Apologizing to your pets

SadieLouWho

If you accidentally bump into/step on/otherwise bother your pet, do you apologize?

This may sound strange, but there's no way I'm the only one!

littlemisswitness

One time I stepped on my cat's tail and she hollered and ran away. I ran after her to try to pick her up and pet her but she hissed at me and I started crying. DH thought it was hilarious.

But yes, I apologize to my cat. I also yell at her and say "you're going to get kicked if you don't stop walking right in front of me!!!!"

Dork_Fish

Yep but I regularly talk to them.

lorenabc

Yes, I always apologize to my two dogs. I also have conversations with them. I think I am crazy:)

sandollar1010

I have full blown conversations with them... I'll be in the kitchen talking to them and DH will yell in "what" from the living room.  I just say "oh I was talking to the dogs" - I probably am crazy, but they look so happy when I talk to them

nital

Yep.  And I say bless you when they sneeze too.

Raeily

Yeah, I talk to my dog all the time. :P 

Amt2109

Yep. I talk to our dog and cat all the time. There's times I've accidently bopped the dog on the nose while playing (he likes to play rough) and he'll act all scared until I say sorry, then he's ready to play again. He's already a little skittish so if you bop him harder than he was expecting he thinks he's in trouble.

The cat, I don't apologise too much to. When I hurt her, its usually because I've kicked her or fallen over her. Both things she gets when she gets under my feet. I call those days her trying to kill mummy days. She likes to see if she can toss me down the stairs.

sillypuddy143

I do! I am also in the "I have full fledged conversations regularly with my dog" category as well haha.

erollis

I do if I did something wrong or hurt my cat on accident (ex: step on tail). I do talk to her but not full on conversations. If she responded with a meow I reply back and so forth. Everytime I leave the house I tell her good bye and ill be back.

chrisnjay05212010

def in the talk to my animals category too! we have a cat and a 7 month old puppy, im constantly talking to them, lol

WhooptieDoo

I do! Depending on what I do, sometimes I feel really bad and even give them extra love lol

jessica290

LOL, I do all of the above!

Kaiene

nital:

Yep.  And I say bless you when they sneeze too.

DH and I will have conversations with the cats where one of us is the voice of the cat.  We also do this with DS. 

SamiJoy

I feel like I'm always apologizing. Haha. I'm so clumsy that I'm always stepping on or bumping into my dog. Poor thing. He's learned to steer clear of me when I'm walking.

JNCPro3130

I do! My dogs are my babies, so I talk to them all the time! 

ChristyD6

All the time!

chiualover

Did you really think this thread would go differently?

It's the Pet board!!

 

With that said, I talk to my animals as if they understand

 english.  Also, I live alone.

Uh-oh- just realized I am THAT lady. Yikes  

Josie22

I do, and I tell my son to as well. They're living creatures and it's a good thing to pass on

warpedredpenguin

I apologize to the dogs if they happen to be behind me and get bopped or stepped on when I turn or move my arm. The cats are always underfoot trying to kill us, so they get no apologies. 

HisChamaoleGirl

Yes I apologize to my fur baby and have full conversations with him so does DH so I don't feel that crazy at all. DH is talking to him right now 

dm1372

Kaiene:

nital:

Yep.  And I say bless you when they sneeze too.

DH and I will have conversations with the cats where one of us is the voice of the cat.  We also do this with DS. 

 

Ha. We do this all the time too - every dog/cat has a different voice. Its quite ridiculous and we try to lock it up in public.