Do your pets talk?

[oxfordcircus]

And do they have a "voice". You know what I mean. Not literal. Just, you know, stupid pet talking. Each of my pets, even the fish, have a unique voice...according to my wife. And by that I mean she talks for them...and to them in their voice. I know she's not alone.

 

[kdibattista]

Of course... I just taught Toby to say "I love you"... it comes out Owww... Owwwwwww... Owww

I wish I was kidding but I'm not. He has to say it before I let him out (and he actually does... not me)

 

[Buckalew11]

Nicki (my puppy) talks. I was gone for a week this month and my MIL said she never said a word.

 

[Jeanny]

Of course they talk. My dog tells me when he wants to go out, and one of my cats talks when we speak to him... the other one looks like he's going to just start speaking "human"!!!!

 

[Hedy]

Belle communicates with he face, but Oscar has quite the range of "Myeahs" which are pertectly timed with human communication (example: the first time he went to the vet, the assistant said "Hello, Oscar." and he replied "Myeah."

 

[Vivianne]

We have a lovebird who answers with her little peeps when my husband talks to her. We can talk for a long time and she's quiet in her cage. If we say her name or the word bird in our conversation she always interjects with a peep. We need to watch what we say 'cause she's listenin.

When she wants a treat she'll back herself under her food dish and chirp until one of us notices.

 

[Michie]

One of my donkeys talks to me. When he sees me he says " HeLLOOooo! He sounds like Grandpa Walton.

 

[grinningghost]

Absolutely they talk. My dog has different "words" (sounds) for different stuff and each of my two cats have their own distinct meows and "squirmies" (a nickname I gave that chirpy sound) for different reasons.

And yes, I can tell one cat's voice from another without seeing them.

 

[helenabear]

Of course they talk... we have some fun little conversations at times

 

[jeanadave]

Yep, I think so. In fact, we have one cat that, no joke, comes and tattles on my son.

 

[WonderfulDreamer2]

My dachshund talks to me. Not much during the day, but after I've been at work all day. I come in and pick her up. She talks, I answer, she talks some more, I answer. This sometimes goes on for 10 or 15 minutes. It cracks DH up. We have 3 dogs....2 small and 1 large. I can tell the difference in barks and between the 2 small ones and they have different barks for different needs. And they do understand me....no one can tell me they don't.

 

[3princesses4us]

And do they have a "voice". You know what I mean. Not literal. Just, you know, stupid pet talking. Each of my pets, even the fish, have a unique voice...according to my wife. And by that I mean she talks for them...and to them in their voice. I know she's not alone.

I totally get what you're asking. When our Boston terrier was a puppy we decided somehow that if she could talk, her voice would sound like Billy Bob Thornton's character in SlingBlade, so that's how we talk to her and "answer" for her. It's pretty nuts...

 

[ElizK]

My beagle has a slow stupid-sounding voice (ok, now I realize that's a bit mean, but you gotta know my beagle... sweet, but stupid), and my cocker/beagle pup (2 1/2 yrs old) is hyper and perky sounding. KWIM?

 

[CourtasanSatine]

Our dogs tattle on each other! Plus they have barks for everything

 

[oxfordcircus]

I totally get what you're asking. When our Boston terrier was a puppy we decided somehow that if she could talk, her voice would sound like Billy Bob Thornton's character in SlingBlade, so that's how we talk to her and "answer" for her. It's pretty nuts...

Yes, you get me. It's much more embarrassing that the pet actually parroting some word-sound. It's my wife (or me) or now even the kids doing a pet impression. Thank you. I'm glad at least one other family is as bizarro as we are.

 

[oxfordcircus]

My beagle has a slow stupid-sounding voice (ok, now I realize that's a bit mean, but you gotta know my beagle... sweet, but stupid), and my cocker/beagle pup (2 1/2 yrs old) is hyper and perky sounding. KWIM?

Yes, you get me too, even though I don't know what KWIM means. Our dogs, cats and fish have unique voices, supplied by us, and of course they're stupid. It's the only way.

We even have voices for hawks that hunt along the road we drive into town. And squirrels and whatever we see. They all have stupid voices and say stupid things. We're stupid. I know.

 

[CheshireVal]

I don't talk *for* my cats, but they each do chatter in their own way. I have a fairly chatty siamese, and our other cat Chloe sometimes wanders around fussing about this and that.

I wish I knew what they were saying!

 

[go to dw asap]

I am the wife of oxfordcircus. I don't post a lot at all, but I feel that I must add to this thread.

I talk for all my animals. I answer questions, make requests, hurl insults, and generally provide one-liners, extensive diatribes, and anything and everything in-between for them.

Their voices coincide with their personalities, and I've noticed that as the animals age, they evolve into "old people" voices. Belle, our elderly border collie, for example, is quite crochety in her sarcasm and her voice has become strained like she's fairly long in the tooth.

Jane, our weimeraner pup, is scared of everything and often we notice her shivering from fear or cold or whatever else she can think of. As a result, her voice is very high-pitched and quiet, almost a whisper.

We have two Kats. Being a dog person, I simply take care of and show affection for the Kats, but they get on my nerves verily. Mind you, I sure wouldn't want anything to happen to one of them, but Kats are just not as good as dogs. As a result, the Kats have essentially the same voice, and it kind of sounds like the voice you would have if you were a Kat with a brain the size of a butterbean.

The beta fish even has a voice. Rainbow is always extremely angry. Whenever anyone looks at her, she puffs up with rage. She's a year old now, and has always done this. Maybe she does not like living with us. I don't understand why! I feed her several times a day, change her water often, and talk to her! Anyway, her voice sounds a lot like a Kat's, only muchmuch higher and even dumber.

For example. Tonight I cleaned out Rainbow's tank, and I accidentally dropped her in the sink. She slipped down the drain into the disposal, and I had to stick my hand down in there and fish her out, but it was okay because I picked her up lickety split and heaved her into her clean water. Then she flicked her whole body in a furious rigor and said, in a very high, dumb fish voice, "Screw you, lady."

 

[jedi_librarian]

Although my pet does actually talk - (she's an African Grey Parrot and says all sorts of things, including the "F" word - but she sounds so cute when she says it! ) DH and I have voices for her and conversations with each other "on her behalf".

 

[PirateKitty]

When I'm downstairs in the basement, I swear my older cat (Duane) is standing at the top of the steps calling me "mom". Every now and then he'll say "momma".