{"id":2632,"date":"2012-09-01T21:17:34","date_gmt":"2012-09-02T03:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/?p=2632"},"modified":"2013-05-30T19:39:25","modified_gmt":"2013-05-31T01:39:25","slug":"the-spirit-dogs-of-bimini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/?p=2632","title":{"rendered":"The Spirit Dogs of Bimini"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In May I traveled to Bimini to swim with wild dolphins (dolphins willing, of course!). The trip was led by animal communicator Mary Getten, and included amazing people with powerful connections to dolphins and other animals. We swam with intriguing and playful dolphins. I was overjoyed, but not surprised, by the spiritual experience with the dolphins. What I didn\u2019t anticipate was a deeply spiritual experience with three stray dogs. I call them the spirit dogs of Bimini.<\/p>\n<p>Every afternoon we went out on a boat to snorkel, explore the sea, and seek time with the dolphins. In the evenings we had workshops on dolphins and animal communication. In the mornings we had free time to meditate, do yoga, walk the beach, kayak, or receive energy work or massages.<\/p>\n<p>One morning after experiencing energy work, I was still thinking about what I had learned. I didn\u2019t know that an animal communication workshop had already begun, because the workshop schedule had been changed due to the weather. I was late and was still trying to clear my head. I decided to go for a short walk into town, although I wasn\u2019t certain that I should walk into town alone.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2643\" style=\"width: 308px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Jenn-Chase-Cayenne-Bandit.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2643\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2643\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Jenn-Chase-Cayenne-Bandit-298x300.jpg\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Jenn-Chase-Cayenne-Bandit-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Jenn-Chase-Cayenne-Bandit-149x150.jpg 149w, https:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Jenn-Chase-Cayenne-Bandit.jpg 344w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2643\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My 3 Dogs at Home<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I had been in Bimini for a few days and missed my animals at home. I was thinking about them as I walked, when a yellow dog and a red dog appeared beside me. I strongly felt the presence of my yellow dog and two red dogs at home. When the dogs got ahead of me, they stopped, looked back and waited. When they strayed off, they looked up for me and galloped back to my side. They were escorting me, like four-legged guardian angels, like my dogs back home.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2637\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Both-Dogs.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2637\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2637\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Both-Dogs-300x230.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Both-Dogs-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Both-Dogs-150x115.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Both-Dogs.jpg 437w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2637\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yellow Dog and Red Dog<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The two dogs stayed with me as I walked through town. Their playful spirits seemed as though they were on a mission to protect me, keep me company, and make me happy. When I entered a shop, they waited outside. I commented to the proprietress that they were waiting for me, thinking she would say that they follow and wait for everyone, but she didn\u2019t. She seemed to think this was special.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2639\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Both-Dogs-Ahead-5.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2639\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2639\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Both-Dogs-Ahead-5-300x232.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Both-Dogs-Ahead-5-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Both-Dogs-Ahead-5-150x116.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Both-Dogs-Ahead-5.jpg 434w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2639\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Both Dogs Ahead<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2638\" style=\"width: 270px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Both-Dogs-Ahead-4.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2638\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2638\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Both-Dogs-Ahead-4-260x300.jpg\" width=\"260\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Both-Dogs-Ahead-4-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Both-Dogs-Ahead-4-130x150.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Both-Dogs-Ahead-4.jpg 336w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Both Dogs Ahead&#8211;Waiting<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When I left the shop to walk back to Wild Quest, the two dogs were right there with me. When I turned around as they followed me, I noticed that a third dog, another red dog, had joined us. Now I was walking with a yellow dog and two red dogs, just like at home. Looking down at them, I imagined surroundings of field and forest instead of sand and sea, and felt right at home. Curious. Or was it?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2640\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Both-Dogs-Galloping-Ahead-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2640\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2640\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Both-Dogs-Galloping-Ahead-2-300x152.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Both-Dogs-Galloping-Ahead-2-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Both-Dogs-Galloping-Ahead-2-150x76.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Both-Dogs-Galloping-Ahead-2.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2640\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Both Dogs Galloping Ahead<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2641\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Red-Dog-2nd.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2641\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2641\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Red-Dog-2nd-300x196.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Red-Dog-2nd-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Red-Dog-2nd-150x98.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Red-Dog-2nd.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Third Dog&#8211;Another Red Dog<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We had been studying animal communication and telepathy, and I wondered if my dogs at home had sent these spirit dogs to take care of me. They certainly made me smile and feel safe. That\u2019s why I call them the \u201cSpirit dogs of Bimini\u201d. They brought the spirits of Bandit, Chase, and Cayenne to me. Although their lives in Bimini are probably much more difficult, they gave me a sense of play and comfort.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2642\" style=\"width: 188px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Red-Dog-Ahead.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-6\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2642\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2642\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Red-Dog-Ahead-178x300.jpg\" width=\"178\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Red-Dog-Ahead-178x300.jpg 178w, https:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Red-Dog-Ahead-89x150.jpg 89w, https:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Red-Dog-Ahead.jpg 237w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 178px) 100vw, 178px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Red Dog Ahead&#8211;Checking Over His Shoulder<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When I reached the gate, I thanked the dogs for the walk and their company, then said goodbye. I closed the gate and decided to join the animal communication workshop after all. I climbed the outside stairs to the second floor classroom and took a seat with my back to the door. Momentarily, people were pointing to the doorway behind me. The yellow dog had found his way inside the fence and followed me upstairs! He was clearly on a mission to find me because others had tried to get him to leave and he wouldn\u2019t go. I understood his need to find me and told them the story.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2635\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Blond-Dog-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-7\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2635\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2635\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Blond-Dog-2-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Blond-Dog-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Blond-Dog-2-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Blond-Dog-2.jpg 336w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2635\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yellow Dog in Bimini<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2636\" style=\"width: 271px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Blond-Dog-at-Home-Cayenne.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-8\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2636\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2636\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Blond-Dog-at-Home-Cayenne-261x300.jpg\" width=\"261\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Blond-Dog-at-Home-Cayenne-261x300.jpg 261w, https:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Blond-Dog-at-Home-Cayenne-130x150.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.8statekate.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Blond-Dog-at-Home-Cayenne.jpg 336w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2636\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yellow Dog at Home (Cayenne)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The people at Wild Quest thought this incident was strange. This dog hadn\u2019t come inside the fence before and they didn\u2019t understand why he wouldn\u2019t go. I had to get up and go downstairs and out the gate to convince the dog to leave. Once I got up, he followed me right out. I assured him that I was okay, gave him my love, thanked him again and asked him to go back into town to help an older ailing dog I\u2019d seen there. I thought maybe he needed another mission to send him on his way.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s curious that the only yellow and red dogs that I saw in town joined me on my walk. Or is it? Animal communicator Mary Getten said that the dogs were feeling my love for dogs and were attracted to my spirit. I believe they were also connected to my dogs at home and were somehow sent. Although their lives were no doubt very different, they carried the spirits of my dogs, and for the short time that we spent together, I felt those spirits.<\/p>\n<p>We are just beginning to understand the complexity of dolphins. Perhaps dogs know more than we think too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In May I traveled to Bimini to swim with wild dolphins (dolphins willing, of course!). The trip was led by animal communicator Mary Getten, and included amazing people with powerful connections to dolphins and other animals. We swam with intriguing and playful dolphins. 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