Animal Communication - Laura Plunkett

Laura Plunkett, an animal Communicator joins us to discuss communicating with animals, talking and listening. Laura has communicated with cats, dogs and goats and she has a soft spot for horses. She tells us how communcating can help with unwanted behaviors. Laura believes that everyone can communicate with animals and has created an audio course "Speaking Soul to Soul"  to show people how - she is offering a 25% discount for our listeners!
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Hi, I'm Angela, Amy. And hi, I'm Lila and today we're joined by Laura Plunkett, who is an animal communicator. Welcome, Laura. Thank you for coming. While Laura, so nice to meet you. So nice to meet you. Tell us a little bit about how you began as an animal communicator? Well, I should probably start by saying I was a huge skeptic. Oh, I love that I grew up not having any psychic ability that I knew of. When I was 35, I had some experiences of watching the Red Sox watching the Patriots and knowing ahead of time, all of a sudden, something would shift in me. And I'd be able to say to my husband, like, Oh, he's gonna throw, you know, down the sideline, oh, that's gonna be a touchdown and things like that, and sort of freaked both of us out this can't possibly be happening. Yeah. And so I would say for a while I started to meditate and get quiet and try to feel my intuitive self starting when I was around 35. I should say that my whole life I've loved animals, and rode horses from probably three years old. And so at some point, let me think, about 10 years ago, I had a pretty major back problem. And I stopped being able to be with horses the way I had been really out at for a while I was bedridden. And so I had to think about how else am I going to be with horses or else I'm just going to shrivel up and die. I just felt so upset about it. And I started to think about animal communication. And I honestly am guilty of having made jokes about it, but people were taking other people's money. But I'm used to that. I said, I'm used to that, Laura. Yeah. So I am not it doesn't really bother me. I prefer not to be called a fortune teller. Like, Lila would love that. So you know, you know gypsy I'm okay about you know, I'm okay about it. Just the fortune teller in the mind reader. Let the mind reader out love. So I usually don't correct unless fortune teller or mind reader comes out? And then I can't. So I don't I don't know if if, like you thought of it? Did you think about it, like, only one in like a million could do this? Right. So this is what happened. My friends got together and said, We're gonna go out for a weekend. And we're gonna learn animal communication, we went to a little bit of a conference. And I stared at the person in front and said, No one in this room is going to be able to do what she's doing. And then through the course of the weekend, got to see there, almost every single person in the room got good information. Yeah, so I, I, you know, I'm a child medium. And I was born with the ability to know things, and know that everyone has this capability. So even from like a little girl, I remember, not necessarily feeling special. But I don't mean it from a negative sense that I didn't feel special, just knowing that we're all special. But I love that we're going to learn more about how to connect to animals, because my abilities in my gift are geared towards humans. But really energy is energy, right? So anyone can learn this. So if your friends invited you to an animal communication seminar, you must have spiritual friends. Right? I think, as I said, I was starting to move in that direction for about 35. And then I would say I was in my mid 40s, when animal communication became a real thing. Got it. Okay. And I had an incredible experience that's quick, I could share with you this weekend. And one of the practice sessions. I was given a, we were partnered, and I was given a photo of a cat. And this gentleman says Kia and I know nothing about the cat. And in my head, I hear Somewhere over the rainbow in beautiful music. And I look at him and I said, and I told him that and he burst into tears and said he sang that song every single night to his cat until she died. Ah There's no way. There's no way I could have made that up. Yeah. And so that was really the beginning of my openness to this particular ability. Okay, And so where did you so then you went to the seminar, and then you just started to feel the calling. And what I would say is that it takes practice, just like anything else. And so for anyone listening who thinks, Oh, I've had an experience, maybe I could do this, you can do this, it is real. And the thing is, you need to value it and make time for it. And that's what I ended up doing. Beautiful is right. Yeah. So I have my own experience with Laura, Laura came and spoke to my daughter's horse who we have spoken about bow pretty soon after, Claire got her. And it's been such an amazing, so I have the recording of it. And of course, Claire, and I remember so much of what Laura said. And as time has passed, it has just become like, Oh, of course, that happened. Because we know all of this about the horse. And it's, it's phenomenal. I mean, it's spot on, she said that she was a little conceited, because she's very pretty. And like that just tracks. Princess Belle exam, there's nothing she likes more than people grooming her and telling her how pretty she is. And all of the things that you know, could be a challenge for her in terms of that she knows she's a good horse. And if you try and make her do something that she's saying, like, I don't want to do this, that that's going to be the problem that she does almost everything. So if she says, I'm not into this, which in particular for her tends to be like puddles, sprinklers. She doesn't like them. And I witnessed firsthand like a trainer saying, No, we're gonna get her through the sprinkler. And she was like, No, we're actually not going to go through the spring. So stubborn. Yeah, well, and she just said, like, what she had said to Laura was like, I'm a good horse. And I do everything that you ask of me. So if there's something that I say, I don't want to do it just respect me, which is so beautiful in some ways. And it's so funny, because you don't usually give animals that option of not listening to you. Can I mention some memories I have of our time together? Absolutely. Because one thing that really moved me was that she said she wanted to play with your daughter, on, you know, without a halter without a lead rope just late Leave me be and I'll run around with you. And we can play ball. And then you sent me a video of them doing just that. And I that gave me such pleasure to know that she had been able to communicate that to you. And also then clear follow through. And the other thing I remember which comes up quite frequently in my conversations is she said when she stands on that concrete on the cross ties that it was hurting her, and how much better she was able to be in lessons once you changed what you were doing. And I bring that I bring that second one up. Because this can be extremely practical, efficient. And important. It's not just oh, you know, you've got a nice horse or your horse is feeling a little old, but the practical details, you know, can save lives can change situations. Absolutely. Yeah, that's beautiful. So where do you do here inside your body? Do you know Do you know the difference? So what I would say first is just you know, where you start isn't where you end up. Okay, so in the beginning, all I had was sort of like a ticker tape of information, or as I said, that song that came through, but it felt very vague and ghosts like in my head. But now when I'm in a situation, I can say to an animal, please make my body feel what you're feeling. And all of a sudden, like my right hip will hurt and we go touch the horse and the horse winces on that hip. Or another thing I can do is watch with soft eyes and see pain radiating off just if someone walks their animal by me. And then I hear in my head, I see all kinds of you know, so I would say now it's pretty lots of bells and whistles. But when I started out, I got a lot of useful information just in one simple kind of stream in my mind's eye. Okay, beautiful. So you're feeling kinetically inside your body, but also most likely through empathy, but I feel with you there is some clear sentience happening. So one of the hardest things so let me let me go here. So most of you listening to this know that I teach intuitive development to humans. And what's beautiful is Lara teaches humans how to connect to animals. And so All, when I teach intuitive development, it's looking at each individual human, and how they connect to energy. So it's not like one size fits all. So I don't teach it how I connect. I teach it across the board. So clear sentience is the All Knowing it feels like thoughts in your mind. But it, it, it feels the same way as thoughts, but it has a different vibration. So we know after you practice, and you do it for a certain amount of time, there's a different feeling between a human thought in a message from the animal. It just has like a much the message from the animal has a much higher vibration, it feels lighter. Right. So it's really cool when you start to do it. When it's kind of electric. Yeah, like, yeah, yeah. When it first started to happen, Laura, I mean, what are you? So you're watching, you know, sports games, and you're suddenly are you thinking like, I should get into gambling? Or like, when was my husband's first? Laura's mine still my husband's first go to is Yeah. But it must be sort of when it starts to, you know, when you're like, Oh, they're gonna score and they actually score? I mean, what does that feel like? Because it's, well, let me can I bring it to the President a little bit? Absolutely. So I told you, I've been a horse lover my whole life. And when I turned 57, I said to myself, if I don't do it, now, I never will. And I went on a hunt for a horse. And I looked for about six months on successfully, just one roadblock after another each time I saw a horse I might want to look at. And then I finally just sort of started praying. Please help. I don't know what I'm doing down here on Earth, and knock me over the head by naming the horse spirit. So I'll know which horses the right horse room. So the next thing I did was go on a road trip to Pennsylvania. And look at a very, you know, I'm not gonna get into details, but I was not trusting that I had always I'll show you this. Always wanted my whole life, a buckskin. Mustang. Just lit look like this. And I was looking at school horses that were every color under the sun, different breeds, because I thought I just need something quiet because I'm 57. Right? So I go down to a rescue in Pennsylvania. There are no horses there that fit anything that I any there were no horses there that I could have taken. And then we round a corner and the owner says these are my private horses. They're not for sale. And I look and there she is in the field. And I say to the woman, what's the name of that buckskin horse over there. And she says, Oh, that's a Mustang. And her name is spirit. O spirit. Oh, well, they walk back to the car because I'm a rule, rule person. And I'm thinking, don't be rude. Don't be pushy. And then I open the car door, close it again, I turn around, I say to the woman, I just need to tell you my story. I've been looking for a horse named spirit and you have a buckskin Mustang. And she says, and I've done nothing with her since she was rounded up and I'll sell her to you. Wow. So now I'll tell you the answer to your question. Of what so what happened was you've got an untouched horse and I need to get her to Massachusetts. So I got quiet in my mind in Massachusetts because how are you going to get her on a trailer? And the owner said me and my husband will trailer her but it's we're gonna have to hurt her and you know heard her and it was pouring rain and they were supposed to leave by 1030 and so at about 830 At night I get really quiet in my mind and in my mind's eye connect to her. And I say Honey, you know if you could just please get on the trailer I show her the trailer. So they go out leave themselves a half hour to get around the trailer. They had backed it up to the gate of the pasture they go out in the driving rain in the dark. And there she is standing at the gate in front of the trailer of lateral herd. She's out with two other horses but she wasn't with them. She was alone at the gates soaking wet, not even under the overhang and they open the gate and she loaded onto the trailer they had to back her off so that they could get it ready and then they they let her get back on and she got on Wow. So when you say like What's it feel like to get Uh, you know, it was just that's the epitome of what's possible, right. And then we get to the I moved to go be with her with a trainer because I wasn't going to send her by yourself and I, so he trained me to work with her. And she's terrified of trailers, we had to start from the very beginning. But that night when I told her what was at stake she got on. So I'd like to speak about connection. And so you're talking a lot, that's such a beautiful story about connection. And there's, you know, a lot of animal lovers listening to this. And, you know, as an animal lover, we all live with animals, and we feel very connected with them. But then this is like the next level. So this is how I feel with people. I don't take for granted my intimate, like, the intimate energetic ability that I have. I honor it, I respect it. And I truly feel it's a blessing. And so all humans have the capability to connect to animals this way, where you could have an enriched life, of connection with your animal, or an enriched life with your connection with the humans that you live with, or the humans that are around you, where we can connect to them through space and time. And so I just wanted to add to your beautiful story. I do this with the deer. So So I love I love this. I actually don't have any animals. And I don't have any animals. I love animals, because I go from thing to thing to thing. And it wouldn't be fair for me to have an animal. And so I That's why I choose at this point in my life not to have animals. And my husband agrees because we go from thing to thing to thing. But I do live in a very nature driven area. And so we get Dr. Wildlife, all kinds of beautiful animals. So I call the deer in my mind's eye. And I just, I just love it. And I don't even like think of myself like an animal communicator. So I guess most people don't be after today. Lila, do you do this at all? Are you connected to those turtles? Do we need to bring back up the turtles? I don't. You know, I mean, I think that, you know, it's really just based around that like time and stillness, you know, like that. Especially, I mean, I think it would be different in the horse situation, because I'm very, I try to be very aware of my own energy when I go to horses because I feel like there. But like my cat who's just lying around like no, I don't think, oh, wait a minute, wait a minute, you've rescued a cat off the rails. And I will tell you that not only did I so we had a cat, a different cat that we had found in our backyard. My daughter found it. We took it in he was a grown cat and the rescue that trapped him for us that will only trap him if you'll keep them so we're like fine. We'll keep him he was like an old cat. He just wanted a nice warm place to lie down. She loved him Tibet's he was old when we got him got sick. past you know had to be put down. One week later, I'm on the rail trail running. And for the first time ever, I see a cat. And I'm like, Ah, that's so weird. You never see cats out here. And I can't it's an Outback. So I keep going. On my way back. There's the cat. He's on the other side of the rail trail. And he's sitting there and he's like waiting. And as I slow down, he starts meowing talking to me. Yeah. And I'm like, Oh my gosh, what a funny cat comes right up to me stands up on me. Like bizarre like cats don't do that. Like this is the funniest cat. And so because the girls were sad, I actually went home ran home, got the girls drove back there and brought them to show them this funny cat like haha, Isn't he so cute? We snuggled with him. We left like two days later, my daughter Grace is like, do you think that cat starts raining? She's like, do you think that cat is still out there? And I'm like, No, he was somebody's caddy had a collar. He had a name tag. So I'm like, No. Well, it's raining so I can't get it out of my head. So I'm like, well, let's just go we'll go and see if he's in the same spot. Go to the exact same spot sitting right there is the cat. He knew you were coming. That's what Laura and I are going to tell you. He picked you. Oh, he totally picked us. I mean, no doubt about it. But I called his owner they had moved they had left him on the rail trail. And I was just like, how can you do this? Like how can you leave him I'm like okay, fine. Now we have a cat I He knew he knew that if he if he went back to that spot you were coming. It was crazy. Mama's coming. But what was funny was that actually, our mutual friend had seen the very cat the day before. And he was talking to everybody like, Well, anybody made the real mother step forward. And I was like, Okay, I guess this is my cat. Yeah, but we've had him ever since. And the funny thing is, he's never once tried to go for the door. He's like, Oh, I know what it's like. I'm saying, oh, that's crazy. You mentioned something really interesting. The thing about watching your energy, and then working with it when you're with horses, you said, yep. And I and I do think that animals need us to pay attention and to watch our own energy. And and I have a little story from this morning, I was walking out of the barn with spirit. And I had been thinking about a friend that I've lost recently. So I was pretty sad. And she was fine. Her ears were forward. We're walking along. And then I get out of the barn, and I run into someone I haven't seen in a long time. And my voice goes up an octave. This is all in hindsight, I noticed. And I'm like, Hi acting, very cheerful. Look over and she's got her ears back like this. She's miserable, her jaws tight. And so I stopped. And I said to the people up, I did it again. I'm sorry. I was feeling sad. And she knows it. And now I'm faking that I'm fine. And I'm sad. And her ears went forward bolt. And then I was able to say, but I'm completely excited to see you glad to run into you. And someone might have said, Oh, look what a brat she is. Or she's being uncooperative. But no, she didn't really want to be standing right next to me when I was being fake. Do you know what I mean? We have this opportunity for these animals to change our lives. And help us be better. And so part of being open. And, Amy, you'll you'll know this that one of the hardest things is just quieting your mind enough to notice and to be right. Yeah. So I have this little thing, a couple things that I do when I teach people how to connect. And the first thing is we need to connect to our emotions. I must say I don't take everyone in my classes, I'm actually really picky. Because you have to be ready. And we also have to be ready. Certain things need to take place so that you attract light and bright energies to so if if someone's not ready, there's I have suggestions. But when you're ready to get ready to get on the path, right? And so when you're on the path, even if you tap like the side of your eye, so not on the temple, in tapping you it takes you inside your body, because you can hear it. And this helps people that say how do I feel what what I need to feel. And if you listen, you can hear within yourself, the tapping on the face starts to take you within yourself. It's also very soothing. And so this is the first step is really listening to, you know, your your feelings and how you feel in honoring them. And you just talked more about how you did know how you felt. But we tend to hide for other people, when that's part of our society is I don't want you know, these are acquaintance friends, and I don't want them to know I'm sad, right? Where you know, Lila and I have gotten quite close through this experience of this podcast, in Lila and I now tell each other kinda like having a yuck day. I'm having a great day, I'm having a blog day. And it's very real. But it's, you know, a testament to these animals, how they can bring out the true authentic parts of ourselves that we hide in daily life. And so like we heard your cat when we first came on, and your cat was probably like this two new ladies on the scene, I'm feeling these these two ladies. And you know, maybe like What's this all about? I can't see him but I can feel them. You know, you just don't know until you tune in and listen, per yard profession, which I love. And I was just gonna say like there's so many sort of practical purposes for this. I think about like animals that are in shelters and are sort of dismissed for behaviors that you know, may or may not be like a permanent behavior that they would have or like how useful it would be for somebody with a skill. Like you worse to come in and to help them, you know, because people at at a shelter, I assume, you know, they make a decision like that right? Like, yes, no, yes, no. And, you know, dogs are, you know, maybe rounded up from somewhere they'd been out, you know, and they could be scared or whatever, it just seems like it'd be very useful to have somebody talking to them. I believe that almost all animals can be rehabilitated. I don't know, if you feel that way, Laura. I also feel that the majority, not all humans can be rehabilitated as well. That's my own personal Angel. Amy take? Yeah. Well, I definitely get the majority of my calls when there's an issue, right? Same here. And yes, I, I do think that sometimes rescues are one of the places that you see the most change immediately, because they finally get to talk about their history. And so for example, this week, I this Saturday, I'm going to the home of somebody who has a rescue dog that is lovely to all the family members except her. And I imagine from my past experiences that when I talked to this dog, that in the history somewhere will have been a woman that looks like her or smells like her or something that was not nice to the dog. And that once this dog gets to tell me about it, the behavior will change. It's just like people, they want to get it off their chest, oftentimes, I might have to say, Can you please look at your new owner and see that that's a different face. Right, that's a different energy, that's a different person, because they carry the trauma forward. Wow, a lot of barking, you know, dogs that bark, dogs that a trigger or wound, right. But we can't really move forward until we move back a little bit. So you gently show them there's a wound, right? But now this, this is a new owner and a lovely person that isn't part of that wound. In some animals need to be told that. And humans need to be reminded of that, too. We do what's called displaced anger, like when we just get angry, but you're not really angry at the person. It's great when I look at someone and I say, you're not really angry at me. And sometimes it makes them more angry. You think you're angry at me, but you're not really angry at me? Yeah, that's beautiful. So you go in and you tell the, you know, connect to the animal and just remind them that they're in a safe space and that they're loved in this new energy in this home, right? It's both. I talk a lot about sending information and listening. And it's first listening. So anytime I ever connect with an animal, I always say what would you like to talk about? I make sure I don't know anything about that animal unless it's one of mine. And so if it's someone somewhere else in the country, or another country, they send me a photograph, if I'm in the person's life like with when I saw Claire and Belle, then I asked the owner not to tell me anything, because that will get your thinking mind going more difficult. Yeah. And then I connect with the animal and I say, please start talking like tell me anything you want to know, I'm here with your mom or your dad or your family. And I let them start. And that's usually where the issue will come up. So it would be I love my family, but I know they don't like my barking and I want to tell them why I bark or, you know, I love this barn. But I can't get along with any of the other horses or you know, whatever it is. What is your favorite story that you have or a favorite? Like Jeff's gonna say, Oh, no way. I'm a mind reader. I love that. There's so many I'll tell you a funny one. I was called to talk to two goats. They lived on a farm. They peed all over the yard. So there were yellow circles everywhere. And they pooped on the deck loudly and so the deck every night every day had to be swept and in between the boards was good. And the owners were like we want to leave you out and give you freedom, but this cannot continue right. So I said listen, I haven't talked to goats before. Now I have talked to many goats and actually they're incredibly easy. They give up their behaviors easier than I would say dogs or horses. But anyway, interesting. I talked to them and I I said, What's going on, and the goats said they love to poop on the deck because you can hear it fall. If anyone knows about ghost, goat poop, it's little hard balls and they hit. And they love to hear how much they're making. And then the peeing on the lawn. They just this is what they wanted to do. So I explained to them, your owners don't like it. These are the reasons. And the goat says to me, what do you want us to do? What are we supposed to do? And the owner said, Go in the horse stalls. So I have to tell these goats who are free range goats that every time they need to go they're going into. And of course, I always start by saying, Listen, I am imperfect. At this, I make mistakes, you have to filter everything you hear through my voice through your own common sense before you act on it. Right? And I also say to these people, listen, I cannot guarantee any behavior change here at all right? I get a call from the owners later, the goats are driving them crazy. Because every time they have to go to the bathroom, they stand in the barn aisle, and they bar for the door to get open so they can go back. We stopped there earlier stuff. I mean, you can't even make that up night. That is hilarious. Now tell me this as as a psychic? Are you telling them with your words? Are you telling them in your mind's eye? You're telling them from from, like intention inside your body? Are you visualizing a conversation? You know, I'm so into this. So for me, what I would say and to anyone listening is pictures are the best. It's a universal language. Yeah. So in this case, all you would need to do is show them pooping on the deck in your mind's eye, right? Just play it as a movie. And then like with a big cross over, you know, like, stop, and then show them in the in the stall happy going to the bathroom in there. So I think that's the easiest way, I think now that I've been doing this so long, it's probably more of just conversation. But the but lots of my students, they just use pictures, and it works awesome. And then the beautiful thing about that is you try it, you see the results in real life, and you get hooked on the fact Oh, I can do this. Yeah, it's rewarding, right? That it's a result driven activity, or result driven life path or career path. I actually do this with in mediumship. I, you know, when your grandmother comes in, or your dad, it's usually, you know, if cause of death is natural causes, then they'll they'll stand and in my mind's eye, I see things and see images and feel. But if someone passes from, let's say, a drug overdose or a suicide, I actually have to gain trust. And so it's much more work for me, but very rewarding, where I visualize them at a bar, and I take the person to a bar, and we sit on a bar stool, and I pretend we both have a cocktail. And then from there, I start to show them, I'm human, I'm not perfect, either, that I carry negative human emotions as well. And then the energy starts to open up. And that's when I get the information. So it's kind of like my little trek is the exact same thing. And I could see why you have to do this with animals as well. Just to get on their same energetic playing field, and then you uplift from there. Right. So that's really neat. I'm glad you explain that to us. Thank you, Laura, when people start, are they like with the animal? Like, if you wanted to talk to your dog or cat? Do they have to be like in the room with you? Or can they suggest not because it's so distracting? Oh, okay. So when I had, I have made an audio course called speaking soul to soul. And when I when I built each exercise, it was always you know, have a pen and paper ready. Make sure you have enough time. Find a place where you won't be interrupted, let your eyes closed, let your body not hurt, get it, get it in a relaxed state. And I help people quiet their mind. And then we do the exercise. And I would say that that's really important because in the beginning, when I was learning this, you know, you get distracted the phone rings or somebody says something or sneezes and all of a sudden, oh boy, I can't even concentrate anymore. I've lost the connection. And so and now I can do it a grocery store. You know, it's like you dig a channel and it's it's easy for I think I think that starting out is a blessing. They give yourself that quiet time. And here's the thing, animals do this with each other all the time. They're good at it. Yeah, we just have to get good at it. So the animal, wherever, if you have a dog and your dogs in the living room, and you're in your bedroom, relaxing, that dog knows how to send any messages as far away as you need, you just need to be able to receive them. So that's what how I would describe why it's important to not be distracted and not be with your animal in the beginning. Wow. That's interesting. That is interesting. Yeah. Do you have any other stories you want to share with us, Laura, there are so many beautiful moments that are a point at which you realize that the person and the animal are understanding each other. So I want to try to remember a story where it's just that moment of connection. I know one, I was talking to a horse that had been an Amish carthorse. And those horses have a purpose, right, they have a job to do. And that might mean go 10 miles to town. And this horse had an owner, who thought the horse was shut down, didn't like her. The horse would, if you let the horse loose, would turn its back, and try to get as far away from the person as possible to relax, didn't find it, relaxing to be with her owner. So I get quiet in my mind. And, of course, I didn't know this background at the time, but I'm trying to explain that. What she said is, no matter what she did, it was never enough. That's how she interpreted it, she had blinders on. So she couldn't look or protect herself. She had to just go no matter whether it hurt or not. And if she slowed down, there was the whip. And so she didn't matter. She was a vehicle in that situation. And so the only rest she got is when they would put her back in her stall, and she would get super quiet and rest, or if she was out, but and people were never the answer. And the moment at which that owner really stopped taking it personally, and thought, How do I become like, I could cry now? Like how do I be calm. I'm gonna cry to that safe space for this horse who has no hope that I'm going to be that it became, I'm going to scratch her just where she wants to be scratched, I'm going to give her a carrot. I'm going to ask her to do something that takes two minutes, and then we're done. You know, all the things she could do sit there and take a they're these fly squishes and just keep the flies offer. You know. And so that was a moment at which they were able to stop this impasse and start to befriend each other. And it's that's the kind of magic that it just warms your heart that is magical is no story. It is beautiful. When I was in my 20s We we had a family dog. His name was Dylan. And he was a golden retriever. So he was a redhead. And we're all like redheads and my family. So we called him like the fourth Fox. So my maiden name is Fox. There's three of us and then Dylan was the fourth and around six or eight I think it was eight. He had kidney disease. And he went into kidney failure which is kind of common with Goldie's and he was very, very, very special, very intuitive, very. I remember energetically, I actually felt he was my sibling more than my human to. And so he like if he had lived or had a different life. He would have been a therapy dog. He came to us at two so we had him from two to eight. So when the day came, we had to put Delon down, my mom in the men left my brother and my dad couldn't handle it, which is fine. And my mom and my sister who aka of the strong ones at the time, just couldn't emotionally just we're done. So I get Dylan into the car. I put my mother and my sister in the car I drive in I take every the four of us to put him down at the vet. And when we got to the vet, my mom is very, very strong willed woman and my sister is two. They both looked at me and they said I can't go in with them. So I went in with them. And he them So I told them with my words that this is your end of life. And I'm gonna cry, I'm gonna cry and I am going to help you crossover. And so we can take this out if we have to Lila Oh, so I knelt down on the floor next to him. And he started to cross over before he was ever euthanized. He just he knew and like, I just remember energetically going with them. But I had such peace because his passing was peaceful and he didn't suffer. So I've kind of taken that. He taught me that now moving forward, especially with humans, that I just feel my own personal belief system is that no one deserves to die in pain. I believe that animals deserve to die with dignity. And I believe humans deserve to die with dignity. And that's just what Dylan came to teach me. Among many other things, I'm sorry, I made you cry. Yeah, so he was a beautiful soul. And so I've had left a few surgeries in my lifetime because I am now in my late 40s And those things happen. And every time he comes to me Olara and he lays next like I can feel him I mean, I am a medium we know this but it's just just everyone anyone listening to this if this makes it onto the podcast just know your your deceased animals are with you at all times in just thinking about them calls them in. And so I hope that brings someone peace that's listen, you know, that's listening to this. Because it's hard to lose our our pets and our animals. You Yeah. So on that bright light, no, sorry, Lila. Alright. So take that out. I'm so sorry. Lila, you know, in some ways, that is a happy story. Because you did what your what your dog really needed from you. And you were there and your dog wasn't alone. I think that's very, very beautiful. Thank you so much. Thank you. So just leaning into like, it needed to be about him and not the humans. Right, because of course, we would keep him forever. But that's not what he needed. And I think he can teach us all that is like how to release someone you love with love. It's so hard. It's you know, when they punch you in the face and you hate their guts. It's like really easy to be like Bye, Felicia. But then when they're just like these, like beautiful, soft little, you know, animals or Dylan was like 90 pounds. But, you know, he was he was a really, I almost said good person. Like, I feel like a person was inside of there inside his body. Yeah. Well, I think that's one thing about animal communication is that you start to realize these animals have a full range of emotions, full life, memories, hopes and dreams or reason for being with you. Aches and pains, wishes. There's just this, this huge amount. Sometimes when I have a new client, I speak to that animal for a whole hour. Usually, because there's so it's so rich. What so what do they take you through their day? I'm not being fresh. That was a long time. But it happens. Usually I will when a client calls they say, you know, start making a list of your questions and your concerns. Because after I listened to what the animal wants to say, then the person gets to ask anything they want and also tell the animal anything they want, right? But oftentimes, what the animal talks about is the person's list. Because they're not stupid. So by the time I say, Okay, and what questions do you have, a lot of times a person will say, Well, I just have this one little thing I'm going away next week, can you tell them but other than that, you know, the things that are of monumental importance, or oftentimes an animal will start by saying, I love my owner, but we're having some miscommunication, that kind of thing. Yeah, so they get it and they know what they want to talk about. So not not It's not usually what I do in a day, like you said, but it is the brass tacks. I had I had a dog in France. You won't believe this story. I just I love there's so many different stories but darling friend says she's making me this absolutely disgusting. Food that is meat covered and fat. And I had to say this to this woman I've never met she's on the phone me and I say I see this bowl. or, and it's just it's almost like a little bit of a hamburger cooked. And then there's just this fat. She's gonna think I'm crazy into this. Oh, yeah, the vet says he needs more fat in his diet. And so I'm making these things. And then I had to say, you know, you this, this is why he's not eating it because it's just disgusting to him. Yeah, it's very, it gets very funny. It is, I'm sure. And so they teach us to how to meet them in the middle. And or meet them where they are, right, how to meet the animal where they are. And then also, how to have a deeper understanding. Because a lot of people get find themselves in a country, like a control battle, like with animals, and it just becomes about control, like who's winning, you're not doing what I said. And instead, we can just meet each other in the middle. Do your cats do this? Well, now we've we've we've brought a daisy into your life. Right, Lila? Well, and that's, you know, one of the things that I'm trying to do differently with Daisy than I've done with any other dog is trying to as opposed to you have this weird mentality. I think, like, you gotta make the dog do what you want, like a well behaved dog does exactly what I say no matter what, you know, and, and she's very sort of timid. And so if you, you know, raise your voice or anything to her, you know, she's like, Oh, and you feel awful. So I'm like, Oh, God, I had a point of never doing that. But just allowing it to be okay, that she doesn't like snap to what I say. No matter what, you know what I mean? Like, obviously, if she was like, running out into traffic, like that would be a different story. But most of this stuff is like, stop eating my shoe. Or, you know, I mean, it's, it's pretty trivial. But it's a weird mindset. Because you don't you you think a well trained dog just does exactly what you say no, no matter what. RYAN It's very one way. Yeah, totally. That's what we're learning from Laura, right. All of us is a two way street. The number one thing that I run into when there's what we would call misbehavior is pain. Oh, which then makes the animal irritable? Is it physical pain, or emotional pain, or, most often is physical pain, okay? And that could be for cats, too. You know, she's really snappy, she's this and then I get quiet in my mind. And cat has a terrible stomach ache or has some kind of issue that you can't see. So physical pain is a big one. And I would say to people listening, you know, trust your gut, if you feel like there's something off about your animal, then really try to pursue what you think that might be, and get it looked at and taken care of. So yeah, physical pain causes irritability, which then causes you know, anxiety, which then causes barking, or kicking or scratching, whatever happens, because when a animal feels less than it's that kind of thought of a wild animal trapped in a corner or trapped in a trap. They get frantic, and then they their personality changes. Do you know what I'm saying? Oh, I'll talk to a horse that people label aggressive. And it turns out, they've got like a monumental headache. And it's because they slammed their head against the trailer. And now the bones of their head are slightly off. And so they've been not right, since but you go to a chiropractor, or you get the vet to do an x ray. And all of a sudden, you realize, oh, yeah, this is what it is, and you fix it. And the personality goes back to what it was before. Wow. Yeah, so I tell my husband that the reason why I can't pull the lottery numbers is because I would take all the money and release the orcas at SeaWorld and set them free, or hire people that could gently get them ready to be released. Right? Because that I'm sure that's a process. So we don't have to lean into that because we don't need to be sued by Disney, but whoever, whoever it is, whoever owns SeaWorld, but I you know, I just think that animals this is this opens all of our eyes to how sensitive animals are and how maybe ignorant we are as humans and how, like this is 2022 and we're on we you know, right now we're kind of touching the surface with this, but this little Gen Z's and alpha generation are built for your world. Like this is their right in tune with the animals and communicating with them. and feeling the vibes. They they're just they're gonna take SeaWorld down you wait. That's my own personal opinion I get a little passionate. Yeah. So this was great it was I know. So glad you came today, Laura. I really enjoyed it. Yeah. So how can people find you contact you learn about more, you know, learn about what you do. So I have a website. It's www LP or Plunkett LP connections.com. And that has some great resources. There's a blog, I try to write about things that will help people do this work. We have a Friends of LP connection Facebook group, so that people can write in and ask questions and help each other with their animals and practice. And then I like I said, I have this speaking soul to soul audio course, that's available. And so. And what I would say about that course, is that it's important to understand everybody can do this. You don't need a course, you have an innate ability to open. Sometimes having someone lead you through it, as I did that first weekend, helps you unlock. So if you're listening, and you feel like I just need a tool, I just need a next step, then this would be a way to do it, which is go and there's a video on the website that explains what you get. And we were just joking before the before the podcast started that I'll put a coupon in. If you write in ginger tea, you can have 25% off. So with the body, of course will cost 75 instead of 90. Thank you. Yeah. So we'll do that for listeners. And if you take anything from this, I just think it's start to be open in your heart, quiet in your mind when you're around any animals. Like you said, it could be the deer, it could be a bird that lands near you, it could be your own animals. But the more that we just become present, and pay attention to what they're communicating. It just opens up a whole new heart space, and it's really a beautiful experience. That's uplifting. Yeah, that's hopeful. Right. Well, thank you so much for being here. And thank you everyone for listening. 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