talking to the dogs...

I used to talk to myself until Norman arrived now I bend his ear

I say hello to my dog as I come down the stairs in the morning and he stretches and yawns and says 'hello' ..and it really sounds like it, really!
( just caught up with Norman glass. he looks fun )

I talk to my Golden Retriever, Beth, all the time. She answers with grunts, burps, and by tilting her head from side to side. She understands a lot of words though, so I have to be careful. Words like 'going out' 'ball' 'bickie' get her all excited.

I had a text this morning from my Granddogs asking if they could spend the day with me on Friday.

I have had some lovely messages from the grandcats.

I'm almost ashamed to say this , but my dog Ollie had his own FB page and is friends with quite a few other dogs

Andie understands words like walk, dinner, biscuit etc.
I think dogs do understand when people are unwell.
When my granddaughter came out of hospital Andie was pulling towards her that night as I think he thought she needed him.
I decided it was best to leave him at my daughter's house.
Andie obviously thinks he belongs to all of the family and not just me.

Frank

Grannylin I talk to several dogs this way

I talk to my dog and cats all the time. At least they look as though they are listening, which is more than my dh does, especially first thing in the morning. He is definitely not a morning person whereas my pack of animals don't care what time i'm babbling on at!

I think its a very healthy thing. I just realised the budgies were still covered up so its. "Oh! hello! Poor budgies. Mummy forgot you, Good morning!" etc etc.

I saw a TV documentary of some guy in the Arctic who was being approached by a polar bear cub.This chap was, wisely, telling the Polar bear cub "No! Go back to Mummy"! "Go on, go back to Mummy!"

It's not just older women who do this.