A viewer writes: “My dog has started to act scared sometimes outside for no apparent reason. He does not particularly like to be picked up, which I sometimes want to do in the house, and he has always been pretty much fearless, but recently while we are walking outside sometimes he comes up and wants me to pick him up and carry him. He weighs about 45 lb and this is kind of strange. I indulge him and then after a minute or two, he’s ready to go again. I thought at first he was afraid of a friend’s dog that he has always loved suddenly, but that’s not true either. He did this last night while we were walking alone. He puts his paws up on my front and jumps up into my arms. He also didn’t want to continue in the direction we were walking last night. Can Creator advise about what’s going on here please?”

What is taking place is the dog is sensing something intuitively that is a menace energetically and he is looking to you for reassurance and safety. This is not an act of cowardice but simply reflecting the bond of friendship you enjoy. This is a kind of sensitivity to such circumstances as a result of prior karmic wounding from having encounters with dark spirits and associating that with painful circumstances. So what the dog needs, basically, is some reassurance and it will be helpful to see that you are calm and not fearful, and that will most likely allow the dog to regain his composure and follow your lead.