A simple focusing practice to deepen your intuitive communication with your pet
Many clients have shared recently that when they imagine what it’s like to intuitively communicate with their animal friends, they picture a peaceful moment—sitting in stillness, eyes closed, maybe locked in a soulful gaze with their pet. A calm, quiet space. No distractions.
While that can be one way, intuitive animal communication can also happen in everyday moments. Stillness isn’t required. With a slight shift in your focus, you can communicate with your pets while you are cleaning the house, wandering through the forest (with or without your animal companion present).
Animal Communication is less about stillness and more about shifting your focus.
Lessons in animal communication from my dog
Sue-Friend was goofy, expressive, and—despite being one of the most unphotogenic dogs I’ve ever known—an incredible teacher of animal communication. One crisp autumn day, we were walking in the woods. Sue-Friend was busy sniffing everything, while I let my mind wander. I found myself staring into a puddle.
As I stood there, half-zoned out, Sue-Friend chimed in—not with a bark, but with a quiet, intuitive nudge.
She shared, “Notice how when you look closely, you can see the yellow leaves and the mud at the bottom of the puddle. But when you shift your focus, you can see the trees reflected on the surface.”
Sue-friend encouraged me to try switching my focus back and forth—from the bottom of the puddle to the reflection on top. I invite you to try it, too, using the photo above.
When I had done it enough times to really feel the shift, she added this,
“That is the same shifting of focus I witness you doing when you are communicating with me and other animals.”
Just like that. No ceremony. No candles. Just a muddy puddle, some falling leaves, and a wise dog with a big heart and a sharp sense of humor.
Naturally, Sue-Friend ended her lesson the way any self-respecting Labrador would—by gleefully crashing into the puddle, sending up a storm of muddy water and ripples.
Her final message?
“The mud and ripples are like your self-doubt and mental headiness. They cloud the water and make it harder for you to hear clearly.”
The Takeaway
Intuitive communication with animals isn’t about being perfectly still. It’s about letting yourself be present and shifting your focus. Your pets are often already trying to reach you—you don’t have to force it.
Sometimes the clearest messages come when you’re least expecting them.
