Mary Stetler
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Very long horse vid that got me hooked. Need to know the words.
Talking to Pets & Other Animals
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If I were single, I'd be the crazy old man who sits around talking to his cats all day.
Mary Stetler
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Like in the Bible. I know my sheep and they know me. They are not thought of as very smart but they know their shepherd , what she is saying and my ewe will not tolerate any other person. My whether, however, will love anyone and show you where the good silver is. 
Beth Gallagher
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Marie Miller
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Of course I talk with our sofa lion. In true Coone fashion she has a vocabulary and knows how to use it.
Hedi Mitchell
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I have always talked to the pets we have had. Since we have had Delilah, Mark takes to her more than me. I can hear him asking a question or talking and ask What did you say? I am talking to to Delilah
Tell her you want breakfast and need your clothes washed
Tell her you want breakfast and need your clothes washed
We always talk with our pets, too. When I had Chipper, he understood everything I said and most things that I was thinking. Dogs can understand a lot more words than we give them credit for, mostly. It is like having a small child, the more time you spend talking to them, the more they learn.
When we first got Poodle, he didn’t know his name, and he didn’t even seem to understand that dogs have names. But before I could decide on a new name for him, he was listening to me, and he started looking when he heard me say the word “Poodle” and knew that it meant I was talking about him.
Since he understood that , I didn’t want to give him another name and make him learn all over again, so his name continues to be Poodle, but now he has a much larger vocabulary of words that he understands.
Words like “out, bedtime, bologna, chicken, and pizza” seems to be some of his favorites, but if he hears Poodle and bath in the same sentence, he will go and hide in his condo.
I think that sometimes he even tries to speak , because he says something that sounds like “oow-wuuo” when he wants to go outside, and he makes that same vocalization pretty frequently when he wants to go outside.
When we first got Poodle, he didn’t know his name, and he didn’t even seem to understand that dogs have names. But before I could decide on a new name for him, he was listening to me, and he started looking when he heard me say the word “Poodle” and knew that it meant I was talking about him.
Since he understood that , I didn’t want to give him another name and make him learn all over again, so his name continues to be Poodle, but now he has a much larger vocabulary of words that he understands.
Words like “out, bedtime, bologna, chicken, and pizza” seems to be some of his favorites, but if he hears Poodle and bath in the same sentence, he will go and hide in his condo.
I think that sometimes he even tries to speak , because he says something that sounds like “oow-wuuo” when he wants to go outside, and he makes that same vocalization pretty frequently when he wants to go outside.
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Connie Bennett
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@Mary Stetler it says the video in your #21 post is unavailable 
@Ken Anderson many years ago. I took a Doberman and a Rottweiler through obedience 101. One day it dawned on me my horses could understand short sentences if they were repetitive and I use the same tone for whatever it was I wanted them to do.
I also use hand signals with my horses. When it got to the point, I could no longer ride these types of liberty training were my entertainment.
Both the horses in the first video are Tennessee Walkers and well seasoned trail horses. Sadly, they have both passed away. The horse I’m working with almost made it to 31. The other horse made it to 27. The one I’m working with is 16.1H. he’s in a tight spot and no they don’t panic because they’re used to that sort of stuff.
I taught him to come around one day because I wanted to see if he would do it. It took me about 10 minutes to teach him that.
This is that same horse in that same tight spot getting vacuumed before turn out. They all love the vacuum, just as long as I stayed away from their nether areas
These videos were in 2021, when I still had decent mobility.
@Ken Anderson many years ago. I took a Doberman and a Rottweiler through obedience 101. One day it dawned on me my horses could understand short sentences if they were repetitive and I use the same tone for whatever it was I wanted them to do.
I also use hand signals with my horses. When it got to the point, I could no longer ride these types of liberty training were my entertainment.
Both the horses in the first video are Tennessee Walkers and well seasoned trail horses. Sadly, they have both passed away. The horse I’m working with almost made it to 31. The other horse made it to 27. The one I’m working with is 16.1H. he’s in a tight spot and no they don’t panic because they’re used to that sort of stuff.
I taught him to come around one day because I wanted to see if he would do it. It took me about 10 minutes to teach him that.
This is that same horse in that same tight spot getting vacuumed before turn out. They all love the vacuum, just as long as I stayed away from their nether areas
These videos were in 2021, when I still had decent mobility.
Faye Fox
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Thank God for Michelle, SOC doesn't stand for Senior Orating Cats.
Axel Slingerland
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Back 1994 after I fell and ended my career as a band owner and guitarist, and subsequently ended up homeless for awhile, some of the homeless people I got to know told me that I should get a dog for security. Even small dogs make excellent intruder alarms. I never did because one of the people who told me that had a dog. But as I was very dependent on my bicycle, if he wasn't there I would have. His was a German Shepard and he put a Security jacket on him. Intruders shied away from him. He was very well trained and you could even whisper commands to him and he knew exactly what you wanted.