Names and Places

J was on the phone with the voice guy, Bick, last night and said, "Whaddaya want? Names, dates, and places?" He made her repeat that slow about three times till she sounded more like him. She was goofing, I think. No more goofing with words when she talks to Bick. But what she said made me think about a few things.

Mostly, I just started thinking about people words. A lot of dogs don't pay attention to people words. If they do, it's usually just one or two. Pretty much, only dogs with jobs really pay attention to what people say. Instead, we hear HOW people say things. Like are they mad? How does the voice sound?

That's something I've had in common with J from the start. She always listens to the sound of the words. It's one more thing that keeps us in tune with each other.

But I wanted to talk about words. One people word that most dogs recognize is BATH. I'm a water dog--most Labs love the water. Most Labs HATE baths. It's a whole thing. Soap, being restrained. We don't like it.

Still --we know the word bath. It's something that people do to dogs, or do to themselves. Why? well, who knows?

Except Bick. He lives in Bath. I can't figure that part out. He said the weather there right now is lovely. Nice and reasonably dry. How can a bath be dry? I have no idea how a bath can be lovely, but people seem to like 'em. But dry? No way.

Well, I'm hoping J reads this and explains it to me. I'd ask her but--doggie-shaped tongue and barking vocal chords only.

All I know for sure is that the cat doesn't want a Bath any more than I do, and we're both confused. So...I'm gonna go think about this awhile.

Talk to ya later.

Cosmo