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Ask Your Animal: Resolving Animal Behavioral Issues through Intuitive Communication

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Terrific book and easy read! My copy of "Ask Your Animal" is already dog-eared and highlighted. This is an excellent resource of animal communication written by a lady who is the real deal and a professional. I have read many books recently on this subject and find Marta William's works to be informative, touching, easy to understand. In her first chapter, Marta shares with her readers the theory of intuitive communication based on quantum physics. Though I know this came from a tremendous amount of research, Marta gives a simple and easily understandable explanation of a complex process which I understood.

Marta, not only includes explanations of types of animal communication but skillfully intertwines real life stories of examples to demonstrate how unwanted animal behavior can be addressed with using communication as a tool. The book is an excellent primer for the reader who wants to communicate with their animals albeit dogs, cats, horses, etc. This book presents easy to follow instructions and practice exercises to address most issues. As Marta says, one must practice, practice, practice.

Marta gives excellent advice regarding vet care and the use of holistic medicine and regular vets. In our small area, I frequently use our regular veterinarians and our holistic veterinarians together for one animal. For the more physical problems i.e. surgery, teeth cleaning, etc. I use my regular veterinarian. For the herbs, natural diet, energy work and acupuncture my holistic vet is used. Both of my veterinarians are aware of each other and work together.

I encourage every animal owner and lover to read this book. Practice the exercises. Marta gives each one of us a way to better understand and appreciate our animals. Thank you Marta. Your book is now a staple in my library.

WOW! This book finally did it for me! I've been dabbling at communication, and after reading this, realized that I could do it just fine if I simply went ahead and did it! I started talking with my animals and others more deliberately, and accepting their answers! Often less is more, and Marta's matter-of-fact statement that there's NO GREAT MYSTERY to using your intuition hit home!

One reviewer did not appreciate the 'stories', but I think that proof and examples, as with legal precedents, cut a new groove for our minds to follow.


It's not complicated! I have followed Marta's advice, and am more in tune with myself as well as with the grater world and universe. I am more at peace, even in the midst of outer chaos.

Marta's advice on naming was great! Ask Your Animal is the first book I've seen which addressed this issue! So many folks name their animal after, for instance, her disability or misfortune! "Limpy", "Stubby" etc. Or simply don't give a thought to who the animal is and what name would show appreciation and respect (if not reverence). The animals are aware of this: thanks Marta!

Ask Your Animal is simply written, clear, and useful in a million ways.

The Epilogue gets to the bigger issues: if we can communicate specifically, we can do so generally too...manifesting for a better would. We can ask the help of the planet, and ask our fellow humans to join us. Jeremy Narby has a good book: Intelligence in Nature, about just that. I'd like to hear more from Marta on how we can re-connect with nature. But this wonderful tome will keep me going for some time!

THANKS MARTA!

I've been a student of Marta Williams now for about 6 months, and Ask Your Animal is a wonderful reinforcement for what Marta teaches in her seminars. It's touching, funny, informative and an wonderful addition to my growing library. Animal lovers will gain much from this wonderful book.

I am constantly amazed and inspired by reading the stories of people discovering that their animals can communicate with them using Marta Williams' simple techniques. What a wonderful gift to those of us who want to have a heart-to-heart connections with animals and want to enrich these relationships, especially with the animals that share our heart and life.
I found her chapter on Dealing with Bad Behaviors very interesting and informative. It gives many helpful tips - but leaves the possible real-life solutions up to the reader to discover using intuitive communication with their own animals as their guide.
A gifted teacher and writer has another hit with me!

Another wonderful book by Marta Williams! She offers wit and wisdom in an easy-to-read format that hits the mark. Make sure to add this title to her other books in your library. A must-read for all people living with companion animals!

I LOVED this book! Marta Williams has taken the ability to connect telepathically with your animal out of the realm of the mysterious and voo-doo and handed it the the average reader in an accessible, easy-to-understand format. There is so much encouragement in the way she makes this ability so matter-of-fact, and illustrates through the stories just how to put it to practical use with your pet. I urge everyone who loves animals to buy this book and try the simple exercises for themselves. I really liked how the stories show how everyday people can utilize animal communication, and that it's not a "gift" that only a special few may possess, but something we all have within. What a blessed thing to be able to truly have a deeper relationship with the animals in our lives...thank you, Marta, for giving us the opportunity to develop real, meaningful, respectful relationships with our animals!

Another wonderfully touching book by Marta Williams. Such great stories that I can relate to. If you are an aminal lover, this is a must read.

Marta's books are always well written and insightful. I find her suggestions right on point in dealing with training and behavior issues. I recommend this book to individuals who are open to all modalities of communication and living with companion animals.

I was eagerly anticipating this book by noted animal communicator Marta Williams. The title and description promise a focus on resolution of behavioral issues using animal communication. Unfortunately, it is more a compilation of the success stories of students and fellow communicators than a training manual for the frustrated and perplexed. The author's earlier books are packed with detailed exercises and techniques. This book features few and feels almost like an afterthought.

The chapters are filled with the anecdotes of (mostly) the author's students and fellow animal communicators. Many feature a (black and white) photograph of the person and their pet. Many of the stories are moving, some are funny and at least one is rehashed from an earlier book. There are chapters on talking to wildlife, shelter and rescue animals as well as the compulsory chapter on communicating with insects and vermin.

However, the most irritating chapter is the one where the author is supposedly going to address the most common problems, including housebreaking issues, aggression and the like. The author enumerates the problems and provides the identical advice: see a conventional vet, a holistic vet (just try to locate one of those!) and a trainer. While this advice is sound--excluding a physical problem as the cause of the unwanted behavior is desirable, most animal lovers would do that automatically. She should have prefaced her remarks with the warning that the vet should always examine the animal and that reliance on communication is not a substitute for either veterinary advice or good training. I would have preferred a detailed description of the suggested techniques and some examples. She is adamant about not giving diagnoses through animal communication. That's understandable as she is not a vet however, her book is chock full of stories about animals who point out physical problems that are then verified by the vets. Additionally, she is eager for the animals' input when it comes to questions of euthanasia.

So while I applaud the author for her ideas and willingness to reach out to the animal kingdom, I am disappointed by the lack of focus on the subject promised in the title. If you wish to learn how to communicate, check out the author's earlier books and those by Amelia Kinkade. However, if you enjoy animal stories,this book is a short and enjoyable read.

Any who would use spiritual connection to relate better to animals will find ASK YOUR ANIMAL an outstanding set of step-by-step instructions, true stories, and practice exercises designed to improve animal/human interactions. From helping injured or sick animals to handling an animal's death and influencing undesirable behavior patterns, ASK YOUR ANIMAL: RESOLVING BEHAVIORAL ISSUES THROUGH INTUITIVE COMMUNICATION is a pick any general-interest library strong in pet references will appreciate.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch