[nagdu] Talking and singing to animals

[Sean Moore]

Yeah Franklin seems to listen more when I talk to him.

Now if I can get him to come when called.
that would be nice.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mardi Hadfield" <wolfsinger.lakota at gmail.com>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2011 7:47 PM
Subject: [nagdu] Talking and singing to animals


> Tami and Sean,I talk to all my dogs and cats as if they were human.They 
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> them.I often have to say to some of my dogs, "if you don't come in now,you
> won't get a biscuit."When I just say come, I seem to get ignored.Even the
> cats understand when I ask "are you hungry?" If I just call out," food
> time",they don't come to the kitchen to eat.I have a blind bearded dragon
> lizard and he loves it when I talk to him.Some times, the only thing that
> will get him to eat is if I sing to him.Some people think I am "nuts" for
> talking and singing to my animals but they do respond to it so I don't 
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> what people think. I will continue to talk and sing to them. People are
> amazed when I ask Shaman to find a seat for me, or find the trash can or 
> the
> door or elevator, and he does what I ask. I think animals are much smarter
> than we give them credit for.I think they like the sound of a soft voice
> speaking or singing to them and they respond in a much more positive way
> than if you just use word commands. JMHO.  Mardi and Shaman and
> Nala,retired.
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