Growing up in the Massachusetts countryside, Jeanne’s early life revolved around the outdoors and her animals.  The Lareau home always included a dog or two, beloved pets that were more like extensions of the family.  But as much as she adored them, Jeanne never thought much about the inner lives of dogs…until an early October snow changed her way of thinking forever.

Jeanne was in high school that year, old enough to supervise her eight-year old brother Pete as he flew down the snowy slopes on his toboggan.  Prinny, their GSD/Collie mix, was almost as excited as the children, and galloped beside the sled through the deep drifts of snow. Pete knew he wasn’t to go down the largest of the hills because of the highway that snaked along its bottom.  But it was the largest, as well as the fastest ride and Pete couldn’t resist.  By the time Jeanne realized what was happening, it was too late to stop him.  She ran anyway, knowing she could never catch up.

But Prinny could.  As Jeanne watched, the dog streaked after the sled and slammed her body against Pete, rolling him into the snow.  In disbelief, Jeanne saw the toboggan reach the highway and glide, unscathed, between the wheels of a big rig.  Pete, she knew, would not have been so lucky.  But how did Prinny know that Pete was in danger, she wondered.  How did she know what to do?  Jeanne suddenly wanted very much to understand more about Prinny, this wonderful dog with a complexity that she had ever imagined.  Jeanne’s determination to master the art of animal communication began that day.

In the years that followed, Jeanne’s love of children drew her to the field of education.  After receiving degrees from Hofstra University and Worcester State College, she worked in the field of elementary education for over thirty years, as a teacher and principal.  But her profound connection with animals remained an equally important component of her life.  For many years she showed dogs in conformation and obedience classes, and was deeply involved with her Saddlebred and Morgan horses.  All of her animals were her teachers and her mentors…and all of them helped her to hone her innate sensitivity, her ability to communicate with them.

Today Jeanne works closely with animal rescue, as well as adopting old and hard to place poodles.  She feels a great satisfaction from helping these abandoned and mistreated dogs deal with past experiences, while at the same time assisting their new humans in a better understanding of their needs and desires.  But it is not only abused animals that benefit from her work—rather, Jeanne believes that all animals and their families benefit from the heightened understanding and psychic connection forged during her sessions.  She is committed to continuing to explore and expand the human/animal relationship and welcomes the opportunity to communicate with pets of any species.