What my dog taught me.

Where do I start for my first blog!? How about with myself!!

The pandemic gave me lots of time to be introspective. It also gave me a lot of extra time to relate to my own dog, Mabel. I felt blocked in communicating with my own dog, maybe because I was too close to her to hear her in my early days of Animal Communication, just like others can sometimes see what’s going on in the family environment with kids better than we can as parents at times.

There is no question that Mabel is here to teach me life lessons. Mabel has allergies, and it is obvious that she suffers from them. My husband and I have spent a lot of energy trying to help her. I have allergies as well, and I certainly have spent energy over the years trying to make myself more comfortable, but I must admit that in the last decade or so, I have pretty much given up!

It became very apparent to me that it wasn’t an accident that Mabel has allergies, and I have allergies. It became very obvious to me, as well, that I was spending much more energy trying to help Mabel and little or no energy trying to help myself. My first dog as an adult, Duchess, had allergies. I never put two and two together with her, but the decades have brought me some wisdom. I am working on my allergy issues more these days.

There is another lesson that Mabel is teaching me. She is an obnoxious barker. If another dog won’t play with her, she starts barking obsessively, saying, “play with me, NOW.” That can be upsetting to a timid animal. If we won’t play with Mabel when she wants to play, she obsessively barks at us! Some might call her a bossy bitch! So since it has been very apparent to me that the animals are here to teach us and help us evolve with our life lessons, I started to think about what her barking had in common with me. Sometimes, I am accused by family members of talking too loud. I can also be quite bossy (Don’t tell my husband I admitted to that!)! And like many people today, I can be a bit obsessive, whether it was perfection in mask wearing or where I went during a pandemic, remembering important people in my life’s birthdays or just having my home in perfect order. I really do think there is a connection here. To give you an even better picture Mabel looovvves to play, remember? I can be extremely serious and have no sense of humor at times. There is no doubt in my mind that Mabel is telling me that I need to play more, have fun, and enjoy life light-heartedly.

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