Do you ever talk nonsense to your dog?

Sometimes i talk compleate made up gibberish to Cairo but she sits there wagging her tail.I sometimes call her my tiny bottom angel and other random stuff lol.My hubby looks at me like im a fruit cake when i talk to her

But i always say to him its not what you say to them,its how you say it

Hahaha indeedy i always find myself talking to him asif hes a normal person when im doing things like tidying, and when im not i talk to him rather strangley but it gets his tail wagging... :-) its our own language hehe

All the time Lisa, you're quite right it's the tone of your voice that counts. Just as you could read the sports news from a newspaper to a baby to get them to sleep, it's all in the tone not what you say.

All the time - but I'm convinced she does it to me too!

All the time. Aaaaallllll the time!

Im glad im not the only one now

The things I call Dempsey & say to him, you wouldn't believe - complete & utter nonsense! But his ears still shoot up & he wags his tail.

allllllll the time!

I think we all do, I was singing to her on our walk today, its very easy to change words in songs to Moo, she goes scatty! Its when I bump into another walker and haven't realised they are there

yup , all the time , as said before it's all in the tone not the words, apart from BISCUIT I can say that any way I want and they both come running

no idea... they understand me so that means it isn't nonsense.

Guilty.....especially when I'm doing the housework or cooking etc,I jibber on to Percy about anything and everything and he seems to be very interested in it all. Which I'm glad about as its better than talking to myself lol x

I have full on conversations with Cal and he just sits there and lets me waffle on, most of the time I actually reply for him as well!! He seems to enjoy it though lol!

I don't talk nonsense like baby-talk or whatever, but I'll just say random, normal things to Loki for no reason other than to have someone to talk to...and he either ignores me or wags his tail and will sometimes try to jump up on me or play

bbimson wrote: no idea... they understand me so that means it isn't nonsense.

Like your thinking Ben

Baby babble !
All the time and they love it lol

Of course!!!! We have full conversation between me ,my OH ,Debo and our rat -Helga -join in sometimes . Some of ours friends said taht we acting like old people,with no friends.

I'm guilty as well

All the time, and I don't always use his name. He takes it all in quite happily

Regards

Simon

Yes, but don't realise I'm doing it until visitors say: "Icky, wicky, what?"

janey wrote:

I think we all do, I was singing to her on our walk today, its very easy to change words in songs to Moo, she goes scatty! Its when I bump into another walker and haven't realised they are there

Lol i can relate to that! Last week i was caught singing jungle book beer necesities by my house mate... I was in a good mood and the dogs were getting excited by it. You know when you have those mad moments with your dogs and get caught out

Working dog wrote:Yes, but don't realise I'm doing it until visitors say: "Icky, wicky, what?"

Would seem were all "those strange dog people"
In truth ive cuddled em and spoken with them, talk to them on walks, sing to then "quite badley" but they are my loving audiance. And even say good morning to them as im standing out in cold waiting for them to go...
Yup im one of those "strange dog people" and i bet if you honest your all the same ;-)

My OH gives them little instructions when he goes out and thinks that they understand and do what they are asked. So funny he is in the land of the mad. Brings the saying Mans best Friend as they listen and do not judge

I make up and sing songs to her and the cats, and tell them all they are each my most favoritist, beautiful pretty girls in the whole wide world. I also call her stinky puppers and she seems to really like that. So yes, I do talk total gibberish to all of my little pets.

I sing to Ralph all the time, but I take a song and change the words so it's about him...

He's got the whole world, in his paws... lallaaaalaa!

Definitely guilty there, I even dance with Caley in the kitchen when no-one is around..she loves it

Conclusion - we are all nuts

I also enjoy making up foreign sounding names for her, particularly as though she was aristocracy. For example, one of my favorites is Pupperamovich Vitivitsky (Russian oligarch/royalty)or Stinky Von Pupperpants (of the Hapsburg Empire puppers). But then I also enjoy more down to earth names like Pupper McDougalstein.

No wonder she has recall issues, she has no idea what her real name is.

Always have my wife say's im mad , she will say something to the dog and i answer on the dogs behalf .

I talk to Pixee all the time and ever answer for her too, drives hubby mad, and cracks up son. Yet I have caught them talking to her