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Lauren has communicated with several of my dogs, and I'm always in awe of her accuracy. On one recent occasion, she asked my dog, Kato, what his favorite toy was. She told me that Kato described a ball with some type of material hanging from it. Lauren has never been to my house, and she has never seen a picture of Kato with any toys, but she described his favorite one, which we had been playing with the day before: a "chuck-it" ball with a rope handle attached to it.
Another time, I asked her to speak with Lenna, my deaf dog, shortly after I adopted her. Lenna shared that she was scared of the vibrations she feels by her room throughout the day. Lauren explained that those were from my other dogs passing by, and that Lenna had no reason to be scared. Before her session, Lenna would bark relentlessly anytime my other dogs passed her room. After her session, that behavior stopped. I am so grateful for Lauren and so thankful that she shares her gifts with us.
- Randal, Ewing, NJ
Lauren communicated with my foster dog who was adopted by my friend. Bubs (the dog) always has really interesting behaviors when I would visit him and when my daughter was born, this normally happy-but-crazy dog was calm and gentle. He and my 3 year old have a special bond that I never really understood because I didn't have her when he lived with us. Bubs has had a rough road and overcome many challenges. Lauren was able to communicate with Bubs and find out why he does this crazy, whiney, high-pitch bark when I visit him, Bubs was able to tell her about the bond with my daughter (we weren't imagining it), and Bubs also told her the things he has a hard time with. Lastly, Lauren asked Bubs to tell her an "inside reference" that only his owner would understand. Bubs referenced a hamburger, which was the first food we fed him when we got him off of the rescue truck, he was so skinny and just a puppy. We went to the drive through and got him a burger and fries. It was great to get some insight into Bubs' thoughts, thanks to Lauren.
-Michelle R Pemberton, NJ
Our cat Toby started acting lethargic. He wasn’t interested in eating, and wasn’t playing as much. Instead, he kept snuggling and wanting to sit on me and my husband. I knew something was off but couldn’t figure out what was causing such a marked change in his behavior. I contacted Lauren and asked her to connect with Toby and try to figure out what was going on. A short while later, Lauren called and filled me in. Toby was fine & in good health; and was simply showing his affection for us (& his dog “brother”). It was such a relief to know he was ok. We gave him as many cuddles as he wanted and, within a few days, things returned to normal. Lauren is so supportive and helpful. I highly recommend her!
-Mary Ann, Sunset, SC
Lauren is simply amazing! I couldn’t wait to try this communication and see what we could find out. During our group session my aunt’s dog communicated about me, to my surprise! When Lauren shared her message with us, we found out something intriguing that explained the immediate bond we had and the dog’s fascination with my daughter. She also talked about my friend’s dogs getting along better and offered us versions of exact behaviors that these individual dogs exhibit that is special and particular to them. From Reef swatting Larry in the head to Bella getting a case of the zoomies, Lauren hit the nail on the head every time. Her insights have given us what we need to make our dogs happier and healthier.
-Carolyn B., Hamilton, NJ
I will preface this that I’ve known Lauren for years, but due to the pandemic and a move for us, she has never met my current dog nor been to my current house. Lauren worked with my rescue dog, Casserole. My jaw dropped when she was able to give us insight into some of his behaviors. We’ve had Casserole for about 3 years and he was an adult when he came to us, and we only had our oldest child at time, who was about 1. Since then, we’ve added another child and have one more on the way - and Casserole told her exactly how he feels about the kids. He’s always had a sensitive backside, and he immediately told her that he doesn’t like with they are too rough with him on his back, but he understands because they are kids. This could not be a better description of his attitude with the children. He is extremely patient and gentle and tolerant with them, even when they are getting rough with his backside, much more so than he tolerates with adults. I need to put this in context, because I am recently pregnant again, and I have felt like Casserole has been acting more protective of me lately, which has made walks difficult as he gets leash anxiety / aggression with other dogs. Lauren was able to communicate with him to determine that he knew that I was pregnant again he just wanted to protect me and the kids and alert me about other dogs; at this point, she assured him that walks are safe and if he sees another dog on a leash that it is ok, but he can continue to alert me if he sees an off leash dog approach. We have seen noticeable improvement in our walks! I feel that it is necessary to explain the little details that made it obvious that Lauren truly was communicating with our dog - again, I must emphasize that she has never met him nor known anything about him. She immediately knew that his favorite game is tug of war, as that was his main concern with me being pregnant again - “babies don’t bother me. But will someone still play tug with me a few times a day?” he also asked Lauren to ask me why he couldn’t eat dinner with us anymore, and Lauren said that she saw - from his eye level perspective - men’s work trousers feeding him dinner. Again, as I mentioned, I am pregnant again, and as such, very nauseous. We feed Casserole a raw diet that I physically could not stomach handling for a large portion of my pregnancy. My spouse often worked late, and he would be the one to feed Cass, which was always a good hour or two after me and our other children would eat dinner. Like walks, this just gave me some huge insight into our dog’s behavior, and we were able to work out a stopgap where I gave him a treat while we ate dinner to hold him over until my husband was able to come home and feed him. I plan to continue to use Lauren to help us do regular check-in’s with our dog, as he really is a good boy, and we have gotten some truly valuable insight into our interactions with him that have helped to strengthen our bond. Thank you!
-Megan C., Haddon Twp., NJ