Does your pet understand you?

rakski

@rakski (135491)

• Philippines

28 Mar

@JudyEv true

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@JudyEv (351250)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Mar

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

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@DaddyEvil (146118)

• 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 (146118)

• 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 (351250)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Mar

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

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@JudyEv (351250)

• 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 (188107)

• United States

28 Mar

Cat, they understand voice inflection more than anything else

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@JudyEv (351250)

• 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 (144204)

• India

28 Mar

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

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@JudyEv (351250)

• 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 (113843)

• 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 (113843)

• 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 (351250)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Mar

Dogs have masters; cats have servants.

That's another saying that's pretty true.

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Daniel

@Danielclark691 (2169)

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28 Mar

I think I am more a dog person

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (143532)

• Roseburg, Oregon

28 Mar

Cats rule, dogs drool.

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rakski

@rakski (135491)

• Philippines

28 Mar

@jstory07

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@JudyEv (351250)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Mar

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

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Yanzalong

@yanzalong (19038)

• 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 (351250)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 Mar

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

Judy Story

@jstory07 (143532)

• 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 (351250)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Mar

Yes, cats are pretty independent.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (473017)

• 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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Anna

@LadyDuck (473017)

• Switzerland

31 Mar

@JudyEv Yes we are fully moved on and I miss the kitties of my neighbours.

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@JudyEv (351250)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Mar

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

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@JudyEv (351250)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Mar

@LadyDuck Perhaps another cat will adopt you. I hope so.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (114827)

• Marion, Ohio

28 Mar

I like both.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (114827)

• Marion, Ohio

28 Mar

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

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@JudyEv (351250)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Mar

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

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (84189)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

28 Mar

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

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@JudyEv (351250)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Mar

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

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Jessica

@JESSY3236 (20426)

• United States

1 Apr

I'm a cat person.

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@JudyEv (351250)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Apr

We are too really although we like dogs as well.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (187028)

• United States

28 Mar

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

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@JudyEv (351250)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Mar

I remember that you had two dogs at one time.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (187028)

• United States

29 Mar

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

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M Cheung

@Beestring (15240)

• Hong Kong

28 Mar

I am a cat person.

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@JudyEv (351250)

• 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 (15240)

• 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 (31487)

• United Kingdom

28 Mar

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

@JudyEv (351250)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Mar

How cute is she! We don't have hamsters in Australia. Just about any pet will have an understanding of some of what is said, either by tone of voice or context or whatever.

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Shiva

@Shiva49 (27117)

• 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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