Walkies and talkies

[nancyweNW]

I'm ALWAYS talking to my dog.

[chocolatepuppy]

Always talking to the dogs and kittys, I even talk to my fish.

[IRescue452]

Well, not actual conversation, but phrases she knows like...
"Ok" or "let's go"- trying to get her to walk faster
"heel"- usually when around a crowd
"slow down"- my feet hurt darnnit
"place"- point at anybody you see
"who's that?"- getting her to be watchful of somebody nearby
"aren't you forgetting something"- if she forgets to sit at the corner
"go see"- means we are stopping at a familiar dog friend's house
"where"- Autumn's choice which way to go
"leave it"- eww whatever that is it's dead

and many many more. Usually I'm going on the whole walk.

[AdoreMyDogs]

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.

All the time. They usually understand, too, unless I start to discuss quantum physics.

[crow_noir]

You don't have an option for "Sometimes"

I do, but i don't like talking to begin with and am actually a very quiet person outside of typing.

I chatted more with King than i do with Koli. ... But King was my best friend (EVER and ever will be) and i just consider Koli a foster dog. I really don't have much to talk to her about. She's started most of the conversations between us. (She's finally just now after nine months getting me to open up to her and accept her for who she is.)

Sometimes i have something to say, other times it's just the commands.

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

[CathyBogart]

I keep up a steady stream of conversation with Jasper while we're out walking. People must think I'm out of my head.

[Glacier]

I talk to them alot when we are out for a hike. Not really a conversation, but I try to make some noise regularly---it's good bear protection. If a bear hears us coming, he is much more likely to keep his presence hidden!

On the sled, I speak only to give commands and the occasional bit of praise. If you talk too much to a working sled dog, they stop listening--which can be a problem when you need a response to a command!

[nancyweNW]

Oh, only all the time.

[Rachel]

Yes, I talk to my dogs on walks and in the house. I frequently ask them questions too. Somehow the answers come subliminally. I'm also inclined to talk with any dog I meet up with. I must be too old to care if their person thinks it odd.

[cali]

Well, not actual conversation, but phrases she knows like...
"Ok" or "let's go"- trying to get her to walk faster
"heel"- usually when around a crowd
"slow down"- my feet hurt darnnit
"place"- point at anybody you see
"who's that?"- getting her to be watchful of somebody nearby
"aren't you forgetting something"- if she forgets to sit at the corner
"go see"- means we are stopping at a familiar dog friend's house
"where"- Autumn's choice which way to go
"leave it"- eww whatever that is it's dead

and many many more. Usually I'm going on the whole walk.

I second this one, I dont have conversations with my dogs, but I am usally talking to them almost the whole time, using the same kind of commands as above.

[ratdogg]

i dont walk my dog as often as i should...but at work I ALWAYS talk to the doggies. Its silly but I think they like the sound and tone of the words.