. So, they start communicating with us even before we realize it.

We understand them more than we know, and they understand us more than we give them credit for. Just think of a dog’s wagging tail and a cat’s purr.