Are You Wondering What Your Pet’s Life Was Like Before You Adopted Her?

Often times, I am asked to help people find out what their animal’s life was like prior to adoption. Sometimes adoption agencies have little, if any information about what the animal’s life was like prior to finding their new home, and asking the animals is a great way to gain insight and help both humans and animals to get to know each other better. Some of my favorite conversations with animals and their new people are about finding out what their lives were like before they came to know each other.

Talking to Susan and Bella was no different. What a blessing it is that our paths have crossed! Not only did we talk to Susan’s dog, Bella, but we went a few steps further and discovered one of Susan’s Spirit Guides and her Totem Animal, Polar Bear! A definite and unexpected bonus to our time together!

Susan and her fiancé, Andrew adopted Bella from the Oneida County Humane Society in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. Bella is 2 1/2 years old. The three of them have been together for about six months. The people at the Humane Society told Susan and Andrew that Bella came from a family with kids and they couldn’t take the time for her anymore so they surrendered her. Bella spent about six months with that family prior to being surrendered.

Here’s what we found out:
Initially, Bella was adopted by a very loving family with two children. The dad loves dogs. He grew up with dogs. He really wanted a dog and he thought having Bella would be a great gift for his his family.

As it turned out, the man’s children lost interest in Bella and the man felt that his family was not meeting her needs. He was afraid that she was feeling lonely and left out. It was with a very heavy heart that he surrendered Bella back to the Humane Society.

When Bella was surrendered by the man, she felt that she must have done something wrong, the man would not have taken her back to the Humane Society otherwise. I supported Bella and allowed her to have her feelings, but only for a moment.

I suggested to Bella that we journey back to her life with her previous family. I asked her, “If you could go back and change anything, what would it be?” Bella showed me that she would play in the back yard with the man so she could show him how much she loves him. He would also tell her how much he loves her and how difficult the decision to give her up is. As I viewed Bella and the man playing in the back yard, I could feel the man’s love for her and that he still thinks about her and wonders how she is doing. I showed Bella what I was seeing and feeling so she could experience this for herself. For a moment, Susan, Bella and I held space for the man and sent him love. It was a profoundly compassionate experience.

Bella said she was grateful to feel the man’s love. This time, as if remote viewing herself with the man, she could see how much he loves her. She recognized that her presence made him feel like a kid again and that when he was with her, all his worries and cares disappeared. We were able to send love to Bella, the man, and the event, helping Bella to heal her memories on a deep soulful and cellular level.

I saw our journey to visit the man as a Soul Retrieval. When Bella was surrendered by the man who loved her, she left a piece of her soul behind. She lost some of her Trust. I asked her if she would like to retrieve that piece of herself and as I asked, I saw us transported to a neutral space. We left the man’s backyard and arrived at a beautiful field in the country. In the middle of the field stood a very large oak tree. Susan, Andrew, Bella and I sat on a white blanket. As we settled in, a Native American man joined us. He looked like he was from a tribe far to the North. Perhaps he was from Alaska. He sat cross-legged on one corner of the blanket. In his hand was a Peace Pipe. He asked all of us to Trust. He asked us to Trust in the Divine order of things.

As we passed the Peace Pipe around our circle, we were again transported; this time we sat on a piece of ice floating in the sea. A momma Polar Bear and her two cubs joined us. She asked us to jump from one ice float to the next. She was leading us safely to the shore. She told us that she would protect us and that we needed to trust her and take the leap. We absolutely would make it to the next ice float if only we could trust her.

Before we jumped, a small cube appeared in front of each one of us. Polar Bear told us that the cube represented perfectionism. Before we could jump to the next ice flow, we would need to kick the cubes into the water, releasing perfectionism. I watched Susan kick her block of perfectionism into the water and as she did, one of her questions was answered. “How can I be a better dog owner?” she had asked in the beginning of our session. “Kick perfectionism aside and focus on mindfulness,” answered Polar Bear. “Be with Bella, when you are petting her, just pet her. Free your mind of past or future thoughts when you are with her. Be here with her, mindfully filling her water dish, playing a game, or taking a walk with her. Let go of other thoughts and just be with her. Here, you will feel the heart to heart connection that both of you are longing for. This is how you become a better pet owner.” At that moment I saw Andrew and Bella kick their blocks of perfectionism off the ice flow and into the water. Before we could leap to the next ice flow, I had to kick my block. I watched my block grow, and with a deep breath, I too, kicked perfectionism into the water. As I made the choice to kick it aside, I realized just how large I can let that block become. It is just as easy for me to get caught up in perfectionism as it is for the next person. I found it to be an interesting observation of myself…of the four of us, my block was the largest.

Polar Bear and her cubs led the four of us back to the neutral space in the field under the oak tree. The Native American Guide sat waiting for us. He communicated telepathically to us that we should get up and hug the oak tree. The circumference of the trunk was huge. Three humans could barely touch fingertips as we stood with our arms outstretched around the tree. Bella sat in between Susan and Andrew with her front paws on the trunk.

The four of us grounded in the energy of Trust. We held onto the tree for quite some time as I looked at each Chakra for Bella, Susan and Andrew. When I looked at Bella’s Root Chakra, (located at the base of the spine and representing our feelings about our tribe, our family, our community, security and safety), I heard Bella say that she would like it if Susan and Andrew had a baby. Without prompting Bella, she answered another one of Susan’s questions. “How would Bella feel if we had a baby?” Bella said she would also like to practice with children ahead of time so that when they have a baby she will be ready for it. Another of Susan’s questions, “How do we get Bella used to children?” Bella said she would like to have play dates with Susan’s friend’s children. With those questions answered, I knew it was time to leave the neutral space, the white blanket and Susan’s Native American Spirit Guide.

Coming back to the now, I asked Bella how she was feeling. Bella told me that she was afraid that Susan’s fiancé, Andrew would find a reason to take her back to the Humane Society. I asked her what prompted these thoughts and feelings. She reasoned that she was with the other family for about six months and the man took her back to the Humane Society. Now she’s been with Susan and Andrew for about six months. In her mind, she was afraid to trust Andrew because she figured that her time in her new home was probably just about over. So far in her life, it has been Bella’s experience that she lives with a family for about six months and then it is time for her to move on. I assured Bella that neither Susan nor Andrew have any intention of taking her back to the Humane Society. She is their forever dog in her forever home. I assured Bella that it is safe to open her heart to Andrew. He has no intention of letting her go. I also assured Bella that she is now in her forever home. That she can cozy in and let go of anxiety. She is loved, she is safe, and she is secure in her forever home with Susan and Andrew. Our time together finished with feelings of tenderness, warmth and adoration for each other.

Photo by sydney Rae on Unsplash

Testimonial

“Last week, we adopted a dog named Pearl. We did not know a lot about her except that she came from Arkansas and had been abandoned in a lumberyard. Recently, she had puppies and no one knew what happened to them. Lynn told us about the family Pearl lived with in Arkansas. She was able to tell us what happened to Pearl’s puppies and how depressed Pearl was over having not known what had happened to them. Lynn let Pearl know how much we love her and that this is her forever home. She also did Reiki to soothe and comfort Pearl. This morning we have a completely different dog. She is not sleeping all day long, she likes being outside, and she is continuously coming up to us for love and hugs. This was our first experience doing something like this. It was so amazing watching Lynn connect with Pearl. We are so grateful for her help!”
Rhonda S.
Sturgeon Bay, WI

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