A Visit from the Geist ‘Pet Psychic’

It was a gurr-reat time at the Purrs and Gurrs pet store (8795 East 116th Street) on Sunday, July 29th. Owner and Geist resident Cristi Melson invited a Pet Communicator (aka. “pet psychic”) to the store for the afternoon to talk with people and their pets.

[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/3cE-ko3RcbE" width="300" height="250" wmode="transparent" /]“We had a great turn-out,” says Melson. “People were taking notes, and I kept hearing, ‘How did you know that about my pet?’”

The Pet Communicator is another Geist resident, 48-year-old Deborah Turner, who claims to have had a connection with animals since she was a small child. A few years ago, she decided to take her passion more seriously and study Animal Communications. Today, she works to help pets and their people better understand each other and live in harmony.

“Each animal has their own unique way of communicating,” says Turner. “Once you figure that out, your pet will tell you a lot!”

I invited Turner over to hear what my pets have to say. My cat brushed us all off as expected, but my little dog Ringo jumped up on her lap and didn’t leave. My 12-year-old daughter was fascinated and asked what Ringo had to say.

“He needs more water,” said Turner. “He is thirsty, and he really wants to go on more walks with all of you!”

Sounds pretty simple, but the dog now has a full water bowl every morning and has been walking with the kids every evening!

There are also some bizarre stories. Once, Turner claims a horse told her his favorite drink was Pepsi. The horse’s owner thought she was crazy until a few weeks later, when he noticed the horse had kicked over a can of Pepsi in the barn and was lapping it up! Then there was the time she told wild chickens on a beach in Hawaii to leave the tourists alone for a while.

“I offered them some nuts to go away for a couple of hours, and they did—they left,” explains Turner. The man next to her said perhaps she had been on the island too long.

Turner studied Beginning and Advanced Animal Communications and went on to become a Reiki Master, combining the two practices to help animals with physical, mental and emotional issues. The former Chicago resident lives with her husband, two “porkies” (Sandy and Tawnie), and a 13-year-old cat named Pepper.

She takes appointments at her home for $30 for the first half-hour and 75 cents-a-minute thereafter. If she travels 20 miles or more to a home or stable, it is a 45-minute minimum appointment, plus mileage.

Turner thoroughly enjoys what she does, and she has a sense of humor about her “talks with animals.” So if you’re having any animal issues at home and your pet is just not talking to you about it, you may want to give your fellow Geist resident Deborah Turner a try. It could mean a happier you and a much happier pet!
You can reach Deborah Turner at deborahlturner@insightbb.com.