“He is called Cuba” my mum told me, “and my friend is grateful if you

go for walks with him as she is not going outside at the moment.” It was

the beginning of Covid. I started talking with Cuba telepathically right

away, introduced myself and asked him directly if he would like to go

on walks with me. He said “yes” and looked very happy. “Anything else ?”

– “Just be punctual !” I promised to be on time, even though I later

ended up arriving around 5 – 10 minutes late for our morning walks –

it seems Cuba already knew my ways from the start. 

I didn’t know what to expect exactly, but when the door opened, 

I looked at the most beautiful, lovely and soulful dog I’ve ever seen. 

For me it was love at first sight. First, he just looked at me with a big smile,

and then he happily charged towards me. His person was surprised – she

said that Cuba seemed to treat me as if he knew me already. I didn’t tell

her that we had already started talking together earlier, telepathically. 

The walks with Cuba were a joy. Once we got used to each other, 

I felt that we were very connected and I was very happy to have made 

a new friend. We also made many friends on our walks around forest

and village, as Cuba smiled at the people, and many of them noticed

him and smiled back. 

Cuba felt quite tall as a being. When we walked together, he felt a lot

taller than me, almost 2 meters. I experienced him as a gentleman, very

courteous and funny too, and enjoying our walks together. I also sensed

his qualities of clarity and focus. We had many conversations on our

walks, and as well as talking about what he enjoys and what he would

like to do, I soon discovered that I could tell Cuba everything, discuss

interests and problems - and that he would always have good ideas.

One of the first things he taught me was not to look at him as “just a

dog” – that instead he felt like an equal. He said that if I treated him

like that, everything would work out fine. I struggled with that at first,

because I still had to guide him, tell him when to cross the road or

which direction to go. But I made an inner shift and decided to see him

as an equal, as a friend. I noticed that soon it was enough to nod in a

certain direction and tell him inwardly where I wanted to go.

Sometimes he looked at me when we got to a fork in the path – he

looked right into my eyes. A nod and a sign with my eyes was enough

for him to get the hint. I just remember the joy of being in a kind of

bubble with Cuba wherever we went. 

I realized that Cuba was a great mentor too. When I wanted to help a

friend, he told me clearly what to do and when, and how to overcome

difficulties. At every step or obstacle, we would discuss the options – and

I knew that Cuba would always come up with a good solution – often

something I hadn’t even considered. This was one of the times where I

knew clearly that the information was coming from someone other

than myself: because I had struggled to find a solution myself, but when

taking Cuba for a walk, things would become clear. 

In fact, often it was Cuba who was taking me for a walk. I am very

grateful for his ongoing concern for me. Once I fell over in the snow

and Cuba – who was usually lively and jumping around, discovering

things – came and looked at me with concern. His eyes looking at me

were so soulful and caring that I was so surprised that for a moment I

didn’t feel the pain anymore. A good companion to have fun with and

also in misfortune. 

Cuba also started helping me with my projects. I wanted to publish a

friend’s poems and discussed every step with Cuba – he was the real

editor ! He didn’t just have ideas about the theme of the collection and

for the cover, but also gave clear directions for the timeline of doing

the layout, cover and uploading it to have the book printed. In this

way, the first book was ready for my friend’s birthday. A few more

poetry books followed, and finally a book with a poem for each day of

the year. Cuba insisted that this book had to be created as well, as it

was going to be more meaningful to readers, almost like a daily oracle

or companion. He said that these books were also preparing us for the

books the pets wanted to write with me. I kept talking with Cuba, even

when I was at home, in front of the computer, but we also talked on our

walks – we called it “Walk and Talk”. Usually we would talk “business”

at the beginning of the walk – about books, other animals, other life

questions – and then we would just walk and share a good time. 

Cuba also helped me understand other animals, their issues and what

they needed. I just asked him – with my voice or telepathically – and

inside I either heard words or saw pictures, or got feelings or songs. 

I could say it was like being on the phone with somebody, but actually,

he also sent me pictures or scenes from movies, so it was multi-

dimensional, especially as he would also send me a feeling or remind

me of an experience I had in a different context which would help me

understand the present situation. The closest I can compare it with is

when I’m talking with somebody where we are in the same place but

not looking at each other – a joyful understanding and easy

communication. Do you know the experience when you are together

with somebody and something happens around you - and you both

know what the other one is thinking ? I get that with my brother a lot.

That’s how it feels to me when I’m talking with Cuba – we just know. 

Most conversations were started by me – I had a question or a problem

to solve and Cuba had an idea how to deal with it. Sometimes he

started talking with me – and one of these times was when he asked me

to write a book with him. He said that he would like to let people know

what it was like to be somebody’s pet – and that many pets would like

their families to know that their pets understand them too. One of the

main topics was that he wished that people would know, really know,

that their pets hear and understand everything their people say, that

they know what we feel and think and how much this affects them too.

Another topic was that he wished that people would see their pets as

equals, and how by doing this their whole relationship would shift to a

point where it transformed even the people themselves. 

But the one thing Cuba stressed most was that he wanted us to realize

how much our pets love us. He wrote a love poem for his people to

give to them. I saw by their reaction that they received his love and

intention in that moment. Cuba said that many animals and parts of

nature would love to give their blessings and good wishes to people.

He said he hoped this would also show people how much they are

loved – even more than they loved themselves. This was certainly his

biggest wish: that people would learn to love themselves as much as

their pets loved them. According to him, this would make life so much

more fun and exciting – for the families and for their pets too. 

During the creation of his book, there were many drafts. I listened to

what Cuba wanted to say and wrote it all down. Initially, the book

included many stories and discussions, then it was shortened a few

times to finally contain just what he and the pets really wanted to get

across. I also felt a sense of urgency in Cuba to “just get it done” and

get it published. 

In the meantime, the pets who had already passed over into the light

worlds also wanted to write a book. This book was about helping their

folks come to terms with the loss of their beloved pet. We called it

“Always Here” as they wanted to stress that in truth, they will always

stay with their family, and that they wanted to share ways to keep in

touch with them. (“Always Here – When your Pet has passed away”)

Cuba decided that one chapter in his book would also include a

chapter from “Always Here” as he wanted to give his people an all-

round idea of the existence and experience of pets in this world. We

finally finished the book and Cuba chose the title “We are Family !”

because this is the sentiment he wanted to get across: We are all

Family – animals, people and all of nature. “All my relations” as First

Nations people call our connection to all of Nature. On the cover of

the book is a photo of Cuba that I took – and when I look into his eyes

in the photo, I see the soul that he is – wise, loving, caring,

independent, funny – a real friend. We got the book ready in time to

give to his folks for Christmas or New Year. Cuba called me especially

to make sure that his family receive it at that time. (“We are Family –

What your Pets really want you to know about them”)

There are many more lessons Cuba taught me. I noticed how on our

walks he seemed to be a bundle of love and sharing this with

everybody who came along and that in comparison I was more

contained. I asked him about his “trick” – how to walk in a crowd of

people without being affected by the energies around. He said to first

have a ball of energy around the heart and then place an imaginary

sphere of light all around the body and that once the sphere is in place,

it was possible to shine out as much love and joy as I wanted from the

heart without losing my energy. I could feel how this exercise opened

my heart and how I was able to be with people, shine my light and also

keep my energy going. Thank you, Cuba !

For quite some time, when we went on our walks, I never heard Cuba

bark. When I heard him bark for the first time though, he sounded like 

a big dog, maybe like an Alsatian. As I mentioned earlier, when we

walked together, he felt like a tall man, walking beside me. So maybe

it’s surprising to hear that Cuba is actually a Havanese, a relatively

small dog – but with a big personality ! 😊

When you look into his eyes you can also see his big soul, full of love. 

I am so proud and grateful to know this amazing being who kept me

going in difficult times and made me happy again with his humour and

joy. I hope that I have been able to share my experiences with Cuba in

a way that you can also meet him. He says that he invites everybody

to talk with him – wherever you are. May he be as good a friend to

you as he has been to me. As a friend of mine said when he heard me

talk about Cuba and our friendship: 

“Everybody should have a Cuba by their side !”

by Christina Sieber

Cuba showed me that there are no limits as to what can be discussed 

with the animals – they love to talk about animals and their situation, 

but they also engage in conversations about our projects, problems,

interests, love and life in general. He also wanted to stress how much 

animals love us, that they really feel what we feel and understand 

what we say and think and that they would like to be treated as equals. 

Animal Communication also helps me to talk with myself and others 

in a kinder way and to be understanding and more patient with everybody.