Matt Schaefer, Author at Telepathic Animal Communication Specialist Sharon Loy

Jul 17 2026

Recently I received this email message from a client.

Dear Sharon,

Early last Fall I contacted you and you were kind enough to do a communication with me, my dog and my cat.

My dog (Millie) had been diagnosed with cancer and given 3 months to live.

When we connected with you she was into her 4th month and looking and acting very normal.

I was concerned that I would not know when it was time to help her pass on.

In our communication, she shared that there would be a lot of blood, she would “walk funny” and I would see it in her eyes.

That was very helpful because she passed last week after a week of urinating blood and left sided lameness… there was lots of blood and she did walk differently. Her eyes told me everything.

She passed peacefully at home last week after a good quality of life for almost another year from her diagnosis.

This week, my 22 year old cat (Molly) has taken a significant decline.

She has been treated with steroids for Mast Cell tumors on her head for a few years now. Her vet and I have balanced the use of the steroids to control tumor symptoms with the possibility of renal failure.

She has been sleeping most of the day for some time now, but I am seeing a definite decline in her mobility and ability to even get 7 feet to her catbox. I have a definite sense from her that she has finished her work here on earth and wants to leave. I am honoring that today and she will be seeing a wonderful, kind vet that will help her pass.

I don’t know why I am telling all of this to you. Perhaps I am having a slight doubt about my instincts.

I wanted to let you know how helpful you were to me and my pets with the communication that you did last Fall.

It helped me know that it was indeed time for my dog and now, I am feeling the same sense with the cat.

The communication from my cat to you was that she was here to help the dog adjust after being adopted into our home – to let her know that there is a place for everyone in this house to be loved, and even if she came to us with a wounded heart, there would be great healing here and she could relax and just be loved.

Thank you so much for all of your help.

With great admiration and gratitude for the work you do,
Karen U.

End of life is one of those moments in our journey with our animal friends that matters most. Our veterinarians give us guidelines which are sometimes helpful, but the timing and manner of every being’s departure into the afterlife is unique to them.

And there is no one right way to navigate end-of-life with an animal. Some animals insist on passing on their own, and if allowed to can do so beautifully, while others are completely fine with euthanasia and even ask for this assistance, for all kinds of reasons.

I remember in this communication that Karen seemed a little surprised that Millie was doing so well in the fourth month, after the vets had given her three months to live.

And Millie was so clear, and knew herself and her strong body so well. She kept showing us this very insistent message to Karen: “It’s going to be ok! I will help you. I am doing ok right now and we can relax and enjoy our precious time together.”

Meanwhile, Molly didn’t have as clear of a connection to her own body. This was surprising, because this cat really was / is such a wise being.

“I am a really big spirit,” she said in the communication, “I am not trying to brag or anything, but it is true.” And it was / is!

She kept saying, “I will stay for a while after Millie passes.” However in fact, she left just a week or two after her dear dog friend died.

Death is this magical threshold of life, just like birth. It is a birthing itself, an opening into a new world.

And in the midwifery process, this process of holding space for a loved one when they are approaching their transition, things become clear. This is especially true when we communicate with our animals, as Millie’s message to Karen shows.

And there are often surprises, as Molly’s earlier passing shows also.

As hard as we humans try, we can’t pre-determine life, figure everything out beforehand; this is especially true in death.

The passing of our animal friends is one of those moments where we get to be present and really listen, to feel the most beautiful thing that is trying to happen.

When our animals are aging, and approaching that sacred change of standpoint that is their passing, we need to ask ourselves: “What is the truth here, not just our fear or our guilt nagging at us? What do our animals really want?”

The process of death is an opportunity to trust the moment-to-moment truth that life shows us. If we do this, the experience of our animals’ passing can bring a sense of fulfillment and peace, just like Karen experienced.

Which is so beautiful really, because this is exactly what our animals teach us every day – to be present, and listen to what’s most alive in each moment, every day.

What is most rewarding for me, is how our communication helped Karen let go of her worry and fear and trust the truth of what Millie was showing her – that her body was strong and the vet’s time estimates were not correct for her.

Millie was fine, and enjoying life, and had almost another whole year after her diagnosis!

Then when Molly’s time came, and it went against what this wise and deep cat actually thought would happen, Karen knew. Karen felt Molly telling her, “I was wrong. It is my time sooner than I thought. I am ok with your help to leave.”

This is really the goal of my work: to empower people to communicate with their animals.

Some clients like Karen catch what I do. After their first session, something naturally opens in the space of our communication and they start to trust the images, feelings, knowings, etc that occur all the time in their daily interactions with their furry companions.

You may ask, how do they do this? The fact is, we are all communicating through feeling, all the time, every hour of every day.

Because our animals don’t speak verbal language, they give us this playing field where we can (and do!) reawaken our ability to communicate through feeling.

Then when we do a communication session, it opens up this whole world of knowingness and information, some of which we have felt and sensed, and some of which is new information.

So the experience of doing a communication session is like this beautiful validation of our connection with our animal friends, and at the same time an expansion and deepening of these precious relationships.

And I will just add, because I often get this question, it is never too late to communicate with an animal friend. If your connection to an animal in Spirit is alive in your heart, they are still available to communicate.

Communication sessions with animals both later in life and then after they have transitioned to Spirit can be such a healing experience.

Some clients take it a step further and decide they want to learn animal communication in a course with me.

In my Basic 1 course, I begin by helping every student to recognize the parts of their being (their heart, their gut knowing, their third-eye vision) that are already open – the parts of their being that feel safe to perceive truth through feeling.

And then as the course progresses, I teach a total of six techniques for communicating with animals. In this way, my students learn how to bring other parts of their being online, parts that may have closed through trauma or maybe just atrophied through disuse.

Jun 05 2026

The winters in Sweden are very long and cold.

My friend Lis-Marie lives in Stockholm. She is a very compassionate person, and has been an animal lover all of her life.

A few years ago this little squirrel started appearing on the balcony of her condominium towards the end of the cold, snowy months, looking for food.

Lis-Marie had the strong impression that he wasn’t finding enough food on his own. Her heart opened to him and she decided to help.

This year, this same little squirrel started appearing again on her balcony. Just like before, right around the time his cache of winter nuts was running low.

So like the years before, Lis-Marie started feeding him again, and he was very happy.

But this time Lis-Marie started to get concerned that he was becoming dependent on her. He is a wild animal after all, she thought maybe she was dampening his survival skills with her free sunflower seeds.

Furthermore, she had started to redecorate her condominium, and she wanted to put flowers out on her balcony and some nice, new furniture.

So she decided to let go of feeding her squirrel friend.

The little squirrel became very distressed.

She saw him outside one day and he was rummaging for food in the trash bin. She had never seen him do this before. This broke her heart and Lis-Marie realized that the little squirrel was desperate for food. So she started to feed him again. 🙂

But then, he started coming into Lis-Marie’s house (!) when she left the sliding door to her balcony open on slightly warmer days.

One day, she was working from home in her office, and she turned around from her desk and she was startled to see him sitting right there, a few feet from her, looking straight at her! “Hello, Nice Lady, what are you doing in here?” he seemed to be saying.

This little squirrel was pushing the limits!

She decided she needed to do something. Lis-Marie had heard that bergamot oil would keep out squirrels and small critters, so she tried this, but it didn’t work. He kept coming in!

When we met to communicate with this little squirrel, I could feel his confusion, and also his genuine need for help. He said that there simply wasn’t enough food in the surrounding area available, and he was very sad about this.

He showed us that his body was in a deficit, and he needed a lot of food to get caught up.

Lis-Marie had been wanting to reduce the free food and even stop feeding him completely, so as to help him learn to rely on his own. But this was exactly the opposite of what this little fellow wanted and needed!

Lis-Marie felt terrible, and was so touched by his sincerity; she realized he really needed her.

So we reassured the little squirrel that Lis-Marie would continue giving him plenty of food, and he would not have to worry about the sunflower seeds going away any more.

In response the little squirrel showed a sense of deep appreciation.

But wait, what about Lis-Marie’s concerns? She was afraid he would destroy the flowers and nicer furniture she wanted to put on her balcony as soon as the weather got warm enough.

And he simply couldn’t keep coming in her home whenever he wanted, this was not ok.

So I let him know that entering her home was off limits. I showed him this image of a golden line or boundary around the home and the feeling that this is Lis-Marie’s private den, and he is not to enter. He seemed to understand this.

And further I showed him the image of Lis-Marie putting flowers and new furniture on the balcony soon, and I sent the knowing that these all belonged to her, and they were to be respected.

But this wouldn’t change anything, I reminded the little squirrel that she would continue to set out the sunflower seeds daily.

I could feel him receiving this information, and saying “Ok thank you. I understand. I respect you.”

Lis-Marie later shared that the very next day after our communication, the little squirrel came as usual to visit and have his lunch.

She said he was obviously much more calm. He had his food and then rested for a while, then disappeared over into the nearby trees and churchyard next door. This continued more or less every day through the end of winter, as the weather warmed up.

As spring came, the squirrel never bothered the flowers and new furniture that Lis-Marie bought for her balcony.

Now Lis-Marie sits outside with him on lovely summer days, and they relax together. The balcony has become a resting place for him, for them both!

Maybe the most beautiful part of this story is what happened for Lis-Marie. She learned that she can open her beautiful compassionate heart, and also not be taken advantage of and intruded upon. She and her squirrel friend can be connected and respect each other’s space.

Last week Lis-Marie shared that lately now, her squirrel friend comes around and he isn’t eating all the food. He comes to visit Lis-Marie, and is checking up on her, and enjoying her company. He isn’t desperate any longer.

And recently when she left on vacation she came home to a gift from him! He left this leaf on the food plate for her, as if to say, “I have missed you!” and “This is what we do, we give each other things.”

Dec 06 2025

When an animal is doing some unusual behavior, there can be so many reasons why.

Most of the time, strange behavior points to something that happened in the animal’s past. In stories like “Bubs’ Mysterious Past,” and “Rafiki’s Logic” and “Genevieve’s Breakthrough,” I share how communicating helped animals face hidden pain, and then change their behavior.

But maybe the most fascinating and challenging for me as a translator has been when an animal’s behavior is a message — or even a warning — to their people.

In these cases, the animal is asking their person to change, for the person’s own well-being.

The most dramatic experience of this happened some years ago, when a client who is a holistic vet in Albuquerque, New Mexico referred Maggie and Sylvia, an elderly couple, to me for help with their dog Tiki.

At the start of our session, all I knew was that Maggie and Sylvia were concerned that Tiki, a little female Shi Tzu, may have neurological problems. However their vet couldn’t find anything wrong.

So they wanted to hear from Tiki, to learn more about what she was experiencing.

Tiki began by sending me the following: “I feel a lot. I am a Queen. I have a very strong presence and am very particular about my environment. I do things that my people think are odd, but I HAVE MY REASONS.”

I encouraged her to continue, “Tell me more, Tiki.”

Tiki went on, “I am very protective of Maggie. I like to be near her when she sleeps, to protect her, to keep her in her body. She is getting older.

“Please tell Maggie that she has a fragility in her body that she doesn’t recognize, but I feel it with her. I feel things sooner than the people because I am so sensitive.”

Tiki said more: “I worry about Maggie. Maggie is in denial. When she goes about her day, she forgets things. She is not as aware as she was before.”

I got the sense this had been going on for about 4 years, from Tiki’s sense of things.

The little white dog continued: “Things have gotten serious. I was light-hearted when I was a puppy but now I worry a lot.”

Then Tiki shared with Maggie and Sylvia more directly: “I love my life and I am happy to be here with you. When I was a puppy, I had a glow around me and you sensed it when you saw me and that let you know that I was yours. This is who I am. I have come to help you and I have a strong message for you: I do not like the television, and I would prefer that you both ignore the television and be present with me instead.”

At this point, I had been translating for Tiki for some time while Maggie and Sylvia were just listening. So I asked them what made sense and what needed clarification.

Maggie responded, “Everything makes sense.”

I had the feeling she was in amazement of all that Tiki had said.

Sylvia jumped in, “This is actually the very reason we called you. We want to know if Tiki has neurological problems. She lunges and bites the television, especially during the evening news.”

I turned my attention back to Tiki, who responded: “I have a lot to say about this.”

Tiki shared, “The television is ok when it is off. But when the tv is on, there are jagged / harsh energies that come through (she showed me noises, feelings, thoughts), and I can feel them hurting Maggie’s heart.

“I do NOT have neurological problems! I am protecting my person.”

Sylvia then asked why does Tiki get especially upset when intense episodes of violence come on the television?

I sent this question to Tiki, and she explained, in images, knowings and feelings: “The violent episodes in the tv are the worst kind. They make Maggie’s heart feel intensely heavy.”

Then Tiki became very emphatic and addressed Maggie specifically. “You don’t realize this is damaging your heart! You are more sensitive than you know!

“I want you to spend time outside with me in the grass and the flowers. This is my favorite thing. It lightens everyone’s heart, and the heaviness goes away.”

Tiki must have felt my own skepticism, because she added, “It is simple, being with the grass and flowers, but it works.”

Then, Tiki said to Maggie: “I feel you more than you feel you.”

Tiki continued, “I have no neurological problems. Sometimes I feel palpitations in my heart. But I am feeling them with Maggie. Our hearts are connected. Sometimes I feel them for her.”

Maggie jumped in the conversation, “Tell her to stop taking on the stress I feel in my heart. She doesn’t need to do this.”

I showed this message to Tiki. Tiki responded, “I can’t help it. I love you. It is who I am and what I came to do.”

I could feel that Maggie and Sylvia would need to make a decision around the amount of television they watch. Tiki wasn’t budging, and honestly, her insight and sensitivity were amazing us all.

So I asked Maggie and Sylvia, “What do you want me to tell Tiki that you will do about the television? Get rid of the tv? Watch only programs that are non-violent? No more news? Or that nothing is going to change with your television watching and she just needs to get used to it?”

Sylvia added, “We primarily only watch the news.”

Maggie answered, “Tell her she needs to get used to it.”

I have to admit, I was in shock in that moment.

Sylvia tried to offer a solution: “I try to distract her while the tv is on and play ball with her in the other room. Does this help?”

Tiki responded, “It helps but I am always connected to Maggie, it is my job, and I have to be present with her and protect her.”

Then I offered a possible solution to Tiki, “Tiki, would a homeopathic remedy help you?” And I showed Tiki an image and the feeling of what this would be like for her.

Tiki said, “Yes, but Maggie would need to take the same remedy. Our hearts are in sync.”

I continued with Tiki, “Do you understand that your people want to continue to watch television? They like feeling connected to the outside world.”

Tiki responded, very willfully, “They don’t need to be so connected to the outside world. The outside world is the flowers and the yard. They need to be more connected to that.”

We were all taken aback by this little dog’s stubbornness, born of her devotion and love for Maggie.

Tiki must have sensed this, and began to soften a bit: “I will try to honor your wishes, I love you dearly and am so grateful to have the home that I do. Just know that I have reasons for what I do. It is a calling to be with you, I take my job very seriously, I am meant to be here.”

Maggie then opened up more and shared that she had had a stroke four years ago, and that Tiki is always by her side and very attentive, just as Tiki had shared. I asked Tiki what she knew about the stroke, and a whole new level of this conversation opened up.

The little dog said, “I feel like a failure, like I could have prevented it. I am sorry that it happened. I blame myself for Maggie’s stroke. I could have alerted her somehow.”

I could feel that Tiki carried an immense sense of grief and guilt about this. And the pain of this guilt was at the heart of the little dog’s stubbornness. I offered, “Tiki, your devotion is beautiful, but maybe you are taking your job with Maggie too seriously. Maybe the love and joy you bring her is enough in itself, and it is a kind of protection, in a way.”

Tiki didn’t really take my suggestion. Talking about the stroke put Tiki in a very deep, sad space in herself, and she just shared more.

She showed me a terrible fear of losing Maggie, and that she just can’t let that happen. I could feel a memory come forward in her, like an imprint she was born with, from another time when she was in a different dog body. In this memory, there was someone she needed to protect, but they died. She felt so bad, so terrible that she let that person down. It felt as if she were a service dog in that lifetime, and her person died on her watch and she felt like a failure.

I could feel that Tiki needed some help for her grief, and some support to forgive herself for what happened in this memory, and for what had happened with Maggie too.

I suggested they consult their holistic veterinarian to find a homeopathic remedy for Tiki. And because I knew this vet was trained in homeopathy for people also, I let Maggie know she might be able to help her too.

About a week later, I received an email from Maggie, saying how much she appreciated the session, that it was a moving experience for all of them. And that they had an appointment the following week with the holistic vet to get a homeopathic remedy for Tiki and Maggie.

Maggie also shared that since the communication, Tiki seemed much more relaxed and had not attacked the television at all.

Oct 28 2024

Did you know that animals need to feel like they have an important job in their lives with you?

We call our animal friends pets and think they live these lives of comfort and ease, but in truth animals enjoy having a sense of responsibility, and want to give of themselves in meaningful ways in their family’s lives.

A few months ago I adopted a wild rescue donkey, and named her Daisy. Shell-shocked and confused from the BLM round-up* and transport experiences, she arrived at my property acting skittish and feeling uncertain.

But within 36 hours she was eating carrots out of my hand and realizing that she really likes it here; she feels at home.

Then once she decided she belongs here with me and my other animals, Daisy wanted to know what her jobs are, so that she could feel part of it all and contribute.

The next day she got the memo, before I even had the chance to communicate with her about it: one of her jobs is to protect the chicken house. I didn’t have to tell her, she just sensed it from the space around us.

Soon I found her taking up her post guarding the run.

Above and beyond her guarding job, she is also a friend to the chickens, kind of a counselor, for lack of a better word. When I was integrating the new chickens into the existing flock, I would often find Daisy standing up near the run, sharing her deep, calming presence. The anxiety in the chickens was palpable, and so was Daisy’s sweet, loving heart. She made this transition so much easier for us all.

I imagine you may have an understanding of what your animal friends’ jobs are in their lives with you. Maybe you know from their behavior, from your own empathic connection with them, or maybe you have heard from them in an animal communication session with me, what they perceive as their jobs and purpose in your life.

If you feel inspired, please email me photos with two or three sentences about your animal friends’ jobs in your family. If I receive enough contributions I may post yours along with others in an upcoming newsletter.

It is so fun to see and feel how our animals brighten our days and share their gifts with us. It can be as simple as sitting on your lap to help you unwind after a long day of work, or as intense as herding the cattle on your farm. Whatever is true and real and you think others might enjoy reading.

*BLM is short for Bureau of Land Management. This government organization rounds up wild horses and donkeys, in an effort to decrease the number of animals competing with beef cattle for grazing on public lands. A percentage of these wild horses and donkeys get adopted, and others end up in much worse circumstances.

Oct 28 2024

Some years ago I was communicating with a golden retriever named Cooper. He was older, and getting ready to pass.

His person wanted to know all about his pain, where he was hurting and how she could help him. And he was sharing in depth about what he needed, so things would be easier for everyone.

But then Cooper stopped. It was like the line went quiet.

I could feel Cooper still there, and my client was listening attentively and waiting for the next thing Cooper had to say.

I soon realized that Cooper was holding back. I told my client, “This is so strange. Cooper has had so much to say, but now he is just quiet, not saying anything.”

My client shared, “My sister just came into the room and has joined our call. I wonder if it has to do with this?”

That was it.

My client’s sister had recently been through a big emotional upheaval in her life. She was in a fragile place. And now her dog was getting ready to leave.

It would have been too much for her to hear how Cooper was struggling, and for him to talk about his death.

Cooper knew better than anyone what she could handle and what she couldn’t.

The sister left the room, and Cooper resumed sharing. She understood, and was really touched by this. It was a wake-up call for her to be more mindful of her own vulnerability in this difficult time in her life.

This is just one example of the incredible depth, caring and sensitivity our animal friends have for us. A depth that becomes so visible when we communicate with them.

We humans have so much going on in our minds that such subtlety is often missed. But when we open our hearts to communicate with our animal friends, a whole world opens up and we remember what matters, what is true and real.

I look forward to connecting with you and your animal friends in a communication session very soon.

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