You said what to the dog? 😂

[M.F.]

We were leaving my mother’s apartment block last night, street was rather dark. My husband was holding the lead, and Snowie did his usual sniff along the pavement. My husband said, “Make a wee,” which Snowie did of course. And of course my husband said the usual, in a very praising voice: “Excellent! Very good!” And then, through the dark, he happened to notice a guy sitting on his motorbike close by who could not contain himself. Praising a dog for weeing? Such exuberant praising? He took off his full-face helmet to reveal a face creased in laughter, mouth stretched wide in a grin. We all had a really good laugh. All the way to the car. And all the way home.

Talking to our dogs! What we must only sound like to others!!

 

[Jacqui-S]

I wonder how he then related that story to friends/family later

 

[Selina27]

How nice to think that the strangers day was brightened!

 

[Naya]

Brilliant

I get lots of funny looks when I’m out with Harley as I talk to her a lot!

 

[MrChew]

Brilliant

I get lots of funny looks when I’m out with Harley as I talk to her a lot!

Same. I swear he talks back too. Well, not talks, but communicates with his little looks and eyebrow wiggles.

 

[kateincornwall]

Oh blimey , I dread to think what anyone would think of me I chat away to them both all the time on walks , even though if literally falls on deaf ears with Nelly Usually we near the end of the walk , I`m known to say ` Come on loves , back to the car, home and a cup of tea with a slice of cake , now who would like a piece of cake ? ` Daft old bat that I am

 

[Candy]

Not only do I talk out loud to Joy, I also do her replies to me out loud, in what I'm sure is her voice. It's just as well there's plenty of space up on the moor!

 

[Lab_adore]

If I ask a question Steve will reply on Maxx's behalf and vice versa. The silly things we say when we are walking would make many people look at us as though we were slightly bonkers

 

[Cath]

I talk to Fred and Annie and leave a space for their reply, then carry on like they have
I will say to Annie, Have you seen your brother,....Annie...........well can you go and get him for me.
To Fred, would you like some breakfast......Fred........I thought you would

 

[Jacqui-S]

I would suspect that *most* of us on this forum have conversations with our dogs, including making up their replies either out loud or in our heads.
Well......you do, don't you!

 

[Cath]

Yes we are all nuts

 

[MrChew]

I talk to Fred and Annie and leave a space for their reply, then carry on like they have
I will say to Annie, Have you seen your brother,....Annie...........well can you go and get him for me.
To Fred, would you like some breakfast......Fred........I thought you would

I also do this.

 

[SwampDonkey]

Rory knows I'm a weirdo

 

[Candy]

View attachment 34281Rory knows I'm a weirdo

Tee Hee! He clearly does! How wonderful!

 

[Emily_Babbelhund]

I talk to Carbon all the time. Like full conversations. Usually about how it's disgusting that he licks the ground and how good of a poo he's just had and doesn't he feel so much better now?

And they are usually in the the language in the country where we are located. I just realised that I do the language switch thing a couple weeks ago in Germany. The reason I came up with is that I don't want people to think I'm nuts so I don't speak to him in a foreign language (English). That makes zero sense! But I do it all the time. Spanish in Spain, French in France, Italian in Italy, German in Germany.

Poor dog. No wonder he licks the ground. I've driven him crazy.

 

[Atemas]

I reckon Carbon is a multilingual as you