Yesterday I went to a seminar sponsored by the obed. school we go it. It was David Louis who is an Animal Communication Specialist. I must say it was quite an "interesting" seminar. He is a really nice guy & does hold your attention. I'm not sure that I quite "believe" but I do believe that some people are more in tune with "vibes" or whatever you want to call it and can possibly be capable of things that the "average" person isn't. I think alot of what he did was conjecture that anyone who has been involved with dogs for years either simply as companions or working or training them would have a fairly high success rate on. He did do a few individual sessions with some of the people and their dogs at the end of the seminar and it as a little uncanny how he really hit on some of the personalities and/or issues the people were having with them. There were about 35 dogs & at least 50 people there over a 4 hr period and I'm sure just by being very observant he could have picked up on some of the things but others.......hmmmm, well let's just say he did have me wondering a couple of times.
This was the 1st time he had ever done a seminar with a group. His sessions are usually one-on-one either in person or via phone or email. The last 2 types I am really, really skeptical of but who knows!
He had us do a couple of things which he said he generally has the owner do in their minds, with their eyes closed and just think of. But with the large group we had he decided to have us do it by writing it out. The 1st was a letter to our dog: how they made us feel; what we appreciated about them; how our lives would be different without them; what are the special things they do; how much we cared for them; how our lives are better with having them share it. Then about 1/2 hr later after there was some discussion about those letters, he had us write a letter from our dogs' viewpoints - their letter to us pretty much covering the same things but also to include what would they wish that we did differently in regards to them. If for no other reason, I think they were both quite good exercises, in that they really got each one of us really, really thinking.
At the end of the session I waited to speak with him. I had brought Chloe with me. I asked him why she wouldn't get on the couch or bed with any of us. He closed his eyes, petted her while she was on his lap (he was sitting on the floor). After a few moments he said she "said" that she was too big to be up there with us but did like to lay her head across our laps and that the other one (Farley) just didn't care & that was why he was always getting up there with us. Farley wasn't with me. Actually she does do that - she will get on my lap and snuggle in with her head but her 2 back feet stay firmly planted on the floor. I was surprised with the reference to the other one since I hadn't mentioned Farley but I told him the reasoning was wrong - it wasn't that she felt she was too big - it was that she felt it was below her to have to share it with us! He then said perhaps that was it - that he doesn't hear "words" he sees pictures or scenes that he has to decipher.
He said alot of the clients he has had over the years have been due to a behavioral issue with the dog that the owners have been unable to resolve. Some have been due to medical issues with the dog and the owner wanting to know if the dog felt it was their time to go to the bridge.
He works not only with dogs, but cats, llamas, horses, etc. Here is a link to his website if any of you are interested in it:
He then said perhaps that was it - that he doesn't hear "words" he sees pictures or scenes that he has to decipher.
