Last month I communicated with a kitty named Bubs in Ontario, Canada, who had a very intense story to tell. 

Kelly, her person, wrote the following in her booking notes:

“Bubs has a mysterious past. I adopted her from a shelter, who’d gotten her from the streets at just a year old.

She is terrified of going in the car or outside. She has also become too scared to go upstairs at nighttime.

She LOVES to cuddle, but randomly will go for long spells where she won’t.

She’s very attached to me, but just tolerates my husband, and I want her to know he loves her so much and is a safe person.”

Before we could connect at any depth, Bubs had to get a few things off her chest:  “I am ok with this process, but don’t push too much, I like to do things on my terms.” I reassured Bubs and told her Kelly just wanted to understand her more.  

Then the little kitty said, “I really like it here, Kelly listens to me, she takes in all of my meows.” 

She showed me an image of her snuggling with Kelly and continued, “I really like snuggling, I like Kelly a lot. This is a good life.” Then with a sense of deep fear she said, “This isn’t going anywhere is it? I am not going anywhere, am I?”

Kelly and I both reassured her that she will live with Kelly and Darrin the rest of her life, that this good life is here to stay.

That seemed to open something up for Bubs.

She shared, “Yes, Kelly and I have a deep bond but humans are changeable. Things just fall away and it’s all of a sudden different.”

This is when Bubs started sharing images from her past along with mournful reflections.

I could tell that there was deep grieving happening as she told her story, and she was working out residual fears and apprehensions along the way.  

Kelly gave me permission to excerpt part of the audio of the communication session here, so that you can experience Bubs’ story and transformation with the greatest detail and emotional impact.

Click here to listen to the excerpt of the communication session with Bubs.

But I will go ahead and share the highlights below 🙂

Bubs said, “I am close with Kelly, she wants me to be closer but I don’t know yet. I love her … well, I like her … love … like … like … love. I am very attached.”

The kitty went on, “I am scared to open my heart fully. I am not sure about people.

“Kelly is there for me. You need someone to be there for you when you live in a box.” (She meant a home or an enclosed space). Bubs continued, “It is terrible to be put in a box and no one is there to take care of you. ‘Let me out! Let me out!'”

I knew that this was an experience from her past that she was referencing. But honoring her request not to push, I just let her continue to share.

“I trust Kelly. I feel like she cares about me. We have fun together, she is like me, we are good friends.” She then showed me this image of Kelly literally running around the house with her, playing with her, throwing a red ball and chasing after her. Kelly confirmed she does this all the time with Bubs.

Then the kitty opened up and said “Kelly is helping me trust, it is not easy.”

With this a flow of images came from her life before.

She was trapped inside, left for days. It was hot, a second floor apartment. There was a young woman coming in, she was on drugs.

“Meow, meow!” Bubs said to her, but the woman ignored her. She didn’t even bring any food for the kitty, after having left her alone without food for so long. Bubs showed us this made her very mad, disgusted even.

I could sense this woman’s life was falling apart. There was a man in the background, with the clear sense that he was using the woman.

Bubs said, “I loved her,” and there was the knowing that her person was being raped.

Bubs continued, “I meowed at her. I tried to tell her what was going on. ‘He’s no good for you! You need to leave him! Let’s get out! Let’s go today!’ But she didn’t hear me, she didn’t understand.”

Then the little kitty commented, “Humans do mean things to each other, meaner than cats,” and then, “male humans are not to be trusted.”

Bubs continued, “I liked being in a closet in that house. This is where I was safe when he was there. He didn’t like me. Sometimes I peed on her clothes, on the things in the closet. This made her mad. I was stressed. I didn’t know what to do.

“It is not like that here. There is love here. There there is a man of whom I am suspicious, but he is respectful. He is kind.

“Tell Kelly I don’t want her to lose her power. I want her to stay whole, stay here, stay present.”  

Kelly was so touched by this.

Bubs said, “I am afraid Kelly will go away like my other person did,” then showing us an image of her former woman’s face with a blank stare in her eyes. The kitty shared more, “I am trying to open my heart to my person, Kelly. I like / love her. She is different than my other person. She plays with me.”

Then something started to change. It was as if Bubs started to bask in this realization that Kelly is really different from her former person. Kelly plays, Kelly is present. Kelly is fully here for her.

Bubs said, “Maybe life is different here. Maybe I can be different. Maybe I can relax more.”

I told the kitty, “Yes, I think you can Bubs.” 

And I said to Kelly, “I think a shift is happening, Bubs is taking this in and is beginning to feel different.”

After a few moments of quiet, while Kelly and I held the space, Bubs then shared about her favorite tree friend outside one of the windows in Kelly’s home.

She said that after she ran away from her former person’s home, and before she got captured and ended up in the shelter, she took solace in the trees and allowed them to balance her energy and heal her.

Now the spirit in this tree outside of Kelly’s house is her friend and she confides in her.

Bubs continued by saying she thinks Kelly loves trees too, at which Kelly laughed and emphatically agreed, “I am obsessed with trees!”

A few weeks after our communication session, I received this email from Kelly.

Hi Sharon!


I just wanted to touch base, to update you and say THANK you, so so much.

Your session with Bubs was healing for both of us! It’s such a wonderful gift to be truly understood by, and to truly understand your animal family. ❤️

I have such peace of mind now about her, and far more understanding of her behaviour.

You had mentioned that Bubs said she’d try to hang out more with Darrin. We noticed changes almost immediately. Proof attached!

You’d mentioned that she adores a particular tree out of a particular window, and that she spends a lot of time there, and that was amazing, because it’s so true. She protests when I close those shutters at nighttime, and is there to greet the tree first thing in the morning, lol.

You spoke of how she loves to be wrapped up and cuddled, and that’s she’d try to do more of that. (She has). ☺️

I just can’t thank you enough. What an excellent decision it was to book that session! I hope to have a session again in the future, and feel free to share these words with your community if it inspires you to do so!

Sincerely,

Kelly

Sometimes the most revealing parts of an animal communication session are what the animals don’t say, or what they choose to leave out.

Some years ago I communicated with three Boston Terrier dogs who lived in California with their person and her husband.

There were two boys and a girl, and the girl was named Toffee.

Toffee shared all kinds of things about her life, including one brief statement about her toys. She said, “I like toys, and I want my very own toys.”

I waited to hear more from Toffee on this topic, but this was all she wanted to say.

The two other dogs, Vasco and Prince also shared in the first 20 minutes of our session.

Then I checked in with my client to ask if she felt each dog’s presence on my voice and if the factual things that they said made sense to her.

She laughed and said, “Oh yes! My gosh, I can’t believe how true everything they said is. And yes, their personalities definitely come through when you translate for them.”

But then she hesitated, and said, “But there was one thing though, that doesn’t make sense to me. It was what Toffee said about toys, I don’t see this. She doesn’t play with toys hardly at all.”

So I said, “Ok, let me ask Toffee about this.”

And Toffee explained, “Well, I like toys, but I don’t like the toys once the boy dogs get their spit on them. I like toys and I want my very own toys.”

 

At this, Toffee’s person laughed heartily and said, “Ah ok, now this makes sense! When I bring home a new toy, she plays with it for a minute, then after a while she ignores it and won’t play with it again. I really understand now.”

And then we went on to continue the session with their person’s questions, and took the whole conversation deeper.

Toffee was frustrated at the other dogs in her family for messing up her nice toys. And she was annoyed at her person for not seeing this problem.

In her state of emotional charge, she said the minimum on this topic; when you are really upset, sometimes you just say as little as possible to get your message across.

Whenever any of us communicate with emotional charge — when we are frustrated or sad or nervous or embarrassed — we leave out details. This is a natural occurrence in communication between any beings. Emotional charge makes communication less clear.

Meanwhile Toffee’s deeper feeling was, “Why do I have to spell it out for you? Isn’t it obvious to you how disgusting it is when the other dogs get my toys covered in their spit? I am upset that you don’t see how irritating this is for me.”

It seems humorous on a certain level, but not having her own toys was so important to this little dog.

Underneath Toffee’s frustration, there was a deep vulnerability.

The truth of the situation was that Toffee was feeling lost in the shuffle of a household with three dogs, and wanted more attention from her person, she wanted to feel special.

This request to have her very own toys was her way of distinguishing herself from the others, and an attempt to get more of what she needed from her person.

When you learn how to be an animal communicator, a translator for animals and their people, your job is to help bridge the gap where two beings aren’t communicating and understanding each other.

In addition to translating what animals are saying to their people, and what their people are saying back, you learn how to hold space for each being.

Specifically you learn how to bring calmness, warmth and neutrality, and this helps animals and people bring forward their deepest truth, even when it comes out a little wobbly or incomplete as it is being expressed.

After every communication, there is greater peace and understanding, and it becomes possible for undesirable behaviors and coping mechanisms to fall away.

The result is that everyone feels closer and more connected, and every being feels seen and loved more for who they really are. 

Recently I communicated with a cat named Rafiki, for his person Tatiana.

One of the questions Tati asked Rafiki is why is he peeing on her things, most notably her pillow?

She said it seems to happen after they have been some place together and have just come back to her apartment. For instance when she takes Rafiki with her to her mother’s house to visit.

When I showed Rafiki her question, he right away answered with an image of him being outside somewhere and the feeling of fear that he and Tatiana may get separated from each other. He showed me this communication impression several times very vividly, with a sense of panic, as if he were saying, “I could easily get lost from my person, and this frightens me.”

He went on to say, “If she smells my urine, it weaves us closer together, me and my person; this way if we get separated from each other, it will be easier to find each other again.”

Tati said this made a lot of sense to her.

Recently, she had taken Rafiki to her mother’s home, which is on several acres of land and close to wilderness. Tati had left to run some errands and while she was gone, Rafiki had wandered too far, and her mother couldn’t find him.

As Tati was pulling into the driveway it was dark out, but luckily Rafiki’s eyes shone in the headlights and he came running up to Tatiana after she got out of the car.

Tati’s mother told her that there were coyotes all around and she was terrified; it was a close call.

Everyone felt that Tati had come home just in time and it saved Rafiki’s life.

Rafiki was definitely very traumatized from the whole experience, and he was doing what he knew how to do to prevent this situation from ever happening again.

By peeing on her things Tatiana would be flooded with his scent, and in some mysterious way this would connect them more deeply and more permanently, on a visceral level.

In his communication images, Rafiki showed me these energetic lines between him and Tatiana being more numerous and more dense, as a result of her sniffing his scent.

Using Rafiki’s logic, when you know another being’s scent, you find each other more easily when separated, because in the knowing of each other’s scent there is a deep connectedness formed. And in this intermingling of scent, it’s like you open to a place where you experience a kind of oneness.

It is something of the way all living things open to the world around them and thereby are changed, learning and growing and participating in life.

I was so struck with a sense of wonder when Rafiki was sharing this.

Like this cat knows something profound about how we become intertwined in this world through the sense of smell — with other beings, with places, with all of life.

In explaining why he pees on his person’s pillow, Rafiki painted an image of a world where there are these pathways of connection that unite us with everything around us, especially our loved ones. And we can consciously make those pathways richer and more dense if we choose.

What’s more, we humans don’t really acknowledge these pathways, or if we do we don’t fully understand them or we dismiss them as insignificant.

It made me reflect on the scents of the places I have been and the people and animals I have loved in my life. And I wondered if those scents carried far more information than I was acknowledging, or even able to take in as a mere human being haha.

After all, so many animals have much stronger senses of smell than we humans do. I learned some years ago that cats have something like 200 million odor receptors in their noses, while we humans have 5 million (and dogs have 300 million!).

Just imagine how much richer an experience of life this would make possible, having noses 40x or 60x more sensitive than we are used to.

It is a lot to take in! No wonder dogs and cats need to sleep so much more than we do.

As we continued the conversation, I showed Rafiki that smelling cat pee is very disturbing for human beings, and so if he could stop peeing on Tatiana’s things she would love that.

Also, I let him know that she is doing things to make sure they don’t get separated again.

Rafiki seemed to catch all of this, and sent me the following knowing about peeing on the pillow: “Ah ok, this doesn’t work for my person, she doesn’t like this.”

I could feel how at this point in the conversation, his anxiety was lessening.

Rafiki was understanding Tatiana’s point of view and Rafiki, himself, was feeling understood and respected.

The whole experience of communicating brought a sense of calm to everyone.

While it has only been a few days since our communication session, there has been no peeing on the pillow so far! And in a recent email Tatiana shared, “Rafiki has been very cuddly since our communication session!! And I have been sure to give him plenty of good sniffs — hahaha.”

Our companion animals give us so much. They understand us more deeply than we realize, and help us in ways we are not even consciously aware of.

How is this possible?

As I say in my video, “animals are these silent witnesses to our lives, day in and day out. We think they are just simple beings who can’t possibly understand what we are going through, but they do know.”

With their empathic nature and relatively quieter minds, our animal friends comprehend so much more than we recognize — often the simple things that are so true and so overlooked by us busy and noisy-minded humans.

Nearly every communication session that I do, I am amazed by the things that companion animals intuit and compassionately understand about their people.

Depending on the animal, their understanding can span many aspects of our lives — physical health, emotional well-being, relationships, talents and work, even spiritual connections (like loved ones in Spirit, etc.) and more.

A handful of times I have begun communicating with an animal and the dog says, “Wait, you really need to communicate with my person’s father in Spirit first; he is all around us.” I always say, “Well, I am not a medium at all, but I will do my best.”

Also in quite a few communications an animal has shared specific information about their person’s physical health. Literally a warning about something that they smell or feel in their person’s body, that the person is not yet aware of.

In my years of communicating with animals, one dog stands out in my memory as an especially beautiful example of an animal who had a lot to say about his giving to his family, and his emotional understanding of each member. He was a little white dog named Brody.

Andi and Scott adopted Brody when he was about 2 years old; they had just gotten married. Andi has three children and Scott has four, so they are a blended family with seven children, and at the time Brody arrived, all of the children were in grade school or middle school.

When we began the communication, right away Brody shared how wonderful it is to be in this big and loving family. “I feel very lucky; everyone here is kind and easy-going, and there is a sense of hope and expansiveness” was the thought that Brody sent me.

“It was stuffy in my home before, not a lot of fresh air.” Along with this came the feeling that it was kind of sad. He showed me an image of an older lady whom he loved, but she went away (maybe due to illness?) and then a daughter was responsible for him, a person who wasn’t really that into animals, or who wasn’t attached to Brody for some reason. He showed us this feeling of being lonely.

But not anymore 🙂

Brody continued by showing us an image of him in his new home jumping up in the bed, first thing in the morning to greet Andi. Brody said he loves loves loves Andi, she is his primary person. Then he said, “I want Andi to start her day bright and cheerful. We have so much to be happy about, all being together in this family.”

Brody shared that he feels very shy with alpha males but is comfortable with Scott, then showed us an image of Scott playing with him, especially tug-of-war, Brody’s favorite game. He said, “Scott has the heart of a young boy. This makes me so happy. I don’t have to be scared of the alpha male here. This home is everything I could imagine.”

After this Brody got right to the point about his purpose in his life with his new and forever family. “Scott and Andi are my people and I help them raise the children.” He showed us this knowing that he sees himself as kind of a third parent, filling in the gaps for Scott and Andi with each of the kids.

Then to all of our amazement, this little dog talked about each child in this family and the specific ways he was there for them.

“Shai is growing. He has not grown into himself yet.” Then he showed us an image of Shai in front of a screen, with the knowing that he watches tv or is on the computer too much. “I would like to pull him out of that world. He needs to be in the present more, outside in the fresh air. When he watches television, I sit by his side and he pets my head; I am keeping him connected to the here and now, keeping him from getting lost in there.” Andi and Scott confirmed that this is true; Shai does watch too much television and Brody does sit by him often. But they had no idea Brody was so deeply aware of Shai’s internal experience.

The parents also shared that Shai loves to spend time in the yard. He is a lover of nature and is passionate about nurturing life. Each time Shai would be in the yard (planting a tree or doing a project), Brody would be with him the entire time, as if to encourage him and support this connection to his passion. 

The little white dog continued. “Jory is critical of others but this is because she is critical of herself. I feel for her very deeply. I am working with her. I greet her every day. I make my rounds with all of the children but I focus on her. I bring love into her field to help her soften. I think you notice this.” Andi and Scott acknowledged that this makes sense as well.

“Brooke has a bright mind and she is very wise and smart. She lacks confidence at times. Some of her friends that come over are mean in their hearts but kind on their faces. This is not good. But I am helping, my love reassures Brooke and helps her be in touch with her strength.” Again, this resonated for Andi and Scott.

“Ethan is very intelligent and has things on his mind. I am proud of him. He is going to make us proud. He makes good decisions; he is a strong male.”  I asked Brody if he spends time with Ethan and he said, “He pets me on the head. He does not have as much need for me as the others, but we are friends.” This made sense to the parents too.

Brody showed me an image of him jumping up on Matana’s bed, and she has a pen and paper in hand. Brody said, “I like Matana. I am amazed at her mind. She is a visionary.” With that Brody literally showed me he could feel and see how all this new information comes into Matana’s awareness. Andi and Scott confirmed that Matana is an independent thinker, is very creative, and loves art, and Brody seems to love to hang out with her when she is writing or drawing.

“Eden is deep,” Brody shared, with the feeling that she has this rich internal world that is so essential to who she is. “She is inspired; she will surprise us all.” Andi added, “Sharon, this feels very true and inspires me actually; Eden can be challenging sometimes.”

“Isaac is independent and kind. I am grateful for his presence in the house. He is grounded and predictable, reliable.” And with that Brody showed me an image of a cracker in Isaac’s hand, with the knowing that Isaac sneaks him treats.

The parents agreed that all of this made sense, but they also had a question. “Why does Brody bark at Isaac sometimes? And why does Brody bark at all the kids when they are arguing?”

I asked Brody about Isaac first. He showed me this way that Isaac tends to pick up energy and smells from places he has been. I shared with Andi and Scott that this feels foreign to Brody and he barks to let Isaac know; Brody feels that he is a protector of the loving and clean energy of the home.

When I asked Brody about barking when the children argue, he said: “This is a house of love. They are hurting each other. This is not appropriate. I am parenting them. They do not realize how damaging they can be to each other.” Brody then showed me this sense that their harsh words are like arrows that pierce each others’ hearts. “They don’t realize how much they hurt each other as family members, more than other people out there in the world.”

The little white dog continued: “This is why it was sad and stuffy in my former home. There were negative words thrown around. The older woman wasn’t present for us all and the sadness took over.”

Brody went on by showing us how he barks at anyone who comes to their home with disharmonious energy. When guests come in, Brody said he is giving them a lecture. “I am a guardian of this home. It is a sacred place, there is love here. You need to act accordingly and know that I am in charge.”

Brody ended the communication session by emphasizing again to Andi and Scott:  “It is extremely important to protect the family and guard the feeling space of the home. I came at just the right time. You need me.”

Scott and Andi were taken aback by the depth and accuracy of all that Brody shared in the communication session.

This communication took place in 2011, and following the last of the children leaving for college in 2019, Brody passed in 2020.

In a recent phone conversation, Andi said, “Brody was taking care of everyone. You helped us see that. I can’t even get another dog because we loved him so much, he was so special.”

Scott added, “Ever since that time we were able to understand better Brody’s relationship with us and each of our children. Your communication session helped us see what Brody is doing, and praise and thank him for it.”

Scott and Andi were not the only ones to benefit from this communication.

In random moments throughout the conversation, Brody repeatedly mentioned how much he loves wet dog food. It was like he was emphatically dropping hints to his people throughout the session (adorable!). He said he had had wet food before and was waiting for Andi and Scott to get the message that he loves it, and to give it to him.

Well, now they knew, and Brody got his wish.

It is amazing to me that there is this whole world of perception and understanding that animals have access to, and we don’t realize it until we communicate with them.

For so long we humans have been taught to believe that we are the only beings that have intelligence and depth. This is changing, fortunately for us all. With the help of sweet and amazing little dogs like Brody.