Walkies and talkies

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Do you chat to your dog(s) when you are walking them? I only ask because a bemused toddler asked his Mum "Mummy, who is that lady talking to?" when I went by last night chatting merrily away to Tobey and Archie

[wombat2u2004]

I talk to Bear all of the time....and do you know what ??? I swear....he understands me.
Wom

[K9karen]

I talk to Bear all of the time....and do you know what ??? I swear....he understands me.
Wom

Yep! Same here, with Mz Klo. Of course she understands (when she wants to!)

[cyber-sibes]

Of course, who else would I be talking to?

[BC_MoM]

Wow, I can't imagine not talking to my dogs! lol

[KittyGurl]

I always talk to Duke when I take him out for a walk. I say "good boy" and some commands. Sometimes he gets really happy when he sees other dogs (but he usually scares them away) so I talk to him to calm him down. Talking to a dog is normal. Most people do it while others don't.
I was walking down the block with my neighbors dog, Lady, and I was talking to her. A kid said "Why are you talking to a dog. They don't understand you!"
Well, I think they do cause whenever you feel sad and talk to the dogs, they seem to listen to you. So yes, I do talk to Duke and other dogs while taking them for a walk.

[HorseDreamer101]

I always talk to my dog Lad and Max about evertything and the best part is them can never tell anyone eles

[JenBKR]

Of course I talk to Roscoe during walks. And yes he understand me. I guess that makes us both nuts

[Freedom]

Yup, I do talk to them. Chatter and commands and "look at the squirrel" and all sorts of stuff. They understand me I know that They ignore all the commands and chase the squirrel.

[Jadapit]

Oh yes, I talk to my dogs when we walk, I talk to them at the ball field, I talk to them at home. I wonder if they ever get tired of hearing me talk?

I often wonder what people are thinking when I'm walking the dogs and they see me talking. Lol.

[Cinder & Smoke]

Of course, who else would I be talking to?

Guilty, as suspected!

I (usually) try to tone down the idle chit-chat with the FurKids if I see someone
approaching us on a hike ... but there's times when "we're" having such an enlightening
"conversation" that I miss seeing an approaching 2-Legger ... Oooopsie!

I've been given "The LOOK" when we're out & about in da Bus, too.
Drivin along, *YAPPIN* my fool head off, with a Dawg Head or two or three
poking up behind me ... "OMG! Who's that nut-case TALKING to!?"

I'm considering getting an In-your-Ear cell phone headset ... not to really USE with the phone;
but to wear when I'm with the Dawgs ...
If caught *YAPPIN* to "no one in sight" ~~~ I'll just point to the headset!

[RobiLee]

Of course I talk to my dogs! I talk to them at home, in the car and on our walks. They are great listeners and understand me well

[luvofallhorses]

all the time and my kitties, too!

[Whisk_Luva]

When I go out and walk or bump into my mums friends dog Lucy I always speak to her

[luvofallhorses]

also a lot of the dogs at the shelter where I volunteer LOVE to be talked to and I talk to them all the time. I even talk to the ones who could care less what you're saying.