Do you treat animals like people?

its not mad, you are just showing how much you love and care for them, and misses them so much, thats why they ride with you hehehe. its ok. we do that here sometimes, taking out pets to other places but just sometimes... i treat them good and just like a member of a family, sometimes talk to them too, i dont know if they understand me. hehehe.

Hello paula, I absolutely love animals. However, I don't think I would go as far as driving with a bird on my shoulder. There are times when animals can be better company than people, especially when you need the attention without the advice. I'd say in your case you are probably a little excentric.

Hi paula, it's so nice if I could see the lovely budgeigar resting on your shoulder. At the moment I don't keep any pet due to the lack of time. Anyway I did keep some different animals as pets before. Few years back I had my pet fish in the tank. I talked to my adorable flower horn fish when I fed it and before my bedtime. It would swim near me and stayed still looking at me. The espression from its eyes seemed that it understood what I's taling about The dog my dad kept during my middle school days quite closed to me. I was the only person in my family who liked to take it to stroll in the nearby park in the evening. There my dear pet and I would meet people walking their respective pet dogs as well. I usually would spend 40 minutes or so having fun strolling around the park. Happy posting

LOL Hi Paula, no, no! there is nothing wrong with that,i also do that with my pets, i talk to them a lot and they seems to understand what am i saying. the attachment between us (me and my pet) is very deep, and people who watch this will think it's funny but i don't care, my heart was fulfill when i'm around them and it's enough.. I remember Rado,.. i was totally alone in a big house of my bos only with rado,.. and the most memorable memories is how he always happy to see me comes home, no mather how awful i am that day, bad or sinful that day i am, he great me with his wagging tail and said "arrruuuwgghh...!" i'm so missed him.. andi think... he was the only one in this world that accept me for who i am... God make animals so precious..

Hello Paula. I believe there's nothing wrong with treating your animals with care and talking with them, i believe any animal pet lover (including me) does it. I especially enjoy when they respond back, even if i have no clue to what they are saying. If i was in your friend's place, i would have been curios not annoyed :)

Hi Paula, Well the concept is laudable indeed. We, I mean I treat dogs and cat with care but when question comes about treating them on the level of human being may be there would emerge a difference. After all a human is a human and an animal is an animal. I know they well reciprocate to the love and affection that we show as tree and plants too do. May be I could let my dog a share in my bed or the cat but not all. However treating them with care is a different thing.

Yes, animals need to be taken care of, whether they ar pet or not. This emphasizes our integration with the lives of the animals as a rule of Nature! All animals are of certain vital benifit to the other animal and humans also! But in my opinion it is not easy to treat the animals like people. This is because, people are people and animals are animals! Thanks for this nice posting and have a good-day!!

I have 4 pets (2 dogs and 2 cats) and they are my babies. They take their turns sleeping with us on our bed at night, and basically rule over the house, so yes I'd say I treat my animals like people too. Nothing wrong with it in my humble opinion. Keep it up!

Well I dont have any animals but sometimes animals can be the best companions ,they dont lie or cheat or steal unless its food.So they can be so wonderful to have around .I dont think you are weird at allfor having a good relationship with animals provide you have a good relationships outside of the interaction with these furry friends .Dont let anyone tell you otherwise my friend

I dont abuse animals but then I dont treat them the same way I would a human .I mean I wouldnt have them in my bed or on my table animals are supposed to know their place .I have often read of celebrities who put their animals in clothes and build huge homes for them,things they would never do for a human .

You're not strange. I'm also an animal lover, especially cats and dogs. I favour dogs more, though. Animals are like humans too, just that they have their own animal language. They also have feelings. We should therefore treat them like humans. Talk to them, smile to them. Who knows one day they might just talk to us in human language? LOL!

no you are not strange. i also behave same as you. i have a cat in my home with whom i behave as a human beings. as u i also drive around her in my bike and she sits on my bike as a human. u can she her in my profile.

Hello paula, i know this is a lil bit late for me to comment on your post but i really want to ;) Yes i do treat my pets particularly my cat just like a human being. I talk to them most of the time, scold them if they are being naughty or noisy, bathe them play with them and i give them some of my time. Some professionals are telling me not do so, bacause its not the nature of pets to be treated that way, but if you ask me i think its a matter of choice for me, how i want me pets to live and how i want to enjoy my time with them ;)

NOOOOO!!! animals are not people! :-) why would you treat them like people. My animals are my ANIMALS! :)

I talk to my animals always have. I do call them my babies sometimes..which annoys my mom and hubby..but they are loved and at times help me through stressful times..they deserve a treat for having to listen to me rave on about this and that..lol..nope your not strange. I bet at least 75% of the people here have talked to animals.

Your not strange, paula. The people that have no life are the ones who are strange. I much prefer the company of animals to people. I talk to them all the time and actually understand what they are saying. People look at me strange when I'm talking to their dog or cat but I don't care. They are the ones complaining to me that their owners don't take decent care of them. If I get a strange look, I'll tell them to stop looking and start doing such and such for their pet. Then I get looks of disbelief. lol Ah well! I'll never understand people like I do animals.

Paula- No, you're not strange. Our Lightening is a part of our family. The children are affectionately termed "her boy and girl" when she's "mothering" them. She will groom our hair when sitting on the couch, and is spoiled just as much as our children. My little Sassy, rest her soul, was given the best of everything, and went with me everywhere I did. She even got her special treats "tacos" when we had them. Yes, she was a taco dog. She slept in our bed and always managed to end up right between us under the covers. (Lightening does the same thing and buries herself at our feet under the blankets). Our pets aren't just pets, they are part of our family. Namaste-Anora

we treat our animals like they're people.we actually talk to them.we scold at them when they do something bad.we talk to them and tell them not to fight each other.we tease them.there is nothing wrong with treating your pets as furry "family members".

Well, for me I guess not all the animals can be treated as people. I just like the tame ones and those ctucial ones can not get into my list.

We have one cat who is 11 years old. Our family wouldn't be complete without her. She is definitely pampered. She has special treats & kitty milk (specially formulated to prevent tummy upset). Her vet is a cat specialist. She has complete run of the house. She can go anywhere, sleep with anyone. She has never been one to jump on tables, counters and stuff. Mostly she just sits in whoever's lap is convenient. We do take her on vacations with us - she has separation anxiety and she could not tolerate being in a kennel. Sometimes we have a friend kitty and house sit if we are going somewhere she wouldn't want to go or if we aren't going by car. She doesn't like to ride well enough to take her around town. She is treated differently because she is a kitty and has different needs. But we attend to those needs as closely as we do the rest of the household members.