When Animals Talk

Posted on by Reena Saxena

The first thing that springs to mind after reading this prompt line is how much they can express without talking.

Maybe some find it boring, but I’m talking about my Shih-Tzu petkins – Happy and Aria.

Happy gives me a very hurt look when he is busy playing music on his squeaky toy, and I ask him to stop. How can I keep him away from his favourite pastime?

He has a way of saying thank you by licking, immediately after a meal or if we help him in eliminating any physical discomfort.

Aria reprimands Happy with different kinds of barks – if she is disturbed while sleeping, if Happy throws a tantrum for getting his nails trimmed and whenever she thinks he is not responding to her demands. My Tiny Queen is an entitled brat to the core.

WHAT IF WE COULD EXCHANGE WORDS?

Aria and I would often discuss how our male partners do not see life in the same way we do. We bond well, though her primary loyalty lies with Daddy.

I would like them to reciprocate our love in words.

Happy comes and stands near me, but it would be great if he could verbalise whether he is hungry or wants to go for a walk.

Aria could do better by telling us why she rejects a particular food, and what else she would like to have. She would be better off saying she is hungry rather than biting our feet to express discomfort.

The most significant help I expect is for them to tell us when they are unwell, and what’s happening. We had to guess before we took Happy to a vet, and found he suffered from tick fever. His blood tests and infusions kept us busy for a while, and the 21-day course of antibiotics just ended.

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14 thoughts on “When Animals Talk”

  1. Our pets probably understand is better than some people because we spend so much time with them, but life sure would be much easier if we could understand our pets better. Nice post, Reena as this was a very enjoyable read.

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  2. I’m glad Happy is on the mend. Our cat, Callie, talks to us a lot, and I wish I understood her different meows. She’s a very social cat, and comes to us in the mornings, giving us a high-five, and meow that sounds like she’s saying hello. Animals are awesome.

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    1. They are absolutely delightful.

      I saw my art teacher’s cat following her in the corridor with a variety of meows, and she was responding like “Oh, did this happen? She shouldn’t have done it. Tell me if it happens again and I’ll reprimand her.” 😀😀

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  3. Happy and Aria sound very entertaining (even without speaking our language). It would be great if our pets could tell us when they are not feeling well. I’m not sure that I would want to hear about their food preferences… I imagine they would be like children begging for the sweet treat over their vegetables.

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    1. They are entertaining and at the center of our existence 😍😍

      Thanks a ton for engaging, Jennifer! I’d like to learn how interactive books are designed and circulated. If you have a blog or reasonably priced course on the subject, I’m interested.

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      1. Thank you for your interest, Reena! I don’t have any instruction for the interactive books. They are free on my home page and get little engagement, as I haven’t made much of a marketing effort. I created them with html and css and store the files on GitHub.

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