Here are some words from people who have experienced animal consultations with me.

"Gretchen was uncannily accurate! Sensitive and caring, too... I discovered a 'stray' cat that was lingering in front of my home - he was very defensive, hissing and attempting to scratch anyone who came his way -- which made entry and exit to my home very difficult. We named the poor feline 'Demon Cat.' Well, Gretchen exorcised him! She knew that he had inadvertently gotten access into my basement during some home repairs and described my cellar to a 'T'. Through communication with him, we realized he was a home cat who had been traumatized and that's why he was so aggressive. The very happy ending was that through her communication with him, he became 'angelic' - so much so that he is now very happy and has been adopted by my tenants who LOVE him. His new name (inspired by Gretchen's chats with this great cat) is "MEL" -- short for Melchior. A real success story! Can't say enough good things..."
- Maryann Martini, Queens, NY

"Gretchen Kunz worked with both my animals, and the results were astounding to me. I have a young cat, and until recently, an old dog. She communicated successfully with them both and contributed significantly to my understanding of both animals, particularly our dog, Bob, who has always had a self esteem problem. I was so happy to be able to get closer to both of them.

Right before Bob died, he ran away, and Gretchen was able to communicate with him as he lay in the woods, helping to calm an reassure both him and me. I believe, as does my husband, that Bob would never have returned to our home, if it hadn't been for Gretchen's help. As it was, he died peacefully at home, and my son was able to be with him at the end. Although I was skeptical at first, there is no doubt in my mind that the 'communication' really worked. I would highly recommend her to all animal owners."
- Lucinda Krauter, Raymond, ME

"I had just had my 18 year old Arabian horse Sadiq for a couple weeks when he came up with a terrible colic. The veterinarian told me that it didn't look as though Sadiq would make it, and that I should decide by the end of the day whether he should be put to sleep.

I called Gretchen, who spoke with Sadiq and communicated my love for
him and asked him if he wanted to live. She said that he did, especially now that he felt truly wanted. She did a body scan, where she told me he was not in terrible pain but that it was a blockage high up, probably from food, and he said it might have come from his eating too much too fast, as he was not used to the bigger portions in his new home. She did a Reiki session with him to help him work out the blockage, as well.

Well, within a half an hour of our session, Sadiq had a large bowel movement and began to markedly improve! The vets said they had never seen a horse recover that way, as by the next morning Sadiq's tummy as half the size it had been swelled to, and he was comfortably nibbling grass.

Now Sadiq is home, happy and well. I truly believe that Gretchen helped him to understand I wanted him to live and to heal his colic."
- Jessica Gaither, Dripping Springs, TX

"When my cat Narrah died, I felt lost. We had been together for fifteen years and had become real close. To me she hadn’t been “just a pet”, she was my pal and I was sure my love for her was mutual.

So having to accept that she was, at least physically, no longer there was hard. Besides, I doubted whether having her put to sleep had been the right decision, though she had been seriously and terminally ill.

So I asked Gretchen to communicate with her. Since I live in the Netherlands, Gretchen and I corresponded by e-mail.

I received a full report of the communication by Gretchen. Fortunately, Narrah had been very willing to talk to Gretchen and she appeared to be an excellent communicator.

She assured me that the euthanasia had been a good decision, because it had been her time to cross the bridge but she had been fighting against it. She also told me that she and I are really connected, and that she is still very involved with me and is watching over me. Gretchen described her feelings towards me as “motherly”, which is remarkable, because I used to call her “my little mommy”, because she did seem to consider me her child, always knowing exactly how to comfort me when I was sad. As a true mother she even gave me some advice on relationships, telling me to have no doubts on a former date, accurately describing his looks and character to me!

The way Gretchen described Narrah to me, made it obvious to me that this was really her: humorous, loving, communicative, considering herself as the number one love in my life, her strong will and her pushiness in her efforts to come through to me.

There was a slight moment of embarrassment when she showed Gretchen clear images of socks. She was joking, but Gretchen didn’t get it. Did it make any sense to me, Gretchen wondered? The truth is, every happy marriage has it’s bad moments .... Narrah could be a bit too pushy to my taste, sometimes. When she really annoyed me, I pulled off my socks and threw them at her ....

Living without her is still hard, and I guess it always will be. But it’s great to know that she hasn’t really left me, that she still loves me and wants to stay involved. I want to thank Gretchen for her excellent work in translating the messages that Narrah wanted to give me."
- Miranda Smeink, The Netherlands

"In a quandary about providing Casey, my 11-year-old male cat, with a new companion following the death of his 18-year-old partner, I gave Gretchen a picture and questions for my grieving pet. On the phone, Gretchen gave me a detailed, enlightening, informative picture of his preferences, his feelings, his opinions, and his pleasure at being asked. It was obvious to me that a safe environment was created for Casey to express himself.

As a result of this and a subsequent reading, I took my time and made as confident a choice as possible in bringing a lovely 14-month-old male shelter cat into our home. It was a harmonious entry. He is now a delightful part of our family.

I'm grateful for having Gretchen's assistance at a time that was difficult for both me and Casey, and I look forward to introducing her to our new young fellow (he's had a new name practically every day--that may be the subject of our next conversation)."
- Barbara Resnick, New York, NY

"I have been working with Gretchen for well over a year now and have been very happy with the results of our conversations. I began working with her when a very special skunk pet of mine died suddenly. and I needed to talk to him and see what had happened. Gretchen was able to contact him for me and he was able to tell me what he knew from his point of view. He then promised to return to me again some day. He even asked that 2 of his favorite toys be set aside and saved for him. The comfort that our conversation gave me was like nothing I'd ever experienced in all my previous years of loving and losing a pet. It is still VERY painful to have him gone from my day-to-day life, but he told me several things in order to prove that he has already come back to visit me from across the bridge. It's very comforting to know that he's still around and is checking in on me.

I have also worked with Gretchen when adding new furred family members. Prior to her relocation to my home, I had Gretchen speak to a rescued ranch mink who was very afraid of humans. The mink requested that she be allowed to have her own separate room for awhile after she moved in to allow her to get used to everything slowly. When she was ready to move into her permanent room (with a furry roommate), she let me know and I moved her cage.

Rescued mink can be very dangerous to work with and there were no problems in this case since we talked with her throughout the move to my home. The mink went from being terrified of the move to regularly playing with her roommate (who is now her best friend) and me! Gretchen played a huge part in making this transition a total success.

I find Gretchen's approach to be gentle and compassionate. I also appreciate the fact that Gretchen relays the message as sent and lets me interpret for myself. Some of my pets like to tell me things that only I will understand....like a private joke between friends. I have been recommending Gretchen to my friends who are interested in speaking with their pets. I consider the cost involved to be like a 'long distance' charge in order to speak to some very important friends in my life.....my beloved pets."
- MAC, upstate SC

"When I got a clutch of new budgies, I needed some help because I love animals, and didn't want my birds to lack anything through my ignorance. While most info was available on budgie websites, their individual needs could not be found there! Then I chanced upon Gretchen's website. And I pounced on the oppportunity for help!

Being in India, I consulted her via Email and she gave me a very helpful reading on my 4 budgies. You'll get an idea of how accurate she can be from this: after I mailed her, I gave my budgies their first bath, and Ludo, my pale blue budgie boy loved it! As he has been a bit ill, he is not enthusiastic in most things and I was quite surprised. Then I got Gretchen's mail which, among other things, said that Ludo wished for a bath - that she got the feeling of water running on the cere (fleshy part over budgie's beak) and ruffling feathers from him!) :-) I sure chuckled over that!

She confirmed quite a few other things which I saw/sensed about my budgies. She gave me insights into their minds. We usually don't think of budgies as observing us, we think we are the ones observing them, but the little creatures look at us, I find! It's funny and heartwarming to hear their messages.

Now, was it a coincidence that around the time she spoke to my birds, the 2 tamer ones allowed me to touch them? I don't think so! Added to all this, I think Gretchen is a very nice and warm human, and I have firmly included her in my friends list. There! Now you will think this is a biased testimonial.  ;-)

I also happen to love cats and I find Maya very nice - the true guru! I find her healthy self esteem very refreshing, after all the false humility in humans. I wish I could meet her!

A last note: to top it all, I found the fees quite reasonable!

Goodbye folks, hope you have as nice a session with Gretchen and Maya as I did!"

- Shil Gajamer, India

"It has been nearly a year since we had to put down our beloved German Shepherd Dog, Thunder due to an intractable aggression problem.

Fortunately, I was led to Animal Communicator Gretchen Kunz. Gretchen listened compassionately to my story about my Thunder and then was able to make contact with him. After my first consult with Gretchen, I read my notes to my husband. He got teary as I was reading to him, so accurately did Gretchen describe our beloved dog. Her description of his temperament and personality was completely accurate. She provided the information about his plans to return into a body, even outlining the time frame.

Of course, that meant Gretchen would be stuck with the odious task of babysitting me for the next several months as I frantically tried to figure out where and when my Thunder would return. With unending patience, she gently reminded me that we would find our way back to each other. Ultimately, I was guided to a litter of pups I probably would not have considered if not for Gretchen's guidance. We went to see the pups at the age of 5 weeks, in hopes that one of the 2 males would be our dog.

We went to the puppy pen, I picked up the little boy with the dark blue collar first; he didn't like it much. Next I picked up the one with the light blue collar, and he melted into me. (It was mutual). When I was holding him, my husband had a clear, very powerful feeling that he was the One. I did too.

As soon as I put him down in the pen, he started showing off each and every precious little Thunder quirk, like vocalizing, jumping up on his hind legs and most significantly to me, never, ever took his eyes off me. He would move around the pen to wherever I stood, and lay down right in front of me. It was quite pronounced.

The fait accompli, though, was, just as we were saying our goodbyes, he gave me the classic Thunder head tilt. What could I say? He was going to be certain we didn't miss any signals. I wrote [the breeder] a check for the balance due on him, then we had come back to the pen to say one last goodbye, after we'd talked to the puppy, Stormy, some more, and we told him what was going to happen, he flopped down and let out the loudest, most contented sigh you could imagine.

He did come home with us a few weeks later and there is no question that this puppy carries the spirit of my beloved Thunder. Once he arrived, the grief lifted, and my husband and I both feel the wonderful spirit of our dog again.

At the same time, we were bringing in rescue horses with unknown histories and we relied on Gretchen to help us understand our new horses and what they have been through. Again, she has been supportive, compassionate and accurate. We noticed differences right away in the horses we are adopting locally. They clearly started feeling more comfortable with us and demonstrated a lot more affection than they had in the past.

When one of our dogs escaped from the vet's and disappeared, Gretchen was able to get her to calm down and think clearly enough to respond to the clinic staff calling to her and she was safely returned home.

These are only a few examples of the work Gretchen has done for us. Most recently, our beloved Stormy puppy was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect and in need of immediate open heart surgery. Naturally, I turned to Gretchen who made herself available immediately and was able to help Stormy understand his situation and keep him calm. The surgery was a stunning success and we credit Gretchen for making this ordeal easier on the puppy (and on us). We are very grateful for Gretchen's skill and compassion and will continue to work with her for many years to come."
- Joy Tiz Wiczek, MS, JD, Yucca Valley, CA

"My initial experience with Gretchen and her work was based on nothing more than curiosity; I wanted her to connect with my 3 cats, and see what direction the conversations would take.

Gretchen found herself talking to 4 cats...my deceased Persian could not resist a social opportunity! Her description of each contact was minutely detailed, including what their voices "sound' like. Her style is down-to-earth, and gently humorous; she creates a very comfortable conversational setting. (I had the image of all of us sitting around a big old kitchen table just chatting.)

Howard, my cautious and reserved Siamese, was particularly impacted by the reading. After a lifetime of being in the background, this guy now has the confidence to verbally (yowling) and physically (ankle-tapping) express his needs. This new personality surfaced the very night of the reading... some switch was turned on for the very first time. We have hired her to be his therapist.

Gretchen is a gifted communicator. Not only did she truly have a sense of what each of these beings is about, but she has the polished verbal skills to share her insights meaningfully."
- Jackie Archis, New York, NY

"I had the pleasure of a reading from Gretchen at the Iselin Cat Show on 1/17/04. I was hoping she would could assist our family with our problem of Sybil having extreme personality issues, and she did an amazing job!

Gretchen was able to describe the issues we have to deal with without any input from myself. She knew we had two cats and that Sybil only has one litter box, but our Smokey has two because she is a kitten and I want to make sure there are no "accidents." However, she also knew that Sybil is using one of Smokey's litter boxes, which I had suspected because of the amount of excrement I'd find in the one.

Gretchen was also able to identify for me the root of Sybil's mistrust and she accurately described to me the events of her start in life which causes her to feel the way she does. Gretchen even keyed in on Sybil's relationship to my son. Although, she understated it as Sybil feeling she's his girlfriend; we feel she thinks she's his wife by the way she nags at him verbally if he's been away from the house too long.

Gretchen intervened in a "group therapy" session between the two cats and myself and we were able to work out some issues. However, because of Sybil's ingrained hang-ups we did not expect any progress for quite awhile. I was visiting my daughter the weekend of the cat show and didn't return home until late the following evening. I was prepared to have some work to do between the three of us. However, much to my surprise, my husband and son informed me that they were attempting to come to terms with each other even before my return by virtue of Sybil going into a room Smokey was in and just sitting there. That probably doesn't seem like much, but to us it was quite an event. Smokey, the kitten, is very anxious to have Sybil as a friend and playmate, but Sybil is still apprehensive. However, she is trying to have interaction with Smokey already. I had a sense that Sybil's hissing at people and Smokey was not an aggressive act, but rather a defensive response, and Gretchen told me that is, in fact, the reason for this behavior without my even expressing my suspicions to her.

We're not yet at the point we would like to be at, but the progress we've made is already a giant step towards the ultimate goal and I don't believe we would have gotten this far without Gretchen's intervention and help.

This is a field which should be taken seriously as we cannot communicate with our animals as we do with one another, although, sometimes I swear my cats say words that are appropriate to the situation at hand. I'm suspecting we still have a long road ahead of us and I will not hesitate to keep in touch with Gretchen. Her services are invaluable to anyone who truly wishes to understand their pets."
- Peggy Mastrodicasa, Toms River, NJ

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