Does your pet understand you?

rakski

@rakski (134930)

• Philippines

28 Mar

@JudyEv true

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@JudyEv (349296)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Mar

Dogs are certainly very intelligent and seem to understand much of what we say.

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@DaddyEvil (144474)

• United States

28 Mar

I always preferred cats but can't have any furbabies now. I'm allergic to them. And no, my fishies don't seem to understand me or care to try.

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@DaddyEvil (144474)

• United States

28 Mar

@JudyEv The guppies will swim between my fingers, "petting" me if I put my open hand and spread fingers in their tank. I think they're just scratching themselves but am not sure.

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@JudyEv (349296)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Mar

@DaddyEvil I would take it that they are petting you.

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@JudyEv (349296)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Mar

My Mum had a friend and her goldfish would swim around her hand in a deliberate sort of way.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (186815)

• United States

28 Mar

Cat, they understand voice inflection more than anything else

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@JudyEv (349296)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Mar

I'm sure Herc knew a few things by voice inflection. He certainly knew 'Time to go home, Herc'.

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@allknowing (142983)

• India

28 Mar

In my case I can say I understand Peppie well and he understands me

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@JudyEv (349296)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Mar

If you spend a lot of time with a pet, you do develop an understanding.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (113553)

• El Paso, Texas

28 Mar

I love it. But in their defense, they understand a lot even though cats tend to ignore us more than our dogs do.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (113553)

• El Paso, Texas

28 Mar

So very true. Tuffy has tried really hard to make me do as he wishes but I've always treated my cats the same as I do my dogs and since he was raised by me and Roscoe he kinda conforms to what I want, mostly anyway.

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@JudyEv (349296)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Mar

Dogs have masters; cats have servants.

That's another saying that's pretty true.

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Daniel

@Danielclark691 (2019)

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28 Mar

I think I am more a dog person

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (142731)

• Roseburg, Oregon

28 Mar

Cats rule, dogs drool.

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rakski

@rakski (134930)

• Philippines

28 Mar

@jstory07

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@JudyEv (349296)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Mar

@jstory07 That's very good. I hadn't heard that.

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Yanzalong

@yanzalong (19017)

• Indonesia

29 Mar

I don't have a pet yet but I noticed my neighbor's pet understands her when she said something to her pet.

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@JudyEv (349296)

• Rockingham, Australia

19h

I think many pets are more intelligent than we give them credit for.

Judy Story

@jstory07 (142731)

• Roseburg, Oregon

28 Mar

100% cat person. Cats take care of themselves. You do not have to take them for a walk.

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@JudyEv (349296)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Mar

Yes, cats are pretty independent.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (472464)

• Switzerland

28 Mar

I am surely a cat person. Yes the cat of my neighbors understood me. He knew something "bad" was going to happen when I was packing my things.

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@JudyEv (349296)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Mar

I remember you mentioning the neighbours' cats from time to time. Are you fully moved now?

Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (113641)

• Marion, Ohio

28 Mar

I like both.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (113641)

• Marion, Ohio

28 Mar

@JudyEv They do. Right now Patch is picking on Fuzzy

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@JudyEv (349296)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Mar

I know you have both and they all get along quite well.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (83416)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

28 Mar

As you know I was a cat person. Doubt if I will be again.

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@JudyEv (349296)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Mar

I know you loved your cats. You must miss them dreadfully.

Shiva

@Shiva49 (27025)

• Singapore

28 Mar

Neither as I felt I will get too attached to them. I always wondered what the animals thought of us. Maybe as a necessary evil!

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@JudyEv (349296)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Mar

Certainly we do get attached to our pets. However, they are great companions if a person is on their own.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (185183)

• United States

28 Mar

I'm a big dog person. Our dogs learned to understand quite a bit.

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@JudyEv (349296)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Mar

I remember that you had two dogs at one time.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (185183)

• United States

29 Mar

@JudyEv Yes, the last dogs were 2 Pomeranians. I miss them.

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M Cheung

@Beestring (15097)

• Hong Kong

28 Mar

I am a cat person.

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@JudyEv (349296)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Mar

Do you have a cat now? We're more cat people too but don't have one at the moment.

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M Cheung

@Beestring (15097)

• Hong Kong

28 Mar

@JudyEv No, I don't have a cat now. My family used to have one when I was a kid.

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Fleur

@Fleura (31371)

• United Kingdom

28 Mar

Not sure how well our hamster understands us - she certainly understands some of what we say.