The Meow Dialogues! Learn how to talk to your pets

Sitting across the table at an Andheri hotel from this writer Maia Kincaid just takes a few minutes before declaring she says she would love to have a second cat in the house She will hiss at her first of course but will eventually like to have someone to show the ropes toThe she here is the writers first cat who is back at home but seems to have connected with Kincaid telepathically One who Kincaid says describes herself as elegant and the woman responsible for keeping the house in orderKincaid is a wellknown animal communicator based in Sedona Arizona who is down in India to help others communicate with nature mdash animals insects trees and plants mdash as well In effect she says we are all constantly communicating with our pets We just need to stop and listen when they talk backMaia Kincaid Kincaid who has authored the 2010 book Dogs Say the Darndest Things Are You Listening says those attending her workshops are taught to first listen to themselves We must listen to ourselves ask how am I feeling in my body Then simply say hello to the animal you are speaking to Notice what you notice she says Kincaid who says she has been communicating with nature all her life but began pursuing it actively 20 years ago says its best to start with a pet or animal you are not familiar with so that what you know doesnt cloud what you hear see feel Celebrate anything you notice instead of criticizing what you dont she adds Her husband Dev Galoway adds Sometimes you feel you are imagining it but once I was around when Maia was speaking to 11 dogs and asked them each a question In my head I tried listening in to five of those answers and got all five right That tele communication can be taught is apparent when Punebased Manjiri Latey a student of Kincaid who now practises telecommunication shares the writers cats favourite sitting spots in the houseWe ask Kincaid a question that troubles pet parents often Why do animals run away Its hard for humans to understand but sometimes animals just want to be away for some time and they see it as an adventure she says She talks of a Siamese cat that had once stepped out of its Arizona home He had never been outside and didnt even have claws It was a difficult winter and the owner was convinced that her cat had died I spoke to the cat and it told me that he was having the time of his life smelling new smells scratching trees I love my person but I am not ready to come home just yet he said He came back home seven weeks later on his own Was a little thin but fine otherwise she adds She also assures that dogs do understand that their humans have other commitments and can adjust to schedules Its the humans who are usually more worriedCan communication be used to keep the home free of pests Kincaid and Galoway laugh but admit they have used it in the past Once I was staying at the Galapagos Islands and there were these ants in the house I was living in who would eat everything Id bring in If I left a loaf of bread they would eat through the plastic and finish the bread by the time I was home she smiles On sharing her misery with the locals she was advised to make soup of the ants by collecting all the ants she could in a bowl of sugar and then boiling them The locals were kidding of course but when I went home that night I put out a bowl of sugar The next morning there was not a single ant in it And I never saw ants in the house again they knew I meant business she smiles and advises us perhaps you could try that for your rat problem