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[–] SurfinMindWaves ago 

I've never read the Golden Compass books so not aware of that depiction. I have had many animals around during my lifetime. Horses, cows, ducks, chickens, dogs, cats, hamsters, snakes, etc. - But I've only experienced one animal (a cat, coincidentally) that felt completely sentient and aware. I swear he understood English and fully grasped our conversations. His behavior was very odd and human-like and I think of him when I hear the term "familiar". Maybe there is a small percentage of animals that have extra high IQs, just like humans, and when we meet them it feels supernatural.

I've known one person who claims to have met their "Fetch" and that was a seemingly supernatural experience. This animal appeared in a crowded city area, but all other traffic and people disappeared. The animal appeared and disappeared after the interaction and it was very "other worldly", which seems more like the mythical descriptions I've read. This person's Fetch was also covered in blood, which in the writings I've seen is supposed to portend that person's death, but they are still alive so that didn't follow the storyline.