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Bonneville Seattle is raising funds for the construction of a second Fisher House at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma and we need your help.Pet Sounds: What is your cat or dog thinking?
April 10, 2012 @ 5:31 pm (Updated: 7:09 am - 4/12/12 )
By Rachel Belle
Listen to Feature: What's your pet thinking? A visit with an animal communicator
If you've ever had a pet, you've most likely wanted to know what it was thinking about or why it acts the way it does. I was lucky enough to get some of these questions answered when animal communicator Joan Ranquet came to my apartment yesterday to read my new cat Baby, who I've had for just three weeks. Joan got quiet, closed her eyes, and connected with Baby, who was hiding in the closet.
"The first thing she wanted me to tell you, over and over, is 'I'm a really good girl, I'm a really good girl.' Has she been a good girl so far? It's almost like someone didn't think she was good. There was something there that she really needed you to know that's she's a really good girl...and a very cute girl."
I think a lot of people are skeptical about the idea of an animal communicator, and I was too, but I surprised myself by getting emotional during the reading.
Joan: She said that you guys really connected right off the bat. It feels like they were very kind to her, where she was, but she almost got pretty depressed there and there was something about the way that you looked at her. She also feels like it was really good timing for you, that you needed her also.
Rachel: This is really weird! I almost feel like I'm going to cry. I'm so happy that she's here. I've only had her for 3 weeks and I totally love her, like I really love her.
Joan: She loves you too. It's going to make me start crying too. Yeah, it's really really big.
Joan has been communicating with animals for the past 18 years, but she's not a psychic.
"I do telepathy which is the transference of pictures, words and feelings. I would say that I don't have a gift, I think everybody can do this, but I've been really good at honing the skill."
All she really needs is a photo and the answers to a few simple questions.
"I like to find out how old the animal is, who else is in the household and how long they've had the animal."
She can even do readings over the phone with all kinds of animals.
"I've talked to the elephants at the zoo, I take people on dolphin trips and we talk to the dolphins, a lot of horses. Up at Sarvey Wildlife Center, I go up and talk to the eagles."
Joan says she's often contacted by frustrated pet owners who want to know why their cat is peeing on the rug or why their dog is biting the kids. She can help them understand why the animal is behaving that way, and tell them how to change it. But the owner has to do some work.
Joan: The owner has to also participate in rethinking their thoughts. It's good to be careful of your thoughts.
Rachel: So even thinking 'You're a bad cat.' They can read that?
Joan: Oh yeah, that's an easy one. Then they're gonna be like 'Oh boy, here we go again.' or 'Oh yeah? I'll show you bad!'
The only problem I've been having with Baby is that she wakes me up really early in the morning. She walks all over me, she purrs loudly and she wants me to pet her. Joan told me to play with her a lot before bedtime and then tell her, out loud, that we're not waking up until 8 o'clock.
"Just keep telling her that, you know, this is really fun to sleep. I'd really go to sleep with that intention. Make it all about her before you go to bed so that she's tired."
For the past 3 weeks, Baby has woken me up early every single morning. But last night, I did exactly what Joan said to do and I swear to you: for the first time, the cat did not wake me up! She wasn't even on the bed when I woke up, like she always is. Joan told me I could expect some small changes.
"She may be different. She may be more relaxed because now all this is out, how much you love her and how connected you are."
Joan told me that Baby also thinks that she's very cute, that she thinks I'm funny and that she likes the 'cat voice' I use when I talk to her.
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roomtemp wrote...That's funny...April 10, 2012 5:27 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }- Reply
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dori monson fan wrote...animals are very keen and perceptiveApril 10, 2012 5:59 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }- Reply
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ron prevost wrote...usually 2 words:April 10, 2012 7:15 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }- Reply
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boomshakalaka wrote.....April 10, 2012 7:27 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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Rachel Belle wrote...It IS!April 11, 2012 1:17 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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Chris74 wrote...exactlyApril 11, 2012 1:56 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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boomshakalaka wrote......April 10, 2012 7:33 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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Rachel Belle wrote...PshhhhApril 11, 2012 1:18 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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pro_steel_header wrote..."Lady, you're a nut."April 10, 2012 7:33 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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Rangerhawk wrote...And her degree was from where?April 10, 2012 7:39 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }- Reply
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Sue Hamilton wrote...Joan Ranquet/Animal CommunicatorApril 10, 2012 8:29 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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R L M 456 wrote...Here is a Psychic thought-April 11, 2012 3:27 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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Sean wrote...What a LOAD!April 11, 2012 6:57 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }- Reply
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