As you fight for a place on the sofa you may be asking yourself: “How did I end up with this mutt/moggy/half bald rabbit?”
Do you remember when you decided to buy a pet? You had set off for the pedigree cattery or to buy your show dog with a list of registered names several metres long. That day you got lost on route, passed a rescue centre and decided on impulse just to pop in for a minute. Then you saw him/her: scruffy, with half a coat of tangled fur and a life story to melt the hardest heart. He/she wagged a tail and your heart was lost.
Now, well fed and glossy, they take up more than their fair share of houseroom. The problem was that you had already reserved your prize pet as soon as those liquid eyes met yours. You phoned the pedigree dealer to say you would be late, only to find a mistake had happened and they had sold your prize-winning pedigree. You could swear your new friend smirked as he/she stepped triumphantly into the back of the car and into your heart.
This cosmic management can occur even if you already have pets or perhaps are only half-considering a new addition.
There are other ways that can indicate a particular animal is intended to live with us. One very common sign is when a young animal shares the birthday of a former pet or was born on the day or anniversary when a beloved animal companion died. Some owners feel instinctively that the new pet has been guided to him or her, not as a replacement for a lost animal, as each animal is unique, but as consolation and a way of overcoming grief.
I remember when I lost my cream Labrador at the age of 13, I said never again. About 6 months later, a friend of mine asked: “did I want to go and look at friend’s Labrador and its pups.” So, I went, just for a look.
Big mistake as I could have taken them all home, but I was strong and came away with nothing. My friend was a little puzzled by this. I explained that I would have to think about it. Within a week I had rearranged my life and changed my car to be able to buy another cream Labrador. I phoned the breeder to find all the cream labs had been sold and she only had two black ones left. My recollection of a black lab was my auntie’s – who we had to put inside a room on its own when anyone visited. However, I went with my friend to have a look and there was this black fur ball with paws too big for its body. When I picked him up he snuggled into my neck and nibbled my ear and I was done for. That dog is now nine years old, named Ben, and is the love of my life. He is so intuitive and just knows what every one needs; he never ceases to amaze me.
Modern science is becoming increasingly aware that everything is made up of connected particles of constantly moving energy. Some researchers believe that humans and animals emit particular frequencies of energies. These individual energy fields are more compatible with some people and animals than with others. This would explain how animals and humans seem to tune in with each other emotionally. Some think that they are drawn together by pure coincidence but actually, it is a kind of an intuitive radar.
That this is a meaningful coincidence is shown by the fact that the match invariably proves successful over the months and years. Of course, this is just one theory, but there certainly seems to be an intangible chemistry between humans and animals that brings together pets and their owners in sometimes the most unlikely ways.
I remember going to a particular house to do some clairvoyant readings and Reiki healing. As I knocked on the door, there was a dog barking and a lot of rustling behind the door. When the lady came to the door she apologized and explained that her dog was nasty. He bit everyone who came to the house so she had to put it in another room.
