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madelyn07 · June 2010

Do you ever talk to your pets like they are people? Like..you kind of forget that they aren't people?

I do this all of the time. Embarrassed

Two examples from tonight:

I was making pasta and after I drained it, when I went to dump it back in the pan, one piece fell out on the floor. Gabby was right there to gobble it up and I was all "Gabby! Be careful! That's hot!"...

I went to let the dogs out into the backyard, thinking my keys were near the back door. They dogs got all excited and started jumping at the door when I realized my keys were still up in the front of the house..."Hold on guys..I gotta grab the keys from the foyer."...

I mean, really Madelyn? They are dogs.

Please tell me I'm not alone.

CharBart · June 2010

Not alone! I talk to all of them like that!

scooterq · June 2010

Not alone at all. I do it all the time.

Nesting.Away · June 2010

All day. every day

They are my girls. Love them to bits. Furry little kitties that they are

theworms · June 2010

all-the-time

i treat him like he's my kid

smilee · June 2010

Sometimes I carry on entire conversations... yikes!

MrsP71506 · June 2010

I do that!

Like just now, Higgins is using my leg as a pillow and I had to go the bathroom so I just said, "Higgins, I have to go the bathroom, but I promise that I will be right back."

Umm did I really just need to tell him that???

KissyfaceKate · June 2010

I talk to my dogs all the time! It's crazy how much I treat them like people.

wiscgirl95 · June 2010

ALL.THE.TIME. DH and I even refer to ourselves as momma and poppa with the cats. "Come here Mackey, sit with momma".

Tonight I was brushing some clump's out of Fluffy's fur and was saying, "Oh, Fluffy, I'm so sorry this hurts, but you'll get a treat if you let me finish." Crazy right? I'm trying to rationalize with my cat and promising a treat if he's good. I think the only word he understood was "treat". So ridiculious!

nina&matt · June 2010

All the time! I love my boys! Both dh and I talk to them like they understand. :-)

madelyn07 · June 2010

Ahhh haha ok good...y'all made me feel better.

I don't really care that I do it, because, well, they are awesome and I love them to pieces but sometimes I catch myself and wonder if I'm sane.

MrsP--I feel like I always have to reassure Wrigs that I'm not going anywhere...I swear, our dogs ARE the same.

HannaB · June 2010

You are not alone! They are our kids. I think they do understand us! Our smart one does anyway.

rachel06 · June 2010

Ruby & I tell each other secrets Embarrassed

But yes I talk to them like they're kids and I even use the special voice. lol

ginger67 · June 2010

I do this all the time. If Im talking to them really loud BF reminds me that the windows are open and we have neighbors (who cares?) The storm tonight reminds me of this -

A few months ago the girls had to pee around bedtime and it was raining really hard, all of a sudden BF says Sh*t! I left the gate open! I ran outside in my pajamas in the rain, I didnt see them and Im running around the yard screaming at the top of my lungs My Babies!!!! My Baaaabbbbbies!! over and over again. All of a sudden they come around the corner, at the same time all of my neighbors lights go on. Im sure they think Im a freak (once again who cares!) When we came in he just looked at me really weird and said "Good Lord, did you hear yourself?"

MrsP71506 · June 2010

rachel06:
Ruby & I tell each other secrets But yes I talk to them like they're kids and I even use the special voice. lol

I'd be curious to hear what kind of secrets Ruby has

ha ha! so funny that our pets are like little people to us!

hollymichael · June 2010

I do it constantly!

madelyn07 · June 2010

ginger67:
I do this all the time. If Im talking to them really loud BF reminds me that the windows are open and we have neighbors (who cares?) The storm tonight reminds me of this -

A few months ago the girls had to pee around bedtime and it was raining really hard, all of a sudden BF says Sh*t! I left the gate open! I ran outside in my pajamas in the rain, I didnt see them and Im running around the yard screaming at the top of my lungs My Babies!!!! My Baaaabbbbbies!! over and over again. All of a sudden they come around the corner, at the same time all of my neighbors lights go on. Im sure they think Im a freak (once again who cares!) When we came in he just looked at me really weird and said "Good Lord, did you hear yourself?"

bwahaha!! this is the best!

luckily all of my neighbors are as dog crazy as I am so it works out well

Jenny952 · June 2010

Oh my goodness, I'm so glad I'm not alone either!! I talk to my cats all the time like they're people. Sometimes my husband asks me if I'm talking to him, but nope, just to the cats!

grazy · June 2010

Of course!!!

thebeadinglady · June 2010

Both my DH and I do this all the time. When I am alone with them I actually hold conversations with them. I consult them on what I want for lunch, what I should wear to work, if I should answer when my Mom is calling me.

My DH likes to yell at them like they understand what he is saying. Like " Wallace put down the sponge, you are going to get all backed up again like two summers ago you idiot." It makes me laugh.

maddie789 · June 2010

smilee:
Sometimes I carry on entire conversations... yikes!

This. And I find myself talking "for" the dogs too... "momma, I gots to go potty" when they're sitting by the door. Seriously, what is wrong with me?

rachel06 · June 2010

Mrs.P7/15/06:

rachel06:
Ruby & I tell each other secrets But yes I talk to them like they're kids and I even use the special voice. lol

I'd be curious to hear what kind of secrets Ruby has

ha ha! so funny that our pets are like little people to us!

Well Mrs.P I am glad you asked. Most of the time she tells me she doesn't like things that DH does. Or sometimes she tells me she thinks DH should give me backrubs. But always that she likes me better but doesn't want to tell DH. lol I am a nut job I know.

BMWwife · June 2010

With Raven, yes and I think she truly understand most of what I am saying. There is a long laundry list of words we can not say in front of her. Even if we aren't talking to her. I was on the phone with my mom the other day and said "I just really havent been HUNGRY lately and haven't felt like EATING". Raven went from being sound asleep to bazerk.

With Puddin (the cat) I talk to her in french. Not sure why! She def get the gist of "Allez, vite!" its either that or the water bottle I hold in my hand when I say it Wink

MrsP71506 · June 2010

ginger67:
I do this all the time. If Im talking to them really loud BF reminds me that the windows are open and we have neighbors (who cares?) The storm tonight reminds me of this -

A few months ago the girls had to pee around bedtime and it was raining really hard, all of a sudden BF says Sh*t! I left the gate open! I ran outside in my pajamas in the rain, I didnt see them and Im running around the yard screaming at the top of my lungs My Babies!!!! My Baaaabbbbbies!! over and over again. All of a sudden they come around the corner, at the same time all of my neighbors lights go on. Im sure they think Im a freak (once again who cares!) When we came in he just looked at me really weird and said "Good Lord, did you hear yourself?"

this story is hilarious!

Echloe · June 2010

I do it all of the time. And a lot of times I talk to my dog as if he were a baby. My husband gets really annoyed by this. But I can't help it.

cookie_queen · June 2010

I do this all.the.time.

madelyn07 · June 2010

BMWwife:
With Raven, yes and I think she truly understand most of what I am saying. There is a long laundry list of words we can not say in front of her. Even if we aren't talking to her. I was on the phone with my mom the other day and said "I just really havent been HUNGRY lately and haven't felt like EATING". Raven went from being sound asleep to bazerk.
With Puddin (the cat) I talk to her in french. Not sure why! She def get the gist of "Allez, vite!" its either that or the water bottle I hold in my hand when I say it

Haha!! That's my dogs too...when we talk about feeding them we say "nutritionalize" and when we lived in the condo and talked about taking them out for walks to potty we said "mobilize"...we absolutely can not say "eat", "food", "hungry", "dinner", "out"...without them all going nuts.

MrsP71506 · June 2010

rachel06:
Mrs.P7/15/06:

rachel06:
Ruby & I tell each other secrets But yes I talk to them like they're kids and I even use the special voice. lol

I'd be curious to hear what kind of secrets Ruby has

ha ha! so funny that our pets are like little people to us!

Well Mrs.P I am glad you asked. Most of the time she tells me she doesn't like things that DH does. Or sometimes she tells me she thinks DH should give me backrubs. But always that she likes me better but doesn't want to tell DH. lol I am a nut job I know.

ha! I am totally laughing out loud at this!!

BMWwife · June 2010

madelyn07:
BMWwife:
With Raven, yes and I think she truly understand most of what I am saying. There is a long laundry list of words we can not say in front of her. Even if we aren't talking to her. I was on the phone with my mom the other day and said "I just really havent been HUNGRY lately and haven't felt like EATING". Raven went from being sound asleep to bazerk.
With Puddin (the cat) I talk to her in french. Not sure why! She def get the gist of "Allez, vite!" its either that or the water bottle I hold in my hand when I say it
Haha!! That's my dogs too...when we talk about feeding them we say "nutritionalize" and when we lived in the condo and talked about taking them out for walks to potty we said "mobilize"...we absolutely can not say "eat", "food", "hungry", "dinner", "out"...without them all going nuts.

Oh yeah! Eat, hungry, walk, ride, ice cream, cookie, treat, grandma, emma, uncle dev dev, swim, boat, and toy. I'm sure there are more words. There are a lot of phrases like "Do you want to..." "Daddy is home", "Where is Grandma?" I also can not even possibly look like I may be thinking about picking up my walking shoes, her leash, life jakets, snow coat or running jacket.

GenRN45 · June 2010

i always say i don't know if it's a bigger problem that I talk to my dog like she's a baby, or that I talk to babies like they're my dog.

HannaB · June 2010

I love this thread!

We have to spell a lot of words in front of our dogs too -- walk, out, treat, dinner, bed.

rachel06 · June 2010

Mrs.P7/15/06:
rachel06:
Mrs.P7/15/06:

rachel06:
Ruby & I tell each other secrets But yes I talk to them like they're kids and I even use the special voice. lol

I'd be curious to hear what kind of secrets Ruby has

ha ha! so funny that our pets are like little people to us!

Well Mrs.P I am glad you asked. Most of the time she tells me she doesn't like things that DH does. Or sometimes she tells me she thinks DH should give me backrubs. But always that she likes me better but doesn't want to tell DH. lol I am a nut job I know.

ha! I am totally laughing out loud at this!!

Ha! Glad I could provide laughter. DH always gives me this look & I say you wouldn't understand it's girl talk. She can only tell me secrets. lol

Sunflower730 · June 2010

Oh yeah all the time. I even find myself talking to Zero, who is my deaf cat like not only is he going to understand me.. he's going to hear me.

kevamb · June 2010

My DH and I often talk to our cats! Sometimes if the cats have done something like puked too much or jumped on the counter...my DH will say to me ``can you talk to them?``...DH will laugh while I give the cats a pep talk! LOL!

Also when I go to bed I tell 1 of my cats because i know that she will be at the door scratching to come once i fall asleep if she does not follow my

e then!!!

Pets are great! They are an extension to our families!!

GenRN45 · June 2010

HannaB:
I love this thread!
We have to spell a lot of words in front of our dogs too -- walk, out, treat, dinner, bed.

omg - we can't even SPELL car or walk in front of my dog. She knows both of them.

oh, and cookie. She knows when we spell cookie too.

anangelbug · June 2010

madelyn07:
Do you ever talk to your pets like they are people? Like..you kind of forget that they aren't people?
I do this all of the time.
Two examples from tonight:
I was making pasta and after I drained it, when I went to dump it back in the pan, one piece fell out on the floor. Gabby was right there to gobble it up and I was all "Gabby! Be careful! That's hot!"...
I went to let the dogs out into the backyard, thinking my keys were near the back door. They dogs got all excited and started jumping at the door when I realized my keys were still up in the front of the house..."Hold on guys..I gotta grab the keys from the foyer."...
I mean, really Madelyn? They are dogs.
Please tell me I'm not alone.

oh..this isn't normal? Embarrassed because I don't know any OTHER way to talk to them .... and OMG, add DH into the mix and it's Daddy this.... daddy that. I talk to mine the exact same way and I LOVE it. They really are my kids, I even grab Bella B's little face and kiss her all over and say ommm nom nom nom nom

Rachael07.07.07 · June 2010

All.the.time. And I think they completely understand everything by the way they look at me.

KiKiGee · June 2010

Ha ha! I totally do this.

The worst is DH has caught me saying "Now, Bean, you know we've talked about this..." more than once.

He thinks it's hilarious that I try to rationalize with them.....

I crazylove them.

WifeOfARedhead · June 2010

Mrs.P7/15/06:

I do that!

Like just now, Higgins is using my leg as a pillow and I had to go the bathroom so I just said, "Higgins, I have to go the bathroom, but I promise that I will be right back."

Umm did I really just need to tell him that???

The two of you crack me up! And no you are SOOO not alone on this!

psychmusetls · June 2010

just as i was reading this, DH asked the dogs what they wanted to watch on TV!! we do it all the time! my one (the one playing guitar hero) likes to be carried around on my hip like a baby. craziness!

roselln2 · June 2010

I do all the time. I do it particularly when we are in the car. Our smaller one Nugget gets nervous in the car and cries. I know you aren't supposed to tell them, "It's okay," when they're nervous so instead I ask him questions to distract him. I will say things like, "Do you have any idea why you're so nervous about the car?" The sentences are long and complicated enough without any of his command words that he has NO idea what I'm saying, but it distracts him enough as he tries to find a word that he recognizes that he calms down.

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