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Communicating with your pet: Do you have the gift?

Is it really possible to communicate intuitively with our pets? According to Marta Williams, communication with animals is real – and you can do it, too! “My training as a scientist made me skeptical,” says Marta. “But after doing a number of experiments I became convinced of the authenticity of this ability.”

Before becoming an animal communicator, Marta Williams worked for many years as a wildlife biologist and environmental scientist. Author of the recently published book Ask Your Animal, she has taught thousands of people around the world how to talk with their animals intuitively. At a recent workshop held at the Marin Humane Society, Williams was interviewed by MHS Education Coordinator Gail Ellis.

How does intuitive communication with animals work?

We all have the ability to send and receive mental and emotional messages with each other and with animals. Physicists studying how intuition works postulate that we are all connected by a field of universal energy. Through our intention we can tap into this energy and then contact and communicate mentally from any distance with whomever we choose.

You can talk to your animals out loud, think thoughts to them, or mentally send them feelings and images and they will receive the information. To receive back you may get information in any of these forms as well. When I was starting out, I began with verifiable questions like, “Are you an indoor or outdoor pet?”, or “Where is your favorite place to sleep?” The more I practiced, the more accurate I became.

How can intuitive communication be used to work through challenging behavior problems with your pet?

Following a consult with a professional health-care practitioner to rule out any medical issues, intuitive communication can be very useful in working with common behavioral issues. Try this easy experiment: For the next two weeks, act as if you believe that your animal can understand everything you say, the thoughts and images in your mind, and your feelings. Tell your animal what you would like him or her to do, and why it’s important. Then make a mental movie in your head of the animal using the successful behavior and being rewarded and send it to the animal. By the end of two weeks, I am certain you will be convinced that your animal can hear and comprehend you intuitively.

Can you give some examples of success stories?

My favorite story is in my new book. It’s about a rescued Hurricane Katrina dog that was acting very anxious and agitated. Nobody could figure out what was wrong until one of the rescuers decided to talk to her. She communicated that she had puppies and didn’t want to be rescued without them. No one believed her but when the dog was turned loose she went straight to an abandoned house. Her puppies were found under the porch!

There are also success stories right here at the Marin Humane Society. For example, during one of my workshops, the students picked up that a rabbit’s digestive system wasn’t working well. A vet later confirmed that the rabbit was having digestive problems; he was prescribed some medicine and the problem cleared up. There also was a dog that was having trouble getting adopted. We worked on her behavior and gave her advice about what she needed to do – she was adopted that afternoon!

Are animals as intelligent as we are?

I believe that animals have intelligence and emotions equivalent to humans. Look at all the incredible stories of pets finding their way home across the country or animals saving their owners from dire straights. More people are seeing animals as thinking, feeling beings, and more people are showing interest in communicating with them. I really want to get his consciousness out there in a big way – and I think that is happening!


Gail Ellis is the education coordinator at the Marin Humane Society.