A fourth premise is that animals communicate telepathically. The author counsels her own and others pets through such telepathic communication. She believes that animals, like humans, continually grow and learn, in their own time, in their own way, sometimes suddenly and drastically. Animals can be counseled and can change. They have their own lives and their own life paths to follow.
Animals usually have physical and emotional needs for space, freedom, and exercise.
Some sick animals want to be saved while others prefer to die. Animals generally accept death and choose to die quietly and painlessly alone. A sixth premise is that animals accept, have chosen, and are even grateful for their role in life as predator or prey. The author claims that prey will often offer their bodies without resistance, willingly, with their full consent. She also claims that predators present an unspoken gratitude to the animals who nourish them with their lives.