Published on 12, July, 2020
I can do a backflip and I can mimic most voices I hear. The mimicking is a special talent, according to my MH nurse. I used to have an almost photographic memory but recently I lost it, my memory is patchy now.
I can converse with animals - we understand each other.....quickly and reliably.
I can do this partially with my dog. I tell him pointedly “Sit! And do not move one more time again Monsieur Bussington!” And he sits and is still. But the second I turn around he’s standing an inch behind me.. and everybody starts laughing..
There you go - animal communication, it's lovely when you understand each other. My dog is very vocal, all sorts of sounds. I'm sure he's actually trying to talk, as I do. On the rare occasions he tnesses me talking to others, he barks. I'm not sure he approves!
Pegg said:I think dogs want just to be with the people they love best
Many dogs are not as you describe. Working dogs (real ones) just want to work and they will tolerate people who demonstrate respect and practice calm towards them....and if they allow them to work. Many of the principally non domestic breeds (real ones - huskies, bigger sheep dogs, guard dogs etc) just want to be with their own kind, in a pack - doing pack things OR on their own - guarding something.
People are often quite inconsequential to dogs, I feel. I understand why. Like us folk on these pages, they have learned to do what they need to do to keep a roof over their heads and their tummies full.....but generally, the ones I meet, seem pretty lonely and under-nourished in the human/dog matrix.
If I claim to be able to talk with them......then I trust you will understand when I feel compelled to advocate for them....because....the ones I've met are rubbish at a keyboard.
My dog is beautiful too, people love him on sight.