“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

Now, first of all, the dog is not a fragment out of nowhere. He is a simple stray. However, there is an imbalance, a lack of balance and of coordination, in the family, in the family relationship and with the children. The dog is an extremely psychic animal, in your terms. Therefore, he is aware of the emotional conditions that exist. He is also in need of love and care, and he knew, in his own way, that a bargain could be worked out. Simply by being there he can change, to some extent, the balance of the household and also have his own wants catered to. And so it is a bargain that this young tramp has made with you and a good one. Take him up on it.

The situation would already have been altered and changed. Also, by the fact, you see, that you accepted the bargain. You need not have done so.

You will, indeed. You need the framework, but you do not need too tight a framework and you do not want, now. And do not project your conscience outward upon others and then react to them as authority figures.