Author Archives: Dawn Allen

Photos by the Mirage Hotel I was a dolphin trainer for the day at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas last month.  I have been really excited to share these photos and this adventure with all of you. The Mirage has a beautiful dolphin habitat.  They are a research and breeding facility and are openContinue reading “A Day with the Dolphins”

Training refers to the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and competencies as a result of the teaching of vocational or practical skills and knowledge that relate to specific useful competencies.    -Wikipedia I have animal training on my mind lately, as I have been playing with clicker training my two cats, two horses, and one rabbit. ClickerContinue reading “Animal Training”

I brought Bramley home when he was just a baby. I wanted him to bond with me and feel comfortable in our home, so I paid constant attention to him. I literally pet and hugged him every 45 minutes all day for weeks. I remember the first time he licked me- right on the nose.Continue reading “Bramley’s Eulogy”

I communicate with animals telepathically, but can animals communicate with each other telepathically?  Yes! Many households are comprised of several species.  In my case we have humans (adults, toddler, baby), cats, rabbit, and the (outdoor) horses.  And everyone communicates with everyone.  Mostly, however, the animals are just “being”; not chatting, gossiping, thinking… My experience hasContinue reading “Animals Communicating with Each Other”

In December 1997 I was graduating from college and preparing to move from my family home into my own apartment.  I was setting up my animal communication practice and looking forward to new adventures.  We had three cats and a rabbit at my family home but none of them were available to come live withContinue reading “The Many Gifts of May”

I took my two-year-old daughter to the doctor for a blood test and, needless to say, it was a very stressful event for both of us.  She talked about it that day as we drove to the co-op for lunch, but as the days went by it seemed forgotten.  Fast forward to one week later. Continue reading “Releasing Fear”

We share our property with my neighbor’s herd of Haflinger horses.  Most of the year the pasture belongs to the horses and I take the occasional walk-through to enjoy the wild flowers.  In the winter I enjoy cross country skiing, and the pasture is the perfect place when I don’t have time to leave home.Continue reading “Driving Horses”

We spent several weeks calling the new kittens “Black” and “Gray” because none of us could come up with the right names.  Then “Black” got into serious trouble with me. At the time my baby, Hannah, was only two months old and needed to nurse often.  Black would harass Hannah while she was nursing toContinue reading “Naming Kittens”

My daughter, Sierra, is sixteen months old and communicates with animals every day.  She inspires me to be a better animal communicator.   I see how animals respond to her and I realize some “grownups” are missing qualities that really attract animals to her. Here is what I have observed: Sierra views animals as equally importantContinue reading “Communicating with Animals is Natural”

People often ask me what it is like living with my animals when I can “hear” them all the time.  For the most part it is really the same for me as it is for “non” telepathic people (really, we are all telepathic).  My cats and rabbit don’t chat, they live in the moment, mostlyContinue reading “Bramley and Everyday Communication”