By Deb Wong
Email: Debwongdebwong@gmail.com
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Talk to Animals
Marty Meyer, Telepathic Animal Communicator
The Internet Cat Whisperer
E-How: How to Talk to a Cat
YouTube: Talking Cats
Pet Place: Understanding What your cat is saying

This is a hilarious SNL bit parodying Mark Wahlberg talking to the animals
When I was young, I was talking funny to dogs, since that is all that we had. I am not sure why I started out  conversing normally with an animal, then suddenly my voice takes on another personality.

To be honest, this page should be called: "I talk funny to animals", because I have talked to any furry creature I encountered (and a few non-furry ones) with a funny voice. I even funny-talked a gopher out of a hole so that my photographer husband could get a shot of him (or her). 

When it was my family pets - or rather, pet family - I had a different way of speaking with each pet.  If I go any further in describing this, it all sounds a little nuts.  I somehow influenced my daughter, I guess, because she speaks funny to animals, as well. 

Perhaps  it isn't so weird to speak to animals.  After all, I am sure that St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals, spoke to animals.

If not,  Dr. Dolittle could be the patron saint of talking to animals.....
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EXAMPLE:
The cat to the left is Marty.  I created a webpage for Marty called My Cat's Butt.
This is how I talked to Marty:
"Marmalarmy Pwessuss-Messus. Dat's wight, dat's wight! "

Translation: "Marty, you are such an awesome cat, and that's the truth!
This video tells you how to talk to your cat effectively: