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Do you talk to your pet?
One-third of pet-owning married women in a recent poll said their pets are better listeners than their husbands. Do you talk to your pet?
CINDY LIMING, Xenia: “Absolutely. I have a Jack Russell terrier and two cats. They listen, and they always agree with me.”
GREG STOVER, Yellow Springs: “I don’t hold a conversation with my pets, no. But I always communicate with my dogs — greetings and remarks fitting for the day. And they’re very attentive; they even seem to smile.”
ANDREA ATKINS, Wright-Patterson AFB: “I don’t have any pets, but the women I know that have pets do talk to them. They really love them.”
TARAH VIVIANO, Lebanon: “I talk to my basset hound all the time. I talk to him about how lazy he is. Sometimes he just sleeps, but sometimes he grunts in response.”
KENNY FERGUSON, Beavercreek: “When I had a cat, I did talk to it, but it didn’t listen. I would imagine a dog’s a better listener than a cat.”
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By Belinda Morrison
July 2, 2010 2:18 AM | Link to this
I talked to our dog “Buddy” (cocker/lhasa apso mix) all the time. We had to put him down after 12 & 1/2 years. I still tell him good night every night and good morning everyday. We had him cremated and have his ashes in a nice box in the curio cabinet. He was a great dog.
By Jules
July 2, 2010 7:17 AM | Link to this
I talk to my dogs all the time! I don’t hold conversations with them or anything like that but I definitely talk to them on a daily basis. More than anything, I sing to them. They SEEM to like it, but who knows.
By Max
July 2, 2010 9:11 AM | Link to this
No, but I speak at great length with other people’s pets.
By TRS
July 2, 2010 10:38 AM | Link to this
Miss my golden retriever - lost her a couple years ago. We had some great conversations. She just looked at me a “smiled” while I rambled on…
By windwalker
July 2, 2010 11:03 AM | Link to this
I’ve always talked with animals. Had a poodle for 18 years and she was a better listener than any husband I’ve ever had. Cats, too, listen, but sometimes they like a little catnip bribe if they’re expected to feign interest.
By I hate dogs
July 2, 2010 11:04 AM | Link to this
I don’t have pets, but my wife does and I talk to them. I tell them to shut up and stop barking.
By Gracie
July 12, 2010 1:18 AM | Link to this
I always talk to my dog’s.