1. animal intuitives
   animal communicators
2. both of the above

Pet psychics are also known as animal intuitives or animal communicators. According to them, you communicate with your pets telepathically without knowing it.

1. human pals
   human companions
2. dog's best friend

Pet psychics will relay messages from your dog to you -- whom they refer to as human companions -- either in person or by telephone.

1. They want to contact the pet's departed spirit.
   They want to contact the pet's mother.
2. They want to find out what the dog likes to eat.

Pet owners employ the services of pet psychics for a variety of reasons, including: they want to contact the deceased pet's spirit, they want to know why the dog is acting strangely or they want the psychic to locate a missing or lost pet.

1. paranormal
   abnormal
2. semi-normal

Animal communication through pet psychics is a paranormal phenomenon. It's a combination of telepathy and clairvoyance, which are forms of extrasensory perception (ESP).

1. Sonya Fitzpatrick
   J. Allen Boone
2. Jaak Panskipp

Sonya Fitzpatrick, host of Animal Planet's "The Pet Psychic," describes developing friendships with animals due to a childhood hearing loss. Most pet psychics claim the ability to communicate with animals is a gift they discovered at an early age.

1. watching TV
   instinct
2. surfing the Web

Though most psychics describe an instinctive ability to communicate with animals, some say they learned from books or workshops.

1. Daniel Boone
   Pat Boone
2. J. Allen Boone

Many pet psychics mention J. Allen Boone's book "Kinship with All Life," published in 1954, as the source for their pet communication methods.

1. The pet psychic communicates with words.
   The pet psychic communicates with pictures.
2. both of the above

The pet psychic asks the animal a question either by using words or by transmitting a picture or both.

1. emotions
   fun
2. impatience

Pet psychics believe that animals can experience emotions as well as reflect on their feelings much the way humans do.

1. They can't talk.
   They are very complicated.
2. They are very high-strung.

Philosophers and scientists aren't sure how emotions work in humans; since animals cannot describe what they feel the way people can, it's even more difficult to study their emotions.

1. Jaak Panskipp
   Jack Black
2. Jack Benny

According to neuroscientist Jaak Panskipp, the periaqueductal gray (PAG), a primitive area of the brain, produces basic emotional effects in all mammals, including humans.

1. fear
   rage
2. both of the above

According to neuroscientist Jaak Panskipp, all mammals experience fear, rage, lust, the drive to play and separation distress.

1. in the midbrain
   in the hypothalamus
2. in the brain stem

The periaqueductal gray (PAG) is located in the midbrain, one of the more primitive regions of the brain.

1. no
   yes
2. probably not

Even scientists like Jaak Panskipp, who believe that animals do have feelings, doubt that they have the intellectual capacity to think about their feelings.

1. Debbie McGillivray
   Debbie Reynolds
2. Debbie Harry

Debbie McGillivray, author of "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Pet Psychic Communication," claims animals are innocent and loyal and a pet would never embarrass its owner by gossiping about him to other dogs.

1. $26.3 billion
   $36.3 billion
2. $46.3 billion

The growing popularity of pet psychics may be part of an overall trend of increased spending on pets. According to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association, pet owners spent $17 billion on their pets in 1996, but more than doubled that figure to $36.3 billion in 2005.

1. More people have a high disposable income.
   More people like dogs.
2. More people like cats.

Industry analysts believe the increase in spending on pets is due to the growth in populations who have a high disposable income, such as baby boomers and married couples who have chosen not to have children

1. psychics
   magicians
2. entertainers

Skeptics believe all psychics are cold readers and do not have any paranormal abilities. Since cold readers encourage the person receiving the reading to provide personal details willingly, the resulting reading can be very convincing.

1. They state the obvious.
   They use vague language.
2. both of the above

According to skeptics, cold readers state the obvious, use vague language and make statements that are likely to be true in an attempt to extract information that they can use to appear psychic.

1. recognizing oneself in a mirror
   remembering where your food bowl is located
2. recognizing danger

When an animal recognizes himself in the mirror or seems to react to the death of another animal, that would indicate some level of consciousness. So far, scientists have not yet found any evidence that animals are as self-aware as pet psychics claim.