5 Things A Pet Can Do To Bring You Happiness

By Jennifer Elizabeth Masters

All of my life pets were at the forefront, participating, entertaining and communicating. My sense of self-was certainly increased by having pets. These five things are what I have learned from over sixty years of having, loving and laughing with my pets.

1. Pets keep you company. When you are alone, feeling sad and even crying a dog or cat will be a furry face to bury yours in, to hold, hug and embrace. When no one else is around your pet can be a comfort, hold space for your tears to fall and be there to greet you happily when you return from work or an outing. No human will ever give you the kind of greeting your pets will consistently. 

2. Pets teach you, unconditional love. Being accepted as we are always is what pets do. They never judge, hate, or criticize us. Pets accept us on our best but also accept our worst. Pets won't leave us because we don't look as pretty as we used to, or aren't feeling well. 

3. Pets will make you laugh. Pets seem to know when we need a good laugh, to not take ourselves and life so seriously. Watching our pets can make us take a closer look at how serious we are so that we can be as silly as them. Getting in touch with our silly, childlike side is an important part of staying you. 

4. Pets teach you sign language. All pets will communicate with their owners mind-to-mind. They are highly intuitive. They also will teach you what our words mean to them. My dog Karma signs for food, water and out. She lets me know what she wants. When I don't pay attention, she will become insistent, getting louder and louder or more emphatic by jumping up when she makes the sign for food. 

5. Pets teach us acceptance. When we accept things the way they are life becomes so much easier. Dogs and cats accept us and love us anyway. Our pets find ways to be happy in the worst conditions. As long as they are with us, they are happy. 

I have seen homeless people all across the country with their loyal companions in cold, wet or snowy conditions. Pets help us recognize that everything is well as long as we are together. 

Pets have been known to be so dedicated that after their master dies they never leave the gravesite or side of the road where they were left. Pets are loyal to a fault and will bring you endless joy and happiness the more you engage and interact with them.

Watching your pets can not only bring you happiness but love as well. What a combination of loyalty, unconditional love and a playfulness that brings us to a state of joy just by watching them play. I have found endless joy through my four-legged family members. My adult children now have their own pets as well, keeping the tradition alive. 

David, Ray Lewis (left) 

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7 Reasons To Own A Pet For Increased Happiness and Joy

By Jennifer Elizabeth Masters

Social support is critical for well-being. Believe it or not, but a pet provides amazing benefits psychologically supporting us and improving health and overall well-being. If you don't have a pet, you might want to consider getting one to increase your happiness.

1. Pets provide us humans with a sense of belonging. A study in the Journal of Personal and Social Psychology found that having a pet is beneficial on many levels, improving our lives by providing support. Pet owners reported receiving as much support from their pet as they did from family members. The emotional support and a sense of community received from our pets also build self-esteem.

David and Ray

2. Pets are accepting and help us to be less fearful. Pets help us stave off social rejection. Even thinking of your pet can help you overcome a feeling of social rejection. Pets are always loving, and happy to see us when we arrive at home. Pets also help us interact more positively with other humans as we come out of our shell and open up to love.

3. Pets get us exercising. Pet owners are healthier because they exercise more often. Owning a dog especially will get you up off the couch and outside, even when you might not want to where you will feel better by doing something for yourself and your dog. 

4. Pets make us more responsible. Becoming responsible is part of becoming an adult. We have to be disciplined to walk, feed, change litter on a regular basis, even if we might not want to. Being responsible is one of the first steps to having greater self-esteem and accountability. A pet makes us more conscientious giving us a feeding and walking schedule and being home to take care of them.

5. Pet owners are less lonely. In three different studies conducted pet owners were significantly less lonely than those without pets. Opening the door to an excited tail wagging, or a cat who purrs and jumps off the couch to greet you can be a great relief for those who

live alone. You even have company at night when reading or sleeping. A pet on your bed at night provides a warm sense of feeling loved consistently. 

6. Pet owners are less depressed. A pet can improve your mood and make you laugh. Pets know intuitively what their owners are feeling and often comfort their owners when sad, crying or depressed. The act of stroking your cat or dog reduces stress and provides comfort. A pet is a tremendous source of loving support providing us a friendly, loyal companion and love.

7. Pet owners are healthier overall. Pets help us reduce stress, help us heal from illnesses or surgery. A study of New York stockbrokers found that owning a pet was better at controlling blood pressure than drugs. Medication worked well to keep things stable normally, but pets were found to be better at reducing blood pressure when things got tense. 

Karma and Isabelle

Adding a pet to your household has a positive effect on your overall well-being giving you love, support and a sense of belonging. Pet owners get more exercise and feel happier than those who don't have pets. There have been very few years when I didn't have both cats or at least one dog. 

My pets are members of my family offering me loyal companionship and company on my travels. Karma has been with

Yoda and Ariel at LAX

me now for sixteen years. She is a constant source of joy and love for me. She monitors my cats and keeps everyone in line, loving our trips to the beach and road trips across the country. 

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How To Communicate With Your Four-Legged Friends Easily

By Jennifer Elizabeth Masters

Hendrey's Beach our favorite spot in California

The subject of pets and communication with them is near and dear to my heart. My life would not be what it is today without the incredible unconditional love that my cats and dogs give me. They bring me joy, happiness and comfort. Having a pet will boost your self-esteem and help you open your heart too. 

Being able to communicate with our little balls of fur makes our life multi-dimensional. The more we understand what they are telling us, the better our relationship is. (It kinda sorta smacks of our human relationships, doesn't it?) Animals can help you open your heart in a safe way.

Mt. Sanitas, Boulder, Colorado with friends

My dogs get me out when I don't feel like exercising. They keep me moving when I would rather lie around and do nothing. They keep me company and welcome me like I am the Queen of Siam when I return. I owe my fitness regime to Karma and Yoda. When I recognized how much joy Karma received from her daily walks, I have stepped them up to two or three a day. When Karma and my little guy, Yoda walk, I dance. Having dogs has kept me moving even when I didn't feel so inclined. This article will help you become closer to your pets or find a way to get one.

The Joys Of Pets

Lydia many years ago with Ariel

As far back as I can remember, we have always had a dog and a cat. In my family of origin, dogs lived outside in a dog house or tied up in the backyard. My father used to create a zip line so our dog could roam about the backyard. Through my journey, I have learned that the more communication and interaction we have with our animals they more they communicate with us. When a dog is kept outside they feel segregated, rather than a part of our family. 

Karma with our newfound rescues from the desert

I prefer to have my four-leggeds close to me. They are inside when I am inside and outside when I am outside. My dogs ride with me until the weather is too hot to do so. They travel with me across country providing company for me driving alone. Karma has driven over 40,000 miles with me. They protect me, talk to me and snuggle up to me when I sit on the floor with them. When I am in my home office writing or working Karma lays behind me. When I move to another room, she goes too. 

How many cats and dogs have we had over the years? Quite a few. I wrote about Lydia one of my most magical kitties in one of my most popular posts about recognizing emotional unavailability. She would help me clear my clients and died doing it. Our family has had pets ever since I can remember. Now my sons each have their bevy of kitties. I currently have four cats and two dogs, all rescued.

How To Begin Communicating With Your Pets

Talk to your pets when you are home. Ask them if they are hungry before you feed them. Karma has taught me sign language. She licks her lips when she is hungry. She has taught Yoda sign language also. The sign for thirsty is similar but not exactly the

same. If I ask Karma if she is thirsty when she is hungry, she looks at me like I am an idiot. Karma also has a particular bark she gives when she is happy. She gives it when I ask her if she is hungry, indicating that I have understood her. It goes something like this: Ro Ro Ro! With her body posture changing as she happily makes this sound, head rising upward towards the end.

Watch the signals your pets give you. See what is consistent in their communication. Notice when and where they are when they give you a sign. Is it a particular time of day?

Leaving Your Pets Behind

Osiris and McGuillicudy loving brothers

I don't like to leave my pets behind when I travel, but sometimes it can't be helped. I don't drive to Colorado with my cats (driving from Georgia to Boulder, Colorado and then again to California was a wild ride. Often I had one cat on my lap, another on my shoulders then there was the litter box inside the car! Holy cats! They always have a pet sitter who comes in at least once a day to feed, spend time with them and scoop the cat litter. 

Cats Get Worried Too

The two little guys pictures above came from the Mojave Desert. I was guided down a road that I didn't normally walk down. The complete story is in the link just above. When one kitty is out, the other brother worries about him. He comes to me and asks me to find him. The connection these two have for one another is far beyond any that I have ever seen between two cats. They nearly starved to death. They have a very deep bond. They relate to me differently than my other cats do, because I bottle fed them and became their rescuer. This is a video I filmed with all four of them. Cats come to us when we are busy. They tap on our arms when they want us to pay attention to them. They might stand on our chest when they want us to wake up. They would bounce if they could! Do you wonder how you are like a kitten? 

Pay attention to your cat's face. Where are they looking? Sometimes I swear they play the "Gotcha" game. They stare up at the ceiling and see spirits, bugs, fairies, who knows what and then go back to licking themselves thinking "he he he, I really got her that time!"

Talking To Your Pets

Karma is a Border Collie mix. She is 17 years old. I thought I was going to lose her a year ago when my vet recommended I give her SAM-e for her stiff hind legs. The SAM-e has alleviated her cataracts as well since it cleans out the liver. The liver is associated with the eyes. I know each day is a gift that she is alive. 

Karma now has a difficult time jumping into the backseat of my Honda. When she is tired, I pick her 65 pound body up gently and lift her into the car. It is what we do for those we love. I have prayed and asked that she die without pain while she is sleeping. I have left it at that. We live for today!

Believe me I am not wasting time. We enjoy each day to the fullest. I take her to places she loves so that she is enjoying her life experience as much as I am. I see such beauty walking outside with

my dogs. They have enriched my life in more ways than I recognize.

Each trip I make to Colorado, I wonder if it will be her last. I am doing my best to focus on her living rather than thinking of her dying. My thoughts have an impact on her vibrant health.

Speaking of eyes, I had a vision of her before I got her. I had just lost two dogs hit by one car. She had been left tied up to a tree at the top of Etowah Mountain in Georgia.

Karma is the most intelligent breeds of dogs on the planet. Border Collies have been tested and found to know as many as 200 words. Some of the words Karma knows are car, beach, ride, go, eat, breakfast, thirsty, leave, stay, sit, speak, cat, hurt, pain, outside, bed, sleep, vet, help, work, Mommy, me, Adam, David, Ariel, Rich,

Ariel's Colorado friends included Karma too

Yoda, Chloe, Percy, McGuillicuddy, Osiris, out, leave it, no, stop, cut it out, pet, watch me, wait a minute, no barking, hush, happy, tummy, rub, paw, bath, swim, ocean, run, play......

Before I leave I talk to each of them individually and tell them what is going to happen. I tell them out loud first and then tell them with my mind only. Pets understand much more than you think they do. This was actually when I began to really take communicating with my animals to a deeper level through travel.

Dogs See and Communicate In Pictures

When I was walking on a trail in Colorado, I experienced a dog I didn't know communicating with me. He told me he was going to die and to let his owner know. On other occasions, I have had dogs

tell me their story - where they came from how happy they are to be with their person now. They showed me in images.

Do What Makes Them Happy

Giving joy to others gives us joy also. I remember trading in my brand new Passat so that our new rescued Golden Retriever, 
Gunner would be more comfortable. I bought him a Ford Explorer! My boys were infinitely grateful because Gunner was so big he stretched out and took up the entire back seat. David inevitably was the one with dog hair in his mouth!


Dogs love to be outside. They love to sniff disgusting things and other dog's butts. Going to new places is always exciting. I rotate my dogs from the wild Mojave desert with just us, to the dog park eleven miles away in Lancaster. Yoda knows when I go to the bank that the dog park is close by. He freaks out with excitement. How can I not take them there? 

Isabella and Karma 2006

When we do what our pets love, they love us back. They communicate how they feel through their tails, their smiles and their voices. They appreciate the experiences. Our lives with our pets are not just about us feeding them and cleaning up their feces. It is one of love, communication and joint experiences. Our pets help us grow more in love with ourselves and others.

How To Communicate With Your Pet

1. Recognize that your pet is not an idiot. They have intuition. They have a soul. They are more evolved than most humans. 
2. Animals are loving at their core. The more we love them, the

   

   Nederland, CO Yoda, Karma, Ariel and Me

   more they express their love to us. 
3. Listen to your animals voice. When they jump up next to you, pull them close to you, show them some love!
4. Watch their actions.
5. Give your animal some credit for understanding you.
6. Speak to them often.
7. Rub their heart chakra, they love it. The heart chakra is located between their front legs in the center of their chest.
8. Rub their heart chakra, then rub their belly. Talk to them while you touch them. Tell them you love them.
9. Send the message - FEELING to your dog telepathically. Say I love you with your heart and your mind while rubbing their heart chakra.
10. Give your pet attention. If your pet is bugging you for attention, they are trying to tell you that you are disconnected and numb. Get with the program and love them! It will help you open your heart like theirs.






11. Notice your pets expression. Their faces speak volumes. Are they happy? Are they panting constantly? Panting can indicate pain. 

Pets Are Family Members

Yoda was found in my little town of Rosamond. He was just five weeks old. He is a Chuiaha Daschund mix. In the desert, this is a breed, Chiweenie. Yoda's purpose in this life is to make people happy. He does a very good job of it everywhere he goes. He has a past. If you are interested in hearing how I lost him in Arizona and found him with faith here it is, borrowing from AC/DC: Stairway To Heaven, Or Highway To Hell?  

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