Do you wish your pet could talk to you?

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ALMOST FOUR IN FIVE AMERICANS BELIEVE THAT IF ANIMALS WERE ABLE TO TALK LIKE PEOPLE, DOGS WOULD BE THE FIRST TO DO SO.

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A POLL OF 2,000 ADULTS REVEALED THAT 78 PERCENT BELIEVE THAT HYPOTHETICALLY, DOGS ARE MORE LIKELY TO START TALKING LIKE A PERSON, WHILE 60 PERCENT SAY THE SAME ABOUT CATS.

MORE THAN HALF (53%) IMAGINE THEIR FAVORITE PET WOULD HAVE A CERTAIN TONE, ACCENT OR PATTERN OF SPEAKING.

CONDUCTED BY ONEPOLL ON BEHALF OF HEALTHY PAWS, THE SURVEY ALSO ASKED ABOUT THE PERKS AND POTENTIAL DOWNSIDES OF BEING ABLE TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH PETS.

ON ONE HAND THEY COULD EXPLAIN THEIR FOOD PREFERENCES (61%) AND TELL THEIR PET PARENTS IF SOMETHING IS WRONG (58%).

BUT, MORE THAN HALF (53%) ARE WORRIED THEIR PET WOULD REVEAL SECRETS. 

ON TOP OF THAT, 49 PERCENT WORRY THEY WOULDN’T STOP TALKING AND 46 PERCENT ARE CONCERNED THEY’D INSULT SOMEONE.