[Impermanence]

There is nothing wrong with talking to your pet. People talk to babies too and I think that's normal, even though they don't respond and may just laugh, smile or make baby sounds.

[Val1991]

I do talk to my pets. (Horse, dogs, cats) But 50% of my conversations are quite insulting, mostly because I know they don't understand a lick of what I'm saying and that I don't really mean it anyways. It's just fun being allowed to rudely tell someone that they need to get their tard rear end in the door. And the name calling is fun as it is open to so many possibilities. We call our one dog "Butt" most of the time (I think she's even starting to respond to it. "Move it butt, you're in the way!") When I do communicate affection to my animals, it's almost never with words, but body language. Espescially my horse, with slow, feather-like strokes that almost put both of us to sleep. I do baby talk to the dogs, but only when I'm praising them, and really only for the benefit of them hearing my "happy tone" and knowing that I am pleased with them.The best fun we have talking to our pets is usually spent saying stupid things to them and then narrarating their non-existent responses. We have finally agreed that one of our cats has a thick russian accent.

[voicetrocity]

If I have something on my mind, I'll talk to anything that will listen (my betta fish included).
I'm also perfectly aware this makes me weird in a lot of peoples eyes. -shrug-

[The Wanderer]

I used to talk to my roommate's pet fish. The fish is unable to understand me, and is most likely getting spooked out by my face distorted by the fish tank, but it's fun. It's interesting to observe how fish react.

That said, there's nothing weird about talking to pets.

[koalaroo]

You know what's weirder than talking to an animal? Preserving your cat via taxidermy and turning it into a catcopter.

[Dalien]

I literally talk with the animals, whether they live with me or not.
Excuse me for seeming weird. I connect with them is all.

So, they don't speak the same language as human animals do. But, they do have their own language.
Have you ever been protected by your cat? Yes, I have! Cats use their senses and speak with their body, as well as, voice. Something like what we do. Seems to me that "all" animals do this, eh? Can you tell when a squirrle is upset? Do you not hear when a Blue Jay is really ticked off or warning other birds of danger? Have you ever seen a Mockingbird divebomb a cat? Now, why would that bird be doing that? How about the different ways a dog barks...tone and inflection? Or, how a horse speaks or rears up, backs up, sidesteps, etc. I could go on and on with a list of animal languages, but I think my point is made.
I'm one who believes that human beings aren't above all the other animals (or anything else for that matter).
With all this said, if you think I'm strange, I'm happy to be such! ;)

There are a few cottontails in the cement city where I live that visit the postage stamp size yard (there is a small thicket with trees in the next yard over) that come physically close to me. I talk to them and they sit there, listen and watch. They do some movement depending on my tone and inflection. I'm still studying them, as they are me. I can get up and leave them where they are. They don't go away until I'm in the house. Imagine that!

Just this week, on two separate occasions, I found a very young Robin in the street. They were almost ready to fly, except for a couple of quills not quite feathered enough. Anyhow, I bent down low and showed them my hands while I talked soothingly to them. It took a couple of tries to touch them without flipping them out. I wanted to pick them up and put them in the next door thicket where they came from. It would be a safe place for them. I was able to do so without causing them trauma. They barely flinched.

Life can be so good!

[CrabbyPaws]

I talk to everything. My pets, inanimate objects, plants and trees, myself, God. That is probably strange.

[Aqualung]

My last dog understood some things I'd say. I'd say "Wanna go for a walk?" & he'd run in circles & start jumping up to get his leash off the shelf. I'd say "Wanna go for a ride?" & he'd run to the front door & run to the car when I opened the door. He knew all the names for his snacks too & he'd get all hyper when I said the names because he knew he was getting a treat. Baffled some people who saw it. Our current dog hasn't picked it up yet but she does love to watch TV, especially when there's animals on.

[Tulipgarden]

Strangely, my step daughter and I were just having a conversation with our cat. And I think it is odd that each cat knows their own name.

[midnightstar]

I used to talk to the cats I've owned, the rescue cats I've helped rehome, I talk to any wildlife I see as well (including spiders), if this makes me crazy we need more craziness in the world.