First off, I’m fully aware that “Quantum Dog” makes me look like a pretentious gasbag. However, I try to be accurate here at Hoot Deconstructed and that really is what I was discussing with my dog when I got that fella’s attention. We can’t control the content of our wandering minds and I just think about stuff like that sometimes, so deal with it.
“Quantum Dog” is really about those little conversations we have with our pets when no one else is around. I talk to Hurley a lot when we’re alone. She’s just good company. Sometimes she even cocks her head side-to-side in that way that terriers do when they’re trying to understand to you. That counts as engagement, right?
Anyway, sometimes I forget we’re in public when I’m walking her and I continue talking to her out loud. It’s caused some confusion before and it’s definitely made me look like an idiot or a nutjob. At least I’ve seen other dog owners do the same thing, so I know it’s not just me.
Oh, and to you non-pet owners – yes, us pet talkers are aware of how silly we’re being, but no, we’ll never stop. Even if our pets don’t understand the content of what we’re saying, it’s still a bonding thing.
