^{by Sharon Quercioli}

I invite you to join me on an extraordinary journey to discover how your beloved animal companions can communicate with you. Do you want to hear what your animals want to tell you? How will you know for sure? Well I did… and I will attest that the methods used can be validated by me. These methods of validation have been tested and proven for over three decades with The Gurney Institute.

People are a fundamental part of our lives, but they aren’t the only ones with which we form important bonds. From schoolmates to coworkers, we form such a strong bond with some of our acquaintances that we are able to quickly call them friends. After a while, we even regard them as family. After all, family isn’t just about blood relation. It is about love, honesty, loyalty, appreciation, and affection (in various forms). This is why it is so easy for us to say that our friends and our pets are a part of our family.

For me, I always felt like my pets were a part of our family. When I was growing up in Ohio, I was fortunate to have several animals, dogs, cats, rabbits, horses, chickens, squirrels, etc. Sadly, I recently lost my precious Lou Lou Bell. (See tribute to her in last month’s newsletter www.owwmedia.com/2018/06/the-loss-of-a-beloved-pet-our-tribute-to-lou-lou-bell.) The story mentions my experience with The Gurney Institute www.gurneyinstitute.com and Sue Erwin, one of Gurney’s Certified Consulting Associates.

My story about Lou Lou Bell is just one example of the strong bonds that we have with our pets. Those bonds can be so strong that it can feel like we can read each other’s minds. I know what it feels like to think that I know what my dog’s thoughts are. We are attuned to each other’s habits and personality. The Gurney Institute is an amazing organization that does just that. All the information that was communicated to Sue from Lou Lou Bell was a validation of many things that I already knew, but, unless you were in our everyday lives, you would not know. Sue communicated to me Lou Lou Bells answers to my questions, which leads me to the ultimate question…

Can we really know the thoughts of our pets?

If we are able to understand our pets without verbal or non-verbal communication, it almost seems like we can form a telepathic bond with them. While there isn’t scientific evidence to support it yet, there are quite a few interesting studies that have alluded to a mental connection with other living beings: twin studies, psychic and telepathy studies (a list of downloadable reports of some of these studies can be found here: http://deanradin.com/evidence/evidence.htm).

Can a person read a dog’s mind? Our canine compadres have an interesting way of communicating with one another since they don’t always bark or make other vocal sounds with one another. As far as we can tell, they lean heavily on non-verbal communication: tail activity, facial tics, etc. What’s to say that people can’t communicate that way also?

An article in Psychology Today (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beyond-words/201109/is-nonverbal-communication-numbers-game) states that not all human communication is done through speech. In fact, they agree with the concept of 55/38/7. That is, “55% of communication is body language, 38% is the tone of voice, and 7% is the actual words spoken” (J. Thompson). Perhaps we can tap into that fountain of nonverbal cues and use it to see what other species are thinking as well?

Maybe…

There is so much that we can learn from dogs (and other animals). We can use that information, not just in a scientific sense, but also to better connect with them. Since most people consider dogs to be a part of their family, it is important to help each other and care for each other in the best way possible.

Our pets are an extension of us. We see this every day when we imagine their welcoming faces as soon as we walk in the door. We hear this when strangers and friends talk about how pets and pet-owners often look alike. We feel this in our hearts when we spend time with our furry family members.

But if you don’t feel that connection with your pet, don’t fret! Carol Gurney, Founder of the Gurney Institute of Animal Communication, known by many as the “dog whisperer,” has nurtured the ability to “know the thoughts” of our pets.

“The information that I received from Sue Erwin regarding Lou Lou Bell was so specific that it could only be Lou Lou Bell speaking. I could validate the messages received.”

The Gurney Institute focuses on integrity and authenticity in animal communication through validation assures information received is from the animal versus any other source.

Carol’s compelling book, _The Language of Animals: 7 Steps to Communicating with Animals_, draws upon fifteen years of successful communication with animals and offers pet lovers what they’ve always longed for: a simple, effective method for “listening to” and communicating with their animals.

“People call us ‘The Real Deal,’ and we’re so proud when we hear that!,” says Gurney.

The key to keeping animal communication “real”’ lies in validation.

If you want to believe that such communication is possible, you can begin your journey with one of Carol’s free teleconferences, an educational CD or by reading her book. You can also take a webinar, workshop, or one of the Institutes’s advanced training modules. And for those interested in becoming a professional “animal communicator,” the Institute offers the only comprehensive Professional Animal Communication Certification Program in the world, the HeartTalk Program® Certification Training. Of course, you can always experience a one-on-one private consultation with one of the Institute’s Consulting Associates and your very own furry friend.

For more information about Carol Gurney and the Gurney Institute of Animal Communication, please visit www.gurneyinstitute.com.