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Hey /an/ I have a question....

Is it strange to talk to your cat? And i mean realllllllly talk to him....

I have this fat black cat named Raven. He's really lazy and likes to get into trouble between eating and attacking people. Now i talk to him... a lot. It's to the point where when i start talking to him, he'll meow in response and i'll simultaneously pretend in my head that he said something.

This has gotten to the point where i walk around my house talking to him as if he were a person who lived with me and liked hearing me talk.

How far does your talking-to-pets madness go? Am i just really weird?

pic related... My cat Raven being naughty (he's on the table AND obscuring my view of a map)
>> Anonymous
I used to talk to my cat. If you stared at him long enough he'll meow at you and then eventually come to you, or if you say something he'll meow back like he is talking.

Now I have ferrets adn I talk to them when I'm home alone. But when I talk to them I talk back to myself with a different voice of how they would sound if they talked.

Yes we r INSANEZ
>> Anonymous
>>239776
That's so sad. :(
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>>239778
Which part? Because i also have geckos and some cows for whom i supply my own voice to like Anon's ferrets
>> Anonymous
Sometimes when I ask my dog who the best dog in the world is, I like to imagine him screaming in his head "I am! I'm the best dog! Why does he keep asking me?"
>> Anonymous
i'll tell you why you talk to your pets
so ronery
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>>239787

What?
>> Anonymous
I talk to my animals. I think -- even though they can't pick up the words you say, they sense emotion in the intonation of your voice.
My dog knows when I'm sad and he'll get closer to me when I am, cowers when I'm angry, and always pants when I act happy. Of course, this might just be him being a dog, but I like to think he cares.
>> Anonymous
I miss having a pet. Instead of talking to my kitteh, now I'm just talking to myself... sad. Having a pet to talk to lets you have an "outer monologue" without seeming like you're losing your marbles.
>> Anonymous
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMx10BUgzEM&feature=related

I wish I could talk to my bird like that. Seriously, I'd do it every day and never stop laughing.
>> Anonymous
I'm a quiet person so I don't really really talk that much to anything, but I do talk to my dog a little, but I don't really have full on 'conversations'.
I'm always singing to her though. I'm pretty sure she can now recognise the pokemon theme song.
Man, my dog is awesome.

It's really fun to parody a song or just make up a tune off the top of your head, and make the song about her, because she'll get insanely happy when she hears you singing her name.
>> Anonymous
OP sounds like you need to stay on your meds.
>> Anonymous
My mother does that with her dogs. Like full on conversations, and even asking it questions. Drives me insane and she sounds fucking nuts when she does it.

Talking to your pet (if it can understand your emotions by the tone of your voice of course. No fish, ect) is fine IF it is done with the sole intention of pleasing your pet. Such as, "ohhh, good dog, yeah you're a good dog aren't you." Talking to it like its a human, or a child is insane.
>> Anonymous
thanks anon this thread made my day
>> Anonymous
>>239794
They can pick up the general sounds of words, to a point. I've never met a dog who didn't get a little bit excited by the word 'walk', for instance.

Personally I talk to my dogs, but I don't expect any answers, nor do I imagine they're giving any, other than translating their body language. IMO so long as you still make a distinction between human, and 'dog' or 'cat' conversation, its a perfectly reasonable thing to do.
>> Anonymous
I talk to my deaf cat.

He doesn't say anything back.
>> Anonymous
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My dog is this fat black lab mix and he's smart as fuck (lacks common sense, though.)

He understands a lot of words and responds based on what he wants. For instance, if he's pestering me I ask "Wanna go outside?" If he does, he starts jumping up and down and going "HOLY SHIT YES" with barking; if he wants food instead he won't respond (no jumping/holyshit) to "Wanna go outside" and'll lead me straight to the food drawer and will generally jump/bark when I go "Want food?" He also knows his name and variations thereof (Onyx, Butts, Buttis, Puppy, Puppis.)

He also knows tricks. He knows sit, down, stay (barely XD), speak, and touch (which is him standing on his hinds to touch my hand with his nose.) He also knows a retarded command called "Dancing!" which means he hops around on his back legs like a retard until his muscles give.

If you grab at his leg while he's trying to sleep and start fussing with his paws (he REALLY hates that) he starts grumbling and whining like if you'd taken a sleepy person and done the same. He can't say "OOOH GOD, STOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP..." but it sounds like it.

I miss him. Can't wait to see his fat ass after finals are over. When I come home from school sometimes he cries (high-pitched whining) and it's adorable.
>> Anonymous
i say some things to my pets, but never a full conversation.

a friend of my parents lives with me and she has a cat and has full conversations with her and asks her questions. it actually really pisses me off.
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>>239775
Of course it's not strange!
>> Anonymous
I agree it would be bloody annoying if someone was having a conversation with a pet while other people were around. IMO, it's just the sort of thing people do when no one else is around, just for the sake of making noise and feeling more connected.
>> Anonymous
>>239775
I asked my cat about this. Apparently there's nothing wrong with it.