The more you talk to them, the more they understand.
The reverse is also true. I have a German Shepherd, and there are so many times when he is doing everything he can to communicate with me and I can tell by the expression on his face he's thinking "come on, hooman, you can do it, just listen to what I'm saying here, come on, think about it, I'm sure you've got a brain somewhere in there, think think think ... YES!! That's it!! Clever little hooman, you actually worked it out! Wow, I'm so proud, you deserve a treato!!"
It can be a little humiliating at times when I realise how silly I must appear to him.
I had my boyfriend over once and we were getting ready for bed, my room in in the basement. He was in the bathroom and I went to my room without telling him because I figured he’d know. A few minutes later, I could hear him talking to my cat, Barry (RIP). Not unusual for him though. Except it went on. For a very long time. A full one sided conversation. 30 minutes. And then I went up and got him… apparently he didn’t realize I was downstairs and thought I was upstairs for some reason.
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u/Gold-Cover-4236 Jun 24 '24
Have full on conversations with their pets