A client asked if my communication skills with pets get better over time.

I guess so.  But then, wouldn’t it be also true if the animal feels more connected with me as time passes, and therefore, would open up more?

Take little Terry, my friend’s dog, for example.

This pooch refused to talk in the beginning, but now, he’d tell me stuff that goes on about his life.  Just over the weekend, he came told me that his mom feels sad because he saw her crying.  The fact was, her mom had recently broke up with her boyfriend, little Terry’s “dad”.  He also told me that he would support his mom wholeheartedly, and will try to get use to not seeing dad! 

I didn’t initiate the conversation, but since Terry knew I understand him, he would come find me.

So, in the end, I guess it’s more like human meeting friends.  You won’t open up when you first meet, but as time goes by, you feel more trust from that person, and therefore, would tell more.

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