People claiming to have superpowers are idiots. Even more idiotic? . People pretending they can communicate with dogs telepathically. You want to know what the dog said? “Scratch me, I have to shit, give me steak, that Snausages dog is a bad stereotype.” Bam, now give me money.

Judy Garbow is merely hoping to lure a few individuals to the Bridgton Community Center on Saturday for a program offering a peek inside of the minds of animals.

Garbow, 55, of Cumberland is an animal communicator who says she uses telepathy, a form of nonverbal communication, to convey the thoughts or feelings of pets to their owners.

“I work with people and pets, usually companion animals,” said Garbow. “When people call someone like me, they are looking for information that can help their animals. And those issues usually go back to what’s happening in (the animal’s) environment.”

Garbow said that if there is stress, depression, anxiety or sickness in a home, animals will reflect that in their behavior.

“(Animals) are feeling beings that will do anything to show love, even to save your life if necessary,” said Garbow. “They want to help, but they can’t speak.”

Garbow, a former dental assistant, began practicing “energy work” 20 years ago. She owns the business Prisms on Main Street in Yarmouth, sharing office space with a veterinarian who specializes in holistic practices, chiropractic work and nutrition.

“I have had an interest in health, nutrition and alternative (forms of health care) all my life,” said Garbow. “I discovered that I was intuitive in animal communication and opened up to it really quickly. It’s not something you just walk into. It’s something you become over time.”

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