Ask Your Animal: Resolving Animal Behavioral Issues through Intuitive Communication

by Marta Williams

Ask Your Animal provides a clear, hands-on guide to relating with animals and nature using intuitive communication. Its step-by-step instructions, true stories, and practice exercises are designed to inspire and guide the beginner. More advanced techniques help you resolve specific issues with the animals in your life — or in your neighborhood. Using this approach, you can start addressing these common situations right

Controlling bad habits like barking and digging; recovering lost animals
Calming an animal with separation anxiety; coping with an animal's death
Achieving a better bond with your animal; restoring trust in an abused animal
Creating harmony among the animals in your home; trailering a reluctant horse
Eliminating aggressive behavior; assisting sick and injured animals
Connecting with rescue animals and animals in crisis

Genres: Animals, Nonfiction

201 pages, Paperback

First published March 11, 2008

Reviews

[Carol · Rating 5 out of 5]

Like almost everyone else in the world. I started out believing that being able to communicate intuitively with animals was pure science fiction. ~ Marta Williams

Around the world, people are starting to see how communication with other species enhances all life. Whether you want to enrich your relationship with one pet or plan serious study of animal communication, Ask Your Animal will deeply inspire your direction.

Prior to becoming an animal communicator, Marta Williams worked as a wildlife biologist and environmental scientist. Intrigued by the idea of intuitive communication with animals, she set out to learn all that she could about the subject, a path which led her to become a full-time animal communicator.

Ask Your Animal outlines the author’s insightful approaches to more rewarding relationships with animals. Williams believes these are skills we can all cultivate. Woven throughout the book are heartfelt anecdotes of the myriad ways people have tapped into the information animals offer to us. Pet lovers will recognize these situations - from the horse that won’t trailer load to the rescue dog that attacks other animals to the cat that refuses food when her owner is away. Each section includes simple instructions designed to help resolve the challenge and nurture confidence in the apprentice animal communicator. Williams encourages readers to listen, gain fresh perspectives, and discover creative new paths to success. Included are tools to calm a distressed animal, resolve negative behavior, such as jumping up on people or digging, eliminate aggression, and teach a hypersensitive or fearful animal to accept and even enjoy being handled.

There is an entire chapter devoted to using intuition to find a lost animal and another on coping with death, two situations that owners find particularly distressing. One of the more unique features of the book is the final chapter, focused on new ways of relating to the wild creatures with which we share the planet.

Ask Your Animal is a vital resource deserving of a permanent spot on the bookshelf. No animal lover will be the same after reading it.

[Tami · Rating 5 out of 5]

We all know that our pets communicate with us without saying a word. With just a look, they can make us feel better after a long hard day. They let us know when they want food or need a walk. If they feel ignored, they make it painfully clear.

As pet companions, we take these interactions for granted. We know our pets feel our moods and that although they may not understand our words that they do understand the generally meaning behind it. So, without even thinking about it, we are engaging in intuitive communication with our pets.

Ask Your Animal takes this concept to a new level. The author suggests that we talk to our animals as though they understand, like we would a small child. Then, watch, listen, and feel their responses.

I have to admit, I was a bit skeptical. I do tend to talk to my cats like they are people. However, I have never stated my expectations outright. Then, I read this book and got a new couch in the same week. Even though I felt a little silly, I told the boys that they could sleep on the new couch whenever they wanted but they’d have to be good (no scratching on the furniture). Then, I put up two sided tape to remind them to be good boys. So far so good. Not even one oops.

[Luminea · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the second book I have read by Marta. It focused more on working with you own animals to resolve issues and deepen your connection with them, as opposed to animal communication in general; however many point from her first book Learning Their Language: Intuitive Communication with Animals and Naturewere reiterated. Although I do not currently have a companion animal in my life, there were still many interesting exercises in this book that I was able to explore.

I really enjoyed reading the anecdotes, and it boosted my confidence to hear about people others who overcame their self-doubt and developed a strong ability to communicate with animals. Marta Williams is the author of the first book I ever read about this subject and inspired me to start down this path. I look forward to reading more of her books and studying with her personally to learn more about animal communication.

[Margarat · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is accessible and well organized, providing an excellent, usable introduction to the topic. As always, well written. I encourage all pet owners to be open minded and give this a try. I believe you'll start to see your furry friend in a whole new way.

[Sandra Jackson - Alawine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyed it immensely, a lot of the material is familiar from her two previous books.

[Traci · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thought provoking questions, exercises, and stories. long list of resources