Today I talked to Libby and her dog, Dex. This was a long distance communication, and, as with most remote conversations, I used a photograph of Dex to connect with him. Dex is a 6 year old German Shepard. He is a rescue from Kansas and lives with Libby in Wisconsin now. Libby and Dex have been together for 3 months. They are creating a loving and trusting bond. Dex is very relived and grateful to be in his forever home with Libby.
Libby told me that she was walking Dex on the beach at Lake Michigan the other day. Another person was walking with their German Shepherd in the opposite direction. When their paths crossed, Dex lunged at the other dog and Libby had to pull Dex off of the other German Shepherd. This behavior is uncharacteristic of Dex. It really caught Libby off guard. Dex is a very passive and loving dog. He has not shown any aggressive behavior up to this point. Libby wanted to know what caused Dex to lunge at the dog on the beach.
Libby and I connected telepathically with Dex. I saw him standing in the corner of Libby’s living room with his head lowered, facing the wall. He was feeling guilty and ashamed of his behavior on the beach, as a result, he remained standing in the corner for quite a while. Gently, I coaxed him out of the corner and told him that he is deeply loved and supported no matter what he had to tell us. I was so grateful that Libby contacted me so that we could help Dex release the guilt and shame that he was still feeling. The sooner we talked about it, the easier it was to release these feelings.
When he was ready, I saw Dex move away from the corner in Libby’s living room. He turned to face me. He sat quietly, relaxed a little bit, and was ready to have a conversation. I asked Dex if he could pin point the reason for his behavior on the beach. Dex told me that prior to being rescued by Libby, he spent most of his time chained up next to a garage by the house where he lived before he came to live with Libby. Dex spent most of his life on a concrete slab next to the garage. One day, while he was chained up, a larger German Shepherd attacked him. The German Shepherd charged and bit him. Dex skidded across the concrete on his right side. He said that it felt like his skin was on fire. Since Dex was on a short chain, he could not defend himself. (Libby confirmed that Dex does have a few scars on his right side and she wondered how they got there).
I could feel his fear. Libby and I told Dex that we understood his physical, mental and emotional pain and that we’d like to help him release any post traumatic stress that he was holding in his body as a result of the assault. Libby and I took our time sending love to Dex. He was very relieved to have someone witness and understand what it felt like to be attacked.
I suggested that in our minds eye, we could go back to the beach and change the cellular memory of that event by changing the scenario. I posed this question t0 Dex, “If you could go back to that moment in time and change your behavior, what would it look like instead?” Dex told me, “This time I would go up to that other dog like nothing is happening. I’d get acquainted with him, say hello, matter of factly, and go on about my way.” So in other words, I said, You’d sniff his side, then his butt, and maybe touch noses once or twice, then keep walking along.”
“Yes,” said Dex, “that’s exactly what I’d do.”
Photo by Marek Szturc on Unsplash
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