Whether you are moving, taking your pet to the vet or a friend’s house, or it is time to say good-bye, transitions are important landmarks. Dedicate time to communicate with your pet when anything out of the ordinary is going to happen. Take time to not be rushed or preoccupied with other things to just sit and BE alongside your companion animal. Breathe deeply. These are the single two most important things you can do to help them adjust to changes. Sit quietly and BE with them. Picture in your mind’s eye what is going to be happening. Do so in a positive, helpful way. For example, instead of picturing things while feeling tense and letting your mind wander and race off, carefully consider the images you hold in your mind as you spend time with your pet. They appreciate being informed of oncoming changes, and your awareness of those events and their reactions to them. There is ALWAYS something positive that can arise from any situation. So even if you are feeling unsure, hold in your mind and energy awareness that positive change is about to happen—even if you don’t know how!
      Animals are so sensitive, they already know what we are thinking before we even try to verbalize it to them. Also, if we say something to them and our energy is not in alignment with what we say, they recognize the discrepancy and act according to that which is most true or feared. In short, animals are more perceptive than we give them credit for, and we wonder why we don’t always commune in the way we want. Always reexamine congruency with thoughts, fears, hopes, actions, body language, actions, plans, etc. when communicating. People pick up on these things, too, except we have been conditioned to give other people the benefit of the doubt. Animals are much more authentic about pointing out inconsistencies. Listen and pay attention to the issues they bring up through their behavior, and you will likely deepen your awareness of attention, intention, communing/bonding, communication, and much more.