February 10, 2002
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If your pet could suddenly speak (your language), what's the first thing it would say to you?

Love me and don't ever leave me alone -- AGAIN!

Keri-Jade, 21
Brampton, Ontario  CANADA

Why don't we have a little snack and a short walk and a little snack and a long nap?

Jill, 61
Saylorsburg
, PA  USA

Right now? My dogs would say, "I'm hungry!"  Actually, my dogs communicate very well with me even though we don't speak the same language.

Laura, 37
Lowell
, MA   USA

Bring me more treats!!!

Janet, 44
E. Brunswick
, NJ  USA

He'd say "Ribbit" just to confuse me, and then he'd say, "Feed me." Actually, this is just what my big frog would say. I'm not sure my little frog would be comprehensible even if he were talking in English.

Karen, 22
Ames
, IA    USA

27 talking cats? Maybe there is a hell.

Alias Irrelevante

I don't have a pet right now, but from past experience, I expect he or she would say "Feed me!"

Jane, 62
West Linn
, OR   USA

Let me outside! I'm goin' crazy in here!!

Firelady, 23
Dallas
, TX   USA

Right now, he'd say "Feed Me"

Felicia, 36
Lowell
, MA   USA

Prolly something to the effect of "why don't you play with me more?"

Angela, 18
Bella Vista
, AR  USA

The large Maine Coon would say "Give me food....NOW."

Triana, 29
Austin
, TX   USA

Let me out of my terrarium!

Melodi, 19
Gahanna
, OH   USA

If any of my three cats could suddenly speak they'd probably just start answering all the stupid questions I've asked them through the years like "you hungry?" "want me to pet you?" "want some fresh water?" etc. I have a feeling they'd also tell me what's it's like to live with me. Yikes.

Fisch, 46
Preston
, CT   USA

We have a cat and a bird and the first thing the bird would say would be "Keep that cat away from me!" and the first thing the cat would say would be "Let me at that bird!"

Reba, 50+
Silver Spring
, MD  USA

"Boo! I have come back to haunt you from the grave!"

Talia, 24
Wilton
, CT   USA

My dog would say the same thing he says now in doggie language, " Give me some of your people food."

Laney
TX USA

Why do you let the smelly blonde kid pick on me?

Nicci, 27
Las Vegas
, NV   USA

"Move it, you're in my chair."

Doug2, 29
Overland Park
, KS  USA

Well, my cats talk all the time and I've always wondered what they are saying. I think one (who talks the most) would probably tell me what the other kitty is doing. The second one gets into mischeif alot.

Stephanie, 25
TX  USA

Depends on which pet it is. Nic would probably say something nice and sweet and grateful. Java would ask for food. I sincerely think that Layla would ask to go live with a bigger, more active family.

Johanna, 18
OK  USA

Let's see...I have so many animals, this may take a while: 
Dylan (a.ka. Dilly Willy, My Dil Pickle): Here's that weird guy...why does he always want to play with me, can't he get a lifer? He's okay, but I'm a mamma's boy.

Lars: All right, here comes my protector...he will save me from Morph and Hermes, who are always attacking me. Why does everybody keep picking on me...I just want to be left alone...he takes care of me, and since Axl was his "owner", although he does not like the term owner, that's why we are buds:

Morpheus (a.ka. Morph, morphological): ah, here comes my great big toy. He'll pay attention to me, pick me up, and listen to me. I do not like any of the other animals, but he's cool, he picks me up whenever I want it.

Chunk: What a weird guy...at least he does not mind when I give him a head-butt.

Cam-corder...I know he gets sick of listening to me cry, but you have to make noise to be heard. He's alright, he feeds me on time, although I don't think he appreciates the deposits I make in the liter box.

Hermes: What a great guy! I love my name, obviously he is into the Greek Gods, and I like to be named after a God. He lets me play, and plays with me, although he doesn't like it when I get too frisky.

Nike: Oh, he's okay, but I am a mamma's boy.

The Late Legendary Sarge: Don't worry, big guy, we will be reunited when you croak. I miss you too, but I have all the cheese I can want on the other side.

Late Axl Waxl (whom I consider a fenile philosopher): Remember, take your job seriously, but not yourself seriously, and a wise man knows he is ignorant.

Frodo
age unknown, parts unknown

"Why did you flush me down the toilet? I wasn't really dead." - as my last pet was a goldfish I got tired of taking care of, so I sent him off to fend for himself.

Ryan, 28
Riedlingen  GERMANY

Stop leaving me on the back porch when you eat!

Nicole2, 20
FL  USA

You know, I think about that all the time. And I'm not sure. I think it would either be, "Thank you for taking such good care of me, and for being so nice, for loving me, and for keeping me safe. I really like the meat that you give me, and that crunchy stuff to snack on. I appreciate the cold fresh ice water you give me. But I wish you would stick around the apartment alot more. I get lonely sometimes. And thanks for not letting your husband pick on me, I know you are always making him leave me alone." But sometimes I wonder if it would be more like, "Please let me go. Let me run free outside. I know its unsure out there, but I hate being in this apartment day and night. It's stuffy and it has some really strange noises. I hate that crunchy dry stuff you feed me. I try to talk to you but you don't understand me. I need grass, I need trees, and when I had kittens, you gave them away, how could you? I need other beings like me, others that will understand me." I've thought about this alot. I really don't know what she would say. She seems to be content, and she acts like she likes me. I just make sure that everyday I make her as comfortable as possible, even if it does mean spoiling her rotten.

Lisa J., 23
TN  USA

Probably, " Hey, dont get freaked, I can talk now!" Then it would tell  me what I could do to make it's home better. After that we could talk about anything and tell jokes and get to be really good friends.

Derya

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