Random Thought for a Monday
Yesterday, for some reason, it kept jumping out at me how Jon and I communicate with our greyhound Cole. I have no idea why 6+ years later this stood out to me, but it occurred to me that we pretty much make everything a question when we speak to him!
Top Questions for Cole:
- Do you want to go out?! (Sometimes also posed as: “Who wants to go out?!)
- Do you want to go for a walk?
- Are you hungry?
- Do you want your breakfast?
- Do you want a treat?!
- Do you want to go for a ride?!
- Is it time for your dinner?
- Where’s your squirrel?!
We were laughing because we thought of how it would sound if we just spoke to him any other way, I wound up shouting proper sentences at Jon to show examples (why I felt compelled to yell them, beats the heck out of me!).
The best is he’s totally on board with our questions – depending what it is he totally gets them and reacts just as if he were answering back. I think the best part is that side head tilt they do when you ask them the questions!
Alright, back to work. I have a case of the Mondays!
We do the same thing! At one point, Jeremy said he imagines Petie responding with a french accent. Don’t ask.