How to Talk to Your Dog in Three Easy Steps

Have you ever wondered what your dog was thinking? What he or she really says to you when they tilt their head that way? Or why they do certain things? While an animal psychologist might try to give you an explanation, it's never completely accurate. So why not just take a few minutes a day to learn how to communicate with your dog and get the answers straight from the horse's... um, dog's mouth?

Before we get to the three simple steps you can do to communicate with your pet, let's talk about those doggie psychologists for a minute. Psychologists focus on behavioral patterns and why we as humans do what we do. Animal psychologists do the same, but we as humans know that psychology isn't always so correct. So it stands to reason that doggie psychologists wouldn't be too right either. Besides, it's not like they talk to the dog to find out why they do what they do, instead they put some limits to use to find out on their own. And many times those are instilling even more fear into the dog.

Now let's take a minute to talk about communicating with your dog. Dogs, as well as all animals, talk telepathically. For some strange reason we as humans think because we speak out loud that makes us better or wiser, when it really just makes us more complicated. Animals use sounds as warnings, not to ask for something. However, once they become domesticated we humans change their behavior in trying to get them to conform to our world. When you don't have a good relationships with your dog, barking becomes a necessity to get the owner's attention when it's time to go out or time to eat. The owner encourages it over and over by that horribly repetitive baby talk: "you want to go out?" "You want something to eat?"

"Well yea, that's what you trained me to do to get your attention so that's what I have to do and if you could please stop talking about it twelve times and get up off your butt and do something about it that would be nice."

Sadly we have turned our dogs into lumps of un-exercised waste and blobs of robotic repetition. These beings deserve just as much respect from you as you expect to get from them. The road travels both ways. So now it's time to learn how to change all that and connect to your dog on the same level as you do your human friends. Yes, your dog is your friend, your best friend, and it's time you started treating him or her that way.

These three things, when done twice a day every day, will connect you and your dog on a deeper level and allow you to begin "hearing" your dog and understanding them in a whole new light.

#1: Find a time when your dog is calm, then get down on your dog's level. Do not make him or her reach up for you or get up on the furniture, the ground is their domain whether your realize it or not. Next, look into your dog's eyes. Not for a split second and then look away, but for a long while. Feel your dog's soul, the energy of love it emits towards you. Don't touch your dog or say a word, just breath in and out allowing the energy between you and your dog to flow between one another.

#2: While still on the ground, feeling the energetic connection, telepathically ask your dog how he or she is doing, how their day was, or if they need anything from you. They will react physically at times with a head tilt or a closing of the eyes. This is not for you to decipher, instead stay connected to that energy you have and feel your dog's response. They maybe saying "why are you suddenly asking me this" or "why do you want to know" or "what have you done with my owner!" Just let them know that you are trying to understand them better and in doing so you want to create a better partnership. Tell him or her how you honor them and want to be a better parent. Make sure you take time to express to your dog your intentions and after a few days you will begin to hear a response.

#3: Reach out and lightly touch your dog's paw. Thank him or her for being patient with you and allowing you time to learn to hear them so you can become a better parent. Just lie there with your dog for a few minutes without touching more than the paw. You do not want to place all of your needy human energy on him or her, but instead leave them feeling the true essence of your love without the chaos of your human self.

By doing these three simple steps every day, once or twice a day for about 20 minutes each you will be hearing your pet, building a better partnership with them, and creating a better a life together.

While these three simple steps to communicating with your pet might seem so simple that they won't work, I'm here to tell you they will. They always do. So if you will put in the effort to do these steps faithfully for one week, you will be on the path to a rewarding relationship with your dog. One that will change your's and your dog's life forever.

Credit: Lisa LaMendola