Walkies and talkies

[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

[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.