Example, I’ll quote old memes but replace a word with my dog’s name or otherwise make it about them.
How is pupper formed? How doggo get pragnant?
IMMA FIRIN MAH KITTEH!
MAH BOI! This woofer is what all true hoomans strive for!
I absolutely sing to my deaf cat.
I have a snail named Herbert. He is a Mystery Snail and I love him dearly. I didn’t think Id form such an attachment to a snail, but here we are. Every day when i get home from work, I put my hand on the glass of his tank and talk to Herbert. Just talking about my day or whatever. He doesn’t seem to mind and generally hangs out on the glass around my hand. I know Herbert probly doesn’t even know im there most of the time but it doesn’t mater. Talking to him helps me and I will continue to do it… At least until i get some more snails/shrimp/fish, then they will have to endure my talks as well. Muahahahhaha
Why have pets if you can’t be silly with them? I have full conversations with them (my kittens are vocal so I don’t have to pretend as hard)
It’s so funny. I don’t think I’ve ever taught a dog our rituals. They always taught me. The most endearing one, I think, was my soul dog who passed in '21. When I came home she’d bring me her Kong with a wildly wagging tail. I’d hold out my hand and she’d drop it there, but she fully expected me to give it back. Once done, the greeting was complete, and she’d lay at my feet.
God I miss that dog.
I have conversations with my cats all the time and I honestly think he understands at least 70% of it. they have great inflection and comedic timing.
They most definitely do. My boy “answers” questions when using the right inflection, every time. Apart from that, I pour my heart out to them. They’re the best listeners in the world, and they keep you warm to boot.
I talk to cats as well. They may not understand everything you say, but they know that your talking specifically to them and they can understand some things like praise or rebukement by tone and inflection. They also probably pick up common words, and they regularly talk back when you pause for a response. They’re living, thinking beings that operate at a higher level than many people realize.
I’m convinced that humans are so good at communicating/language that other animals can definitely figure out meanings and some words.
Sadly no other animal seems to have the same talent we do.
Reminds me of watching tv shows when I don’t understand the language. I still watch original VA + subtitle because the emotions conveyed in the voice is irreplacible. I don’t under the voice, but I can feel the voice.
It’s probably not a stretch to say that our aptitude at language is a major major part for our evolutionary success. It was probably bound to happen that one among the first few species that got as good at language as we are, would eventually dominate the world
We have a purple tang named Prince because my wife always sings “purple tang… Purple tang” to him.
Our midas blenny and firefish are collectively known as “b-b-b-blenny and the jets” for the same reason.I love it! Ive been giggling for a solid minute at these names.
Edit- Ive been singing Blenny and the Jets for almost 10 minutes now. This is the new normal. Its imprinted.Some of the others:
Magnificent foxface, who has a spiny mohawk, is Sid Fishious. The yellow headed goby who sifts sand and makes tunnels is Diggy Stardust. Flame Hawkfish is named Bandito after the Song. Basslet named Grohl, for Dave Groll of Nirvana/Foo Fighters. Blue headed goby is named Steve but we never slecified which Steve; he shares a tunnel in a symbiotic relationship with a Pistol shrimp who is named Sex, obviously. An arrow crab besrs the moniker Aero with a silent Smith.
Curiously, we have not named the cleaner wrasse or the two cleaner shrimp. I did just have the idea to name the wrasse Car Wash and the cleaner shrimp could be Rose and Royce.
My dog and I mostly have normal conversations but sometimes he gets in moods and is just goofy.
I saw some article years ago that found dogs cant, or at least have a hard time differentiating between consonant sounds in words; for example the word ‘outside’ might sound the same as ‘grout-side’ or ‘shout-wide’, just because they rhyme.
After some fun experiments, I found that to be true with my dogs, and my vocabulary with them has devolved into some really silly shit that makes me cackle, but would probably make others question my sanity a little…
+ bonus points for the silly voices
TIL dogs speak rhyming slang
Yeah my dogs like when I make up stupid songs and make a fool of myself dancing. My deaf one does this head wobble thing and when I do it back she wobbles more vigorously and gets excited.
I got my cat during the covid lockdown, around the same time I decided to refresh my French with the downtime. Now I have a french cat.
How do you say “Pspspspss” in French?
“Viens ici!” or “Viens ici, s’il te plaît!” if you’re being proper.
“Minouminouminou!” if you’re being Cajun, where a cat is a minou and “Meow” is also minou.
Every morning my spunkier cat greets me in the bathroom and we quack at each other until one of us gets tired of it.
Talk to them like they understand what the fuck I’m on about
I have full on conversations with my cats. They don’t disagree with me!
Yes, I sing to my pets
Absolutely.
I read a study years ago that concluded that dogs love baby talk, so I give them what they want.
