Owner Confessions

[Genia]

Do you act or do something silly when with your pets? My friends think I'm nuts because whenever I'm preparing my dogs' meals I do a Julia Child impression. You know, "Here we have lovely lamb and rice crunchy bits to which I will add a deliciously aromatic canned lamb and rice. Just smell that aroma! WOOOnderful!". Of course the dogs are at my feet going nuts. Then there's what my daughter calls the "Demented Mom" voice. That's when I'm on the floor wrestling and playing with the dogs. If you can picture a grown woman shreiking "Yes, I love Mommie's boys. Yes, I do! Kiss, kiss!" As I said my friends think I have lost my mind. I think I pretty normal but was wondering if any of you did silly things with your pets. Please don't tell me I really am insane!



[This message has been edited by Genia (edited January 30, 2001).]

[Pam]

Count me in as a looney too Genia!!!! When I treat my kitties to canned food I read the label to them so they know what they are getting for example... "now tonight you are having ocean fish with shrimp, etc." Then I sort of sing this little rhyme to them "yummy, yummy, yummy, down in kitties' tummy!"

You should put your post in Cat General or Pet General too!!!

[ownerof3dogs]

dn't worry your not crazy, well you are sort of are that is dog CRAZY.
Whenn I came home from school the first ting I do is flop onto the couch so my dogs can jump on me and give doggy kisses hello. All the while I'm saying "how are my doggies, mommy loves you guys" "you are soo cute"
then when I come back to reality I look over and my mom is staring at me like I've lost my mind! but I don't care

[teena]

Genia:
Rest assured - even if you are crazy, you're in good company! In fact, when I read your post, I could have sworn that I wrote it! When my husband and I first got married, he was extremely jealous of all the attention the dogs got. Now he is just as bad as I am. If I'm not looking or he thinks I'm in another room, I hear him talking to the dogs like they're our kids. Cracks me up! I have to confess that when I leave for work every morning, I have to tell both of them, "Mommy loves you guys!"

[lhg0962]

Whew! Sure am glad that there are others like me out there! I'll be talking to my daughter and say something like, "I told Honey she better quit rolling in the dirt", and Helen just cracks up and asks me what Honey said back. I do this so often that she just starts cracking up when I start talking about it.
I am here alone, working all day, so I spend a lot of time talking to all the animals!! So far they haven't answered with anything but meows and wagging tails, but one day....

[AdoreMyDogs]

When entering the house, I am greeted by a curly Q, twisted tail pugletts girl, and a stubble tail baby boy who's stubble goes a zillion, kagillion kamillion miles per hour! I can't quitely say hi to the furkids. I get so excited and crazy, I usually have a sore throat from so much high pitch and loud words. The first thing I do is throw my arms out high in the air and say (much too loudly) HEY....HOW ARE MY BOYZEES AND GIRLZEES (boys and girls). GWAHAM, HOW'S MY GOO PUPPIES (good puppy), HEY, WHERE'S YOUR CUTE STUFF....OH THERE IT IS, YOU ARE SO FULL OF CUTE STUFF THAT YOU OVERFLOW WITH CUTE STUFF!!! OH GWAHAM, OH GWAHAM, HOW MUCH CUTE STUFF COULD YOU POSSIBLY HAVE ALL PACKED INSIDE OF YOU? HI ANGEL, ANGEL, ANGEL, ANGEL, ANGEL, ANGEL. HEY PUGGELETTS, HOW'S MY WITTOW (little) ITTY, BITTY, TEENIE, WEENIE, BEANIE, ITTTY BITTY PUGGELETTS? HEY WITTOW GIRL, HEY BITTY, BABY, ITTY BITTY GIRL. HEY SMASHES, SMASHES, SMASHES, SMASHES, SMASHES, SMASHES. HEY WHO WANTS TO GOOUTSIDE??? DO YOU WANNA, WANNA, WANNA, WANNA, WANNA GO OUTSIDE 'A GOPEEEE?

I know, I am a major nut! But, heck, my dogs adore me to pieces and that's what really matters

[shais_mom]

Ok, here is my confession:
When I come home, I say "Where's my little pretty baby girl?" or "Where's my fancy face?"
And before I leave I always say "Bye baby girl!"
I also have a rule that when and if I ever find my significant other, he has to like my dog, b/c she is the princess of the house!

[karen israel]

Oh!? You mean like Frito feet confessions? And face smooshing and wrestling and bear hugging and "pumpkin pie, babycakes, honey bear, sweet potata, sweetie face, baby boo"..etc, etc?? GUILTY!!! AND MIDDLE AGED!!!!!!!

[RachelJ]

At 8 pm the dogs go outside for the last time for the night. When they come back in everything is calm and quiet as they wait...........then shattering the peaceful surroundings....I throw up my arms into the air and (in that high pitched, high volume voice Adore was talking about) say:
IT'S NIGHTY COOKIE TIME!
IT'S NIGHTY COOKIE TIME!
To which the club members (I can't say girls or boys since I have one of each - so club members is short for "Boys and Girls Club") respond by jumps of joy and racing into the kitchen where the nighty cookies (Bonz) are kept. It is a strange scene and Karen is right, the middle-aged part makes is all the more bizarre, but the three of us are in our element. My husband just shakes his head.

[minpinmom]

I make up songs to sing to my kids. I tell them I need a doggy hug and kiss, a Mommy can never have too many doggy hugs and kisses. I talk baby talk to them. I help them go through their three toy boxes to find just the right toy to play with. I am always clowning around with them. My husband just shakes his head and laughs at me. I catch him talking baby talk to his little girl too.

[Sudilar]

I used to sing the song, "Edelweis" (from The Sound of Music) to my Great Pyrenees and change the word "edelweis" to Avalanche (her name).

Avalanche, Avalanche, every morning you greet me
Big and white, clean and bright, you look happy to meet me
Blossom of snow may you bloom and grow, bloom and grow forever
Avalanche, Avalanche, bless my doggie forever....

She's been at Rainbow Bridge for 4 years now. I still miss her.
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[This message has been edited by Sudilar (edited February 01, 2001).]

[RachelJ]

Oh, Sudilar, that is so beautiful and touching. Avanlanche must have enjoyed that tremendously.

[Corinna]

Ok confesstion time. Merlin was gotten for me so I wouldn't get empty nest feelings(smart hubby) Merlin gets away with much more than the kids ever did(makes them a little upset) Hubby says I spoil him (true) but as he (hubby)was recoveing from cancer surgury ,I would come home and have to see the newest trick we had learned to day. Merlin is 4 years old and only been alone for more than 4 hours one time.He his the combination of suls of two of my previous dogs, I see them in him , I saw it as soon as I saw him at the breeders home. So I get the best of all my worlds.

[Rottie]

Of course I do. How can you love your dog and not be silly with it? Actually, I think the people that don't should 'fess up!

[petspoil]

I think everyone who has a dog will be guilty of such behavior. I will talk to them, sing to them and watch tv or movie with them. Sometimes I think that one of them, Donna, really knows what's going on in the movie, she will get all excited and her heart racing when the story gets exciting. They are really my 3 little babies.