I talk a lot.
I talk to myself.
I talk to the animals.
I even talk to the plants.
Oh yes, I also talk to people.
I wonder what the animals hear with my endless chatter. Do you remember the ‘Charlie Brown’ cartoons when the adults were speaking and all the kids would hear is “blah, blah, blah…?” That is probably me and my animals.
There are many trainers that say you should only talk to your animals to give them a direct command; ‘Come,’ ‘Sit,’ ‘Break.’ Not me. I go on and on, about the weather, how beautiful the leaves look, whatever comes to mind (I just realized however, I never talk to them about work or the blog). I ask them questions, I sing them songs, and when needed, I actually give them a command to do something. I think they are able to discern the commands from all the other words that I use, but maybe it is my change of tone that makes them pay attention. I enjoy talking to my animals, and truthfully, I think they enjoy it too. No one around the zoo likes it when Mommy is quiet for to long. They tell me it is just unnatural, and they get unnerved.
Do you talk to your animals? Do you think it confuses them? Do you think they like it?
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤ 
DogDaz Zoo 
The Guat
November 17, 2012 at 02:26
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh Peppermint Patty cracks me up! Love that video. Big Charlie Brown fan 🙂
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dogdaz
November 17, 2012 at 03:22
Thanks. Me too.
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Genevieve Petrillo
November 17, 2012 at 10:25
Thank God I’m not the only one!! Cupcake gives me the same deadpan expression whether I am giving a command or chatting about her new fear of the streetlights.
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dogdaz
November 17, 2012 at 14:39
Streetlights? Oh my. The big tall ones?
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Genevieve Petrillo
November 18, 2012 at 06:36
Yes! Especially the ones with solar panels!
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Doggy's Style
November 17, 2012 at 12:50
Whenever Doggy put his paws on me I ask him the same question “Who does your nails?” and go on talking about that time I got dragged into a nail salon and got a manicure, he’s a good listener and doesn’t mind me telling the same story over and over again.
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dogdaz
November 17, 2012 at 14:40
Animals are very good listeners for sure. Nice of him not to tell you that is the millionth time he heard that one.
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bumpyroadtobubba
November 19, 2012 at 04:36
They are the best listeners. I am (and always have) a big talker to them. I talk to mine and I talk to others. When we were away our friend we were staying with walked into a room and I was mid-conversation with her bulldog Gus. She laughed and said “I’m glad I’m not the only one who talks to him”.
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dogdaz
November 19, 2012 at 07:13
Hehehe – Gus is a good name for a bulldog.
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Vicki Flaherty
November 27, 2012 at 17:15
Oh, I am sure the animals like it when we talk to them! I think when you are talking your zoo must here love, love, love, love! 🙂
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dogdaz
November 27, 2012 at 18:02
Thanks
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