"Do your dogs chase squirrels? Because I saw my friend get chased and killed by a dog. I am going to stay up here. Can you tell all dogs not to chase squirrels?"

This was from Roxy's people: One of our male cats Roxy (Bens best buddy) is keeping us up off and on all night. When we go to bed he starts walking back and forth across us. He meows really deep and loud during this process. We eventually put him out of the room and close the door. Once outside the door he actually starts howling and hitting the door until we let him back in. Believe me if we don't let him in he wont stop. Once he is back in the process starts all over again. We really need to figure this out so we can get a good nights sleep.

Roxy told me "I am scared an owl is going to get me, because I saw a cat get taken. There is a spirit woman in the house that tries to pet me, but her hand goes through me. She is always dusting and their is a hole in the backyard I am scared of."

A month ago, Roxy's person had a nightmare that an owl took Roxy away. Roxy was trying to tell his person his fears in her dreams. An old woman died on the property and the hole in the back yard is the old septic tank from an old house on the property that burned down.

Sancho runs away when his people try to halter him. "I get scared when my people want to bring me in. I am sorry. I don't want them to be mad at me. I have a hard time learning how to do something different."

"In the middle of the night I yowl at the bottom of the staircase, because I want my people to come and carry me upstairs. I see shadows dancing at the top of the stairs and I don't want to have to walk through them." Kit Kat's people put a nightlight at the top of the stairs and now Kit Kat no longer yowls for her people and journeys up the stairs by herself.

Journey says, "I think the puppy is going to be a nuisance. Maybe dad (her person) and I should move out."

Abby says, "Am I suppose to play with it? I don't think it is very smart. I think it should go away."

After sometime Abby and Journey learned to love the new puppy.

"Are you going to teach me to be a good girl?"

"I like night the best. I was always scared of the big ball of light that would rise in the morning. Then I realized it had something to do with daylight. It still makes me a bit nervous."

Jake is 2 years old. His people wanted to know why he barks in the car. He asks, "What are shadows? I think I bark at things I don't understand."

I asked Fred why he is scared of the wind and runs into the bathroom to hide. He replied, "I heard that the trees can fall over from the wind and hurt people. The wind can sound very mean. I like it when there is a gentle breeze blowing on my face and when the air smells nice."

This is Girly Girl she is a Bengal Cat. She reminds me of a Border Collie. She talks about wanting to learn tricks and says she chews her bed because, "I have anxiety because there is too much in my head." When asked if she was nervous about getting outside and not being able to be found on Christmas Eve she replies, "I was not scared at all. I was having too much fun. I knew I could find my people instantly."

Even though Lotus' mom is kind and loving, at times Lotus is scared to come to her. Lotus explains, "Even though I know my mom loves me and would never hurt me. There is a feeling I can not explain in my body. It tells me to be careful and run away. I wish I could be more brave." This is common for animals that have fear imprinted in them from the first year of their lives.

His person wanted Cooper to sleep in the kids' room at night because they are scared. Cooper said, "I am not ready for that job. I am too scared too. I'd rather sleep with mom and dad (grownups)."

A few years ago, Journey's people called me because she was no longer going outside into the yard. Journey explains why, "One morning, I went outside and a saw a large wild cat as big as me. He was eating one of the squirrels that would come to the bird feeder. It was a terrible sight because there was blood everywhere. I couldn't move and the cat scared me with an evil eye. I was worried he would get me next."

Zachary is a 16.3 hand Thoroughbred. His person asked me to ask Zachary why he has problems going on the trail. In order to get to the trail he has to pass many other horses.
Zachary explains, "The other horses tease me and say: there goes the old man and his little girl." To the other horses the old man is Zachary and the little girl is his person.

"I saw a Mountain Lion kill a colt when I was young. I recently smelled a mountain lion on the trail. Now I am scared to go for trail rides. I truly want to be brave."

May you find wisdom and humor in the thoughts and feelings of these animals.

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