pet owners, do you talk to your pets?

some of us are guilty of this, don't deny it
do you talk to your pets?

I don't have any anymore :( but when I did then I talked to them all the time, why wouldn't I?

Wait there's people who don't??? I spend half my time at home talking to my pets (and whatever fosters we have at the time)!

ALL THE TIME

And of course it's cutesy talk, too. Well, sometimes. I do talk seriously to her at times.

No, I treat them to stone cold silence and lock them in the dungeon should they dare withhold affection. My lovers get the same treatment, obviously. Can't have them thinking that they're above guinea pigs. No sir. I don't even feed them lettuce.

But ahem, of course I speak to them! How else are they supposed to know that they're pwecious?

Of course! My cat actually "responds" back by meowing at me. <3

HOW CAN YOU NOT? animals like to hear the sound of their companion human's voice.

plus, it's a nice way to interact with them. they pay attention and know you're addressing them, it's fun. i love asking my little kitties what they're up to and how they're feeling and what they're exploring. they're such funny personalities, i could never leave them alone like that. i love them.

I don't have long drawn out conversations but I definitely talk to them in passing.
They seem to prefer that to being ignored weirdly enough.

Well if they beg enough.

we have discourses

they must know about the sliding scale of how good/bad they are and the impact of good/bad when factoring in the current popularity of other animals in the house

I talk to my dogs. Who doesnt?

I don't hold full blown conversations with them, of course, but yes, I talk to my two dogs, especially since I'm still trying to train my puppy.

My dog has been dead for about a year now, but when she was alive and around I definitely talked to her. She was always such a good listener when I needed it.

Yes, I have talked to my dog many times. Being a whippet he wouldn't respond too much with sounds... unless it had to do with going on a walk, then he would whine and so forth, haha.

Ash said:

Wait there's people who don't??? I spend half my time at home talking to my pets (and whatever fosters we have at the time)!

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i speak to them in english nowadays, i blame basically everyone around me since swedes are a minority these days

Sometimes i can talk to my cat. He is the only one who can really undersand me, in silence :D

Like everyone else, yes I do also. Sometimes I even also blow them kisses or sing some cutesy to them. One of my cats doesn't like it when I blow her a kiss though haha.