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Animal Communication Part 2: The Critter Communicator

In part two of our series focusing on "pet whisperers," one animal communicator helps reveal interesting back information on the story of Mr. Blue.

Sandi Evans of Canton calls herself the Critter Communicator. As one would expect, Sandi has always had a deep love for animals. However, unlike some who claim they were born with the gift for communicating with them, Sandi believes we all have the gift; we only need to learn how to fine tune it.

Prior to becoming an animal communicator, Sandi never worked with animals. She retired just this year after 30 years at the . She learned to sharpen her ability to talk with animals in 2003, and I must say she is a natural.

According to Sandi, when she connects with an animal she receives information in a variety of ways, be it a vision, a feeling, a physical sensation, or actual words. Sandi is available to communicate with your pets in person or over the phone, and also teaches people how to develop their own ability to connect with animals and better understand their behaviors, motives and health.

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Sandi has helped clients with their pet problems in some very interesting ways, from small incidents to big hurdles. In one instance, a dog suddenly stopped going up the stairs of the home he lived in. When the dog's owner asked Sandi what could be wrong, Sandi invisioned a red object behind some open stairs. She had no idea what it meant, but told the client what she saw. Sure enough, a large red duffel bag was behind the stairway and was making the dog feel uneasy, as he could see it in between the steps. When the bag was removed, the dog went right upstairs.

Sandi has proved valuable for more pressing issues, as well. "I love it when a missing animal is found or returned through info they were able to share during the communication," she said.

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I asked Sandi to connect with my dog, Mr. Blue, to tell me more about his life before he came to me. He was found by a friend of mine in Texas, running around a busy parking lot. When she took a trip to Hawaii, I took Blue in for her a while, but as her life changed and she didn't return, we decided it would be best if I adopted Blue for good.

To start the communication, which we did via instant message so that I would have a record of what she said, Sandi just needed Mr. Blue's name, what type of animal he was, and his age.

After a few moments, she typed, "Got him, he has great dignity and inner strength." I smiled. That sounded like him.

As we chatted, Mr. Blue slept next to me on the couch. Right after I asked Sandi to tell me about Mr. Blue's life before my friend found him, he started dreaming, running in his sleep.

Sandi said she felt like Mr. Blue spent time with older people who relied on him heavily in some way, and that this took a toll on him, emotionally draining him. She said that Mr. Blue feels like he is a healer, and asked me if he acts like a typical dog.

"In a way, no," I told her. He never barks. When I first got him, he didn't know how to fetch or play with toys. In fact, he has lived with me for over five years and just last month we played our first ever game of fetch.

Sandi said that my dog appreciates my letting him just be a dog and relax, since in his earlier years he had a sort of serious, heavy life. This made sense. My friend named him Mr. Blue because she thought he often seemed sad. And he LOVES to relax.

Just as I was about to say thank you to Sandi and end our chat, the most interesting part of the communication occurred. I mentioned that I sometimes wonder why Mr. Blue loves cats so much. Sandi said that the energy cats give off makes more sense to Mr. Blue than the energy of dogs. Then, she said:

He feels like he had a very close bond with a cat a long time ago. Feels great grief at losing that relationship. Don't know if the cat is deceased or what...feels more like they were separated by someone.

My jaw dropped. Sandi was right on the money.

When my friend moved to Hawaii and gave Mr. Blue to me, she also had to find a new home for her cat, Hemi. A friend of hers had fallen in love with the cat, and just before Mr. Blue came to my house, her friend took Hemi. My friend had never stopped to think that perhaps Mr. Blue would be upset to lose that little kitty, whom he had helped raise from kittenhood after she was abandoned by her mom. She and Mr. Blue loved to play. He would clean her and let her climb all over him. My friend said she would even see Mr. Blue put the kitten's entire head in his mouth during play, but that he would never, ever hurt her. He loved his little kitten.

I explained to Mr. Blue what had happened with his old kitten friend, Hemi. I told him that his old mommy didn't want to separate them but that she couldn't help it. I told him she was very sorry if Mr. Blue was sad about losing Hemi, and that the good thing was he was brought to me, and he has since had three kitty friends.

Sandi said knowing this would offer Mr. Blue some peace in that chapter of his life. As I explained the story to him, he started wagging his tail and kissing me, almost as if he understood and appreciated knowing the full story.

If you would like Sandi to connect with your pet, visit her site at crittercommunicator.com and contact her via:

Phone: (330) 484-0107
Email: sandi@crittercommunicator.com

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