Talk with your Animals

posted by Administrator on May 31

During a recent trip to the desert country of Eastern Oregon, I was thrilled to find that I was staying within viewing range of a roosting tree for a family of vultures.  Vultures have been known by many cultures as spiritual connections or divine communicators.  They remind us of grace in change, and to allow our transitions in life.  They are an unusual totem spirit indeed!

Each evening I watched these large birds glide toward their tree.  At times they seemed to float without movement.  This made my photo session much easier, for with the delay between ‘click to capture’ in my older digital camera, it was sometimes futile photographing any moving target.

One bird drifted to and fro, in an apparent dance to entertain the watchers standing below.  We shared our gratitude with the entire crew, and returned to our porch roost.

posted by Administrator on May 27

One June weekend, many years ago, I was invited to a family campout with a friend and his extended family.  We packed up my little saturn wagon with our camp gear and took to the road.  Unfortunately the camping site did not offer much entertainment for the boys, so we decided to venture to the lake.

It was maybe a 20 minute drive, and when we arrived we found an unfriendly beach loaded with jet-skiers. This was not a good place for the boys to swim.  I remembered seeing a sign for a waterfall half way back toward the camping area, so we decided to follow this lead.  We turned at the sign for the waterfall.  This road continued on, and on.  Six miles later we were still enroute on a heavily wooded road with no sign of houses.  Then I noticed two puppies on the side of the road, and slowed.  “Don’t stop”. my friend commented.  We continued on to the end of the road.  The dirt access road was closed, with no indication of how far a walk it would be to the falls.  We decided to skip the falls, and turned back.  I slowed as we neared the puppies, still waiting on the side of the road.  Then I stopped, glanced at my friend, and opened the car door.

One puppy came up to me quickly, happy for the company. The other would not approach.  We checked the dogs for collars, they could not have been older than a few months.  There were no houses anywhere in the area.  Then a car approached and slowed.  “You okay?”, the driver asked.  He thought we had car trouble.  “No, we found these dogs out here”, I replied.  “This isn’t the usual dumping place”, he said, and continued on his way.  We picked up the one dog, with little room for the other.  We brought the one puppy back to our camp, and then two of us returned to find the other dog.  He was no longer there.  We assumed the driver we saw earlier had returned and brought him home.

So here I am, with a puppy on a make-shift leash.  She made the rounds at dinner time, cheerfully visiting each plate, oh, I mean each person.   I offered the group a few ideas for a name, and everyone agreed on one of them: Shadow.  Her beautiful black coat was soft and wavy.  The little white patches gave a good contract.  Then reality knocked on my door: where would we keep her tonight?

An offer came from my friends mom, offering the back of their truck with a closing canopy.  “There’s nothing back there, so she can’t do any damage”.  Great!  “No”, my son said, “I’m not letting her sleep alone”.  He gathered his sleeping bag and the two retired to their sleeping space.

Early the next morning, just past sunrise, the owner of the vehicle peaked in on the pair.  The puppy acted distant, growling at the intrusion.  Then my son woke up, and the puppy did a turn-around, becoming social and happy again.  Even at this early age she was responsive to her duties as a herding animal.  She was protecting her family, and not even 12 hours had passed since joining our clan.   To be continued…

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posted by Administrator on May 23

Relationships are amazingly complex and interactively exciting, all at the same time. I recently provided a reading session for a woman with four whippets. This family started with one dog, a female, and were so pleased with the results they adopted another. Then the fun really began when the second dog had pups. We all know, life changes when there are puppies in the house!

Nowadays most of the puppies have been sent away to new homes, with two puppies, one male and one female, remaining. Things have changed, though. The eldest dog is distant, and wanders now when they go to the off leash park. At home she isolates herself for hours at a time. This worries her owner, and a session was scheduled to find if the real issue could be found.

During the session I looked at how each dog serves the group. In addition we looked at the roles each was trying to perform, and brought in a few modifications to help build a more harmonic relationship between everyone. “Talk with your Animals” came was a strong message in this reading session.

Here’s what was shared with me in the weeks after the session:

“Estee assisted me and my pack of dogs (2 adults and 2 puppies) to have a breakthrough in understanding with more harmony in the pack after the intervention. I was able to see each dog in a new light and modify my behavior as well. My oldest and dearest dog and I were able to have a heart to heart after that really helped both of us break though an emotional stuck-point.”

That “heart to heart” can really make a difference. In my own interaction with my oldest dog, Shadow, we have special times for bonding and renewing our relationship. This is no different than one-to-one time between two people. Shadow had been abandoned as a puppy, and has always been a little over confident yet needy at the same time. A little reassurance of her role in the family as well as her responsibilities helps in her ability to accept change within the household.

Estee Taschereau is an intuitive counselor for both animals and their human’s. Topic-related sessions can focus on career, relationships, life roles, interactivity, personal growth and professional presence. Sessions are available in-person or by phone.

posted by Administrator on May 22

Tucker is a 20 year old quarter horse with a great history of competitive show and a symphony of connectivity with his owner.  This is truly a love story, and a message of what love can accomplish.

I met these wonderful people one winter day when a friend introduced us by bringing me to their house for a session with Tucker.  What I understood of his situation was an injury to his leg that was not improving, and the prognosis was poor.  I spent about an hour with this wonderful horse, sharing my perceptions and intuitive images with his owner.  When I described what I saw within his leg his owner was amazed, for I had described the surgery with great detail.

I moved on to their relationship, and the synergy between horse and rider.  This reading helped me to understand how important it is to stay focused on a dream, or in this case the routines these two had so many times performed together.  This image was one of grace, love, and harmony.  What a wonderful gift to me, to have the opportunity to see such a harmonious relationship.

What surprised me later in the reading is the draw toward Tucker’s hooves.  There was something wrong, I said, and his owner confirmed that he had a little problem, and he would pack dirt within this hoof.  I told her of cleaning his hoof more often, and using some cleansing treatment to help clear up the irritation so we would stop trying to scratch it.  Over the next few months Tucker’s leg improved, and his owner is able to ride him again.

Since this reading we’ve even talked about his hoof care schedule.  This beautiful horse likes his hooves trimmed a little sooner than the typical schedule.  Given all this information, and a compassionate reiki healing session or two, Tucker’s poor prognosis made as skillful a turn as this champion had made in so many of his earlier competitions.

Owner’s Note: Tucker is a AQHYA 2001 Reserve World Champion in Working Cow Horse.   His registered name is Hollies Tucker Bar.

Estee Taschereau is an intuitive counselor for both animals and their human’s. Topic-related sessions can focus on career, relationships, life roles, interactivity, personal growth and professional presence. Sessions are available in-person or by phone.

posted by Administrator on May 19

Welcome to Talk With Your Animals, the website dedicated to clearer communication between human and animal.  The health and well-being of our pets, companions, and workers is in our hands.

Our relationship with our animal companions has changed over the past several decades.  No longer content with the barn mouser or the watchdog on the porch, we’ve brought our animal friends into our homes and our hearts.  The worker horse has transitioned from the plow to the play-day competitor and confidant.

Who knows you better?  Who is more in-tune with your feelings?  The simplest of actions tell us who’s on our side:  the muzzle on your knee with those soft warm eyes staring up at you, the tickle of whiskers as they brush against your cheek, the impatient prancing as you approach the paddock.  These gentle soul’s contain a big personality as well, and make their opinion known in some very interesting ways!

We’ve intermingled our human lives with our animal companions, and they don’t always understand what is happening in our lives.  Sometimes we just need to clear the air, find a common ground through communication, and re-assign roles within the family.  This is where a pet psychic can help!  Talk-with-your-animals.com is dedicated to finding balance in our lives for a better life, whether we’re the alpha-dog or the runt of the litter.  Whether in-person, by phone, or via email, these sessions can bring enlightenment and change to a challenging situation, or provide ideas to ease a troubled mind.  Talk with your animals through animal communication on a whole new level!

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