Did you see Andrea Sach’s article in The Washington Post, “Does your dog miss you while you’re on vacation? Ask a Pet Psychic”?
The article shares how I and other animal communicators help people and their pets relax when they go on vacation.
That’s the heart of Postcards From Your Pet: giving pets reassurance and giving their people more peace of mind while they’re away.
I created my “Postcards From Your Pet” after a client asked me to check in with her cats. That’s because every time she and her husband left their cats behind with a pet sitter, the cats would hide under the bed. One of the cats would hardly eat.
I figured, “Why not? Let’s see how it goes! If it helps everyone enjoy their time away from each other, it would definitely be worth it.”
So, I connected intuitively with the cats to let them know how long their folks would be gone. (Just to be clear, I live in Virginia and the family lives in Washington State.) I sent them loving, comforting energy as I asked them to “eat, drink, and be merry” because that would make their people incredibly happy.
The pet sitter sent my client pictures of the cats finally coming out from under the bed. The sitter also shared pictures of both cats eating again.
Not surprisingly, this eased my client’s anxiety, and she was able to relax and enjoy her time away from them. Which is kind of the point of a vacation, right?
How Postcards From Your Pet helps during travel
As you guessed by reading The Washington Post article, I now offer Postcards From Your Pet to help pets understand what’s happening and help their people feel more at ease.
Most of the time, it’s for a vacation or business trip, and the pets stay behind.
But Postcards From Your Pet can help in more than one kind of travel situation. Sometimes pets stay home while their people travel; other times, pets are the ones making the journey.
When my friend Heather adopted a Scottish Terrier puppy from her mom, Karen, who lived in Delaware, I helped her puppy understand the long trip home to Southern California.
Heather was on a business trip to Washington, D.C, and added this side trip to Delaware to pick up her puppy. In D.C., she stayed in two different hotels before getting on a plane back home.
I helped the puppy say goodbye to Karen, letting her know that Heather was her new, forever family. For each segment of the journey, I let her know what was coming. But no matter what the change, Heather would take care of her.
I loved letting her know that after the plane ride and the trip to Altadena, she would meet the rest of her new family.
If you’re planning a vacation, business trip, move, or other travel with or without your pet, Postcards From Your Pet can help your animal companion understand what’s happening and feel more supported.