Name the kangaroo....

[Pogle]

One of our cats, a neutered ginger male, practically talks. I've never heard a cat with such a wide repertoire of vocalisations. He's a sort of feline Scoobydoo.

He's just ranting at you for having him snipped!

[DaveB]

One of our cats, a neutered ginger male, practically talks. I've never heard a cat with such a wide repertoire of vocalisations. He's a sort of feline Scoobydoo.

Our Dog was like that, he'd hold a conversation with you. If you started talking to him he'd happily talk back.. Not just the same bark or whine each time either. His "vocabulary" was really quite large. He also had the habit of always wanting to have the "last say", especially if you had just been telling him off for something.

In a lot of ways living with him was like living with a 3-4 year old kid.

[bogeyman]

He's just ranting at you for having him snipped!

Actually seems to have had little effect. He still acts like he has the full compliment. Probably because we had him done late. The testosterone had already affected his attitude.

[bogeyman]

Our Dog was like that, he'd hold a conversation with you. If you started talking to him he'd happily talk back.. Not just the same bark or whine each time either. His "vocabulary" was really quite large. He also had the habit of always wanting to have the "last say", especially if you had just been telling him off for something.

In a lot of ways living with him was like living with a 3-4 year old kid.

Ha. I'd love a dog like that. Neither of our dogs is particularly vocal. They just occasionally bark like maniacs for no apparent reason.

[Churchill]

Yes I would

Mordecai would be a very good name for a Guinea Pig, especially one from your neck of the woods!

[Pogle]

Mordecai would be a very good name for a Guinea Pig, especially one from your neck of the woods!

[DaveB]

Ha. I'd love a dog like that. Neither of our dogs is particularly vocal. They just occasionally bark like maniacs for no apparent reason.

He was a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, they're well known for being very sociable with humans, not so good with other dogs though.

He wanted to play with you, cuddle you, talk to you, get into whatever it was you were doing and generally behaved as if he just another member of the family.

We even ended up having to have christmas presents under the tree for him. When the tree was up He'd go and check every day to see if there was anything new or if anything had been moved, but wouldn't actually take anything or try to rip any open.

One year we forgot to get him anything and he felt so left out he sulked on christmass morning, until we wrapped a packet of crisps and put it under the tree for him. He happily ripped it open, threw the packet around, ate a couple of the crisps and then came and helped us unwrap the rest of the presents.

[Menelaus]

Mordecai would be a very good name for a Guinea Pig, especially one from your neck of the woods!

Only if it had ringlets and a yarmulke, surely?

[bogeyman]

He was a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, they're well known for being very sociable with humans, not so good with other dogs though.

He wanted to play with you, cuddle you, talk to you, get into whatever it was you were doing and generally behaved as if he just another member of the family.

We even ended up having to have christmas presents under the tree for him. When the tree was up He'd go and check every day to see if there was anything new or if anything had been moved, but wouldn't actually take anything or try to rip any open.

One year we forgot to get him anything and he felt so left out he sulked on christmass morning, until we wrapped a packet of crisps and put it under the tree for him. He happily ripped it open, threw the packet around, ate a couple of the crisps and then came and helped us unwrap the rest of the presents.

Sounds like a brill dog DaveB.

I think you hit the nail on the head when you said he was sociable with humans, but not other dogs.

My ginger cat is like that. He doesn't really get on with other cats, or dogs, or the umpteen other furry things that dwell in Bogey Towers. He thinks he's a human, and likes to engage with humans.

Is the dog still with you?

[EternalOptimist]

Our four cats dont have as great a vocabulary as all that, but they do make a 'caw caw' sound when they are after birds. The missus, who is a confirmed cat lady reckons this is common, but I never heard of it before