Pet psychic changes the lives of Australian Shepard Sasha and her owner when she turns dog Sasha from misbehaving to the family's emotional support system

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Briana Viser • Writer and Editor
Jun 2, 2026 9:00 AM EDT

Whether you believe in psychics or not, this dog made huge progress and her owners couldn't be happier. 

is famThily has had it rough. From Reddit's r/AustralianShepard, they share the story of their dog Sasha. They got her about 1.5 years ago from a shelter. Her behavior changed, and suddenly she wasn't the same. She was aggressive towards the other dog, reactive with strangers, running away, and was a complete nightmare for this family. If you've ever had a misbehaving dog, then you know how difficult it is and how much it can impact your life. Training and socializing became her full time job, and she just didn't have the time or space for that. She does say that Sasha had her good qualities as well: she was affectionate and made a lot of progress in the last year. But the owner was still drained, and she didn't know what to do. 

She saw an ad for a pet psychic and decided she couldn't lose anything. She was starting to consider not having the dog at all, so it was her last hope. When they got to the place, Sasha went right up to the psychic and sat at her feet gazing at her. She was immediately entranced. The psychic expressed how Sasha was feeling, and the family and Sasha could talk to each other freely. They came to an agreement and understanding, and suddenly Sasha was a completely different dog. Now Sasha isn't aggressive, she goes on walks and people actually compliment how well behaved she is. This is a story that definitely leaves an impression, there's a feeling that you can't forget or let go of. Read everything below, and take in what the universe gives you. 

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    We have had a really rough go with our girl Sasha. We got her about 1.5 years ago as a pregnant
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    adolescent pup at a shelter. The day she came home from her spay she was a completely different dog. Aggressive toward
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    my other dog, reactive with strangers, running away (no fence will contain her), just a complete nightmare. Training and
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    socializing her had become a full time job on top of my already very busy and complicated life. It has truly been in "..
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    Our girl has wonderful qualities. She LOVES us and is so affectionate and she really did make a lot of progress in the last
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    year. However, all this work that I had done had drained me completely, she was still reactive, and I resented her. I have a
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    special needs toddler and another baby on the way. I was starting to wonder if I wanted to spend the next 10+ years like this. I had to
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    be vigilant at all times and couldn't imagine doing this with a toddler AND a newborn. I was exhausted. When we saw an ad
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    for a pet psychic I took it as a last ditch effort to make things at least tolerable. I was beginning to
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    think of rehoming her which is normally very extremely far out of my typical sense of possibilities. Our dogs are our children.
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    Normally guarded, Sasha went right for the psychic and leaned into her when we arrived and stayed sitting or laying at our feet
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    the whole time which is basically unheard of. She is always pacing and nervous. The psychic gave us messages from Sasha, all of them
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    felt accurate or on par for her personality. I told the psychic I was at my wits end and asked her to negotiate with Sasha. After
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  • I don't know if I can say I fully believe in psychic abilities or not, but one thing is for sure: this dog had a life changing experience and so did her owners. The pet psychic definitely worked wonders on this family, and the dog must finally feel seen and understood. It's not a story that's like others, and even if you don't believe in psychics it doesn't change the outcome of their meeting. Now this dog can live a good life with a good family, and there's no amount of money that can afford that. 

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    some back and forth it was decided that Sasha's new job, instead of being our very own police force, was to be
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    emotionally attuned to me. We left the shop and by god, this dog was walking down the street on
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    her leash just BEAMING at me. My husband couldn't believe it and neither could I.
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    Whether it was real or a sham, this was a hugely corrective experience for us. I started to see
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    Sasha in a completely different light which I think has allowed her to show up as a better dog. I don't see her for her flaws but for
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    her efforts in pleasing me and loving us. For the first time I have found myself missing her when I'm at work and I look forward to
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    seeing her every time I come home. I am constantly kissing and hugging her. My husband joked that the Obsession movie spell
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    was used on me. I feel relaxed when I'm with her and am starting to let strangers approach her.
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    Today we went on a long walk and got several remarks about how well behaved she is and how good I am with my training. We
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    had lunch as a family at a very busy restaurant, sitting right by the front door as she sat calmly under my chair. The only issue we
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    had the entire time was when a large dog came and sniffed our child Sasha did perk up and growl
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    but then settled back down. I just can't believe how good things have been going and its been about 3 weeks now.
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    First image is of Sasha and the psychic, the second is of Sasha at lunch with us today.
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