I have always been "animal obsessed" and over the past few years my obsession has grown into a blatant lifestyle. I don't care who knows it. I talk about dogs, read about cats, brush horses and cows, and now I am at a whole new level: instead of talking dogs, I talk to dogs!
About three years ago I adopted a little black Cocker Spaniel off of Petfinder.com. He was about four years old and emaciated. His caretaker brought him to my house, but she didn't tell him goodbye. I stood there with my husband, my pit mix, and my two other cocker spaniels and thought, I guess we have a fourth dog.
His tag said Camenbert. We tried calling him that and Cammie and Bert, but none of these worked, and he stood at our front door looking so sad. After a while my dogs gave up on him and went to bed. My husband told me the dog would be fine and I should come to bed too, but I had an ache in my heart knowing that the dog was confused. I knew that even though his previous owner was not as nice to him as I was going to be, he still longed for that person.
So I sat next to him and just started mentally picturing all of the fun things we would soon be doing together. I showed him toys, and beds, and car rides and then finally I said (telepathically), "You will never be away from me. I am going to love you for the rest of your life. What do you want me to call you?" I got his answer loud and clear: "Joey." Then this tiny, bony, smelly Cocker Spaniel moved away from the door and walked into my bedroom. I watched him walking and he turned to me as if to say, "Well? Show me my bed!"
And that was it. I thought I was making up the dialogue at the time. We all look at our dogs and think we know what they want and think, but I started studying and slowly realized that I can telepathically pick up on animals' real feelings, emotions, wants, and thoughts.
Here's the tricky part: Animals don't talk like we do. They have a few words here and there, but generally they show you things. So you have to learn to think like a dog. The other night my friend rescued a dog from the shelter, and when he got him home, the dog escaped. I have never been to this friend's house, so when he asked me to talk to the dog and tell him to come home, I was frantic. It was late and I could feel the dog was looking for the people who originally owned him. The dog kept showing me cars in the distance, lots of cars. He was seeing the cars through bushes. He also showed me tons of shrubs and leaves and an orange"”over and over, an orange.
I told my friend this and he explained that the 405 freeway was behind his house, through fences and bushes. This made sense, but still the dog could be anywhere. I then asked the dog how far he was, and he showed me that he was now resting and that he only went a short distance. This, of course, was not helping so we started calling the police and animal shelters. Sure enough, someone had reported a dog on my friend's street! They said they cornered him in their yard and he was lying under an orange tree. So this dog was telling me the right things, but solving the case took some help.
Now that you get a general idea of what I can see, let me tell you what I'm going to do. Each issue, I'm going to answer 5 questions about your pets, living or passed. I'll need a photo and a name, and if your photo is 300 dpi or larger, your dog will be considered for inclusion in the next issue of this magazine, along with your answers! I'm here to answer anything. Just remember, my answers are what your animal wants you to hear; I just talk to them. So if you ask them what they want to eat and they show me a big steak, it doesn't mean you have to go out and buy them a steak! Just think of me as a Dear Abby. Only instead of human relationship issues, I deal in dogs, cats, pigs, or whatever other furry creature you have.
I'm really looking forward to getting to know your animal companions. Please email your questions to
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and put "American Dog" in the subject line. Talk to you and your pets soon!
Melissa Bacelar is an accomplished actress, producer, model, writer and most importantly an animal communicator. She has been rescuing dogs in Los Angeles for the past 6 years and realized that she could communicate with animals through her rescue efforts. She donates 100% of the money she earns as a communicator to help homeless animals and is excited to help The American Dog Magazine's readers talk with their pets. To find out more about Melissa Bacelar visit her Web site: www.MelissaBacelar.com.
