Of course I talk to them. I do have whole conversations. They do understand a lot. What they don't understand in words, they do understand in energy. Energy 'knowing' is huge. We all have it. Dogs live in their 'knowing', they are very close to Source.
I think that when you bond with your four legged family and birds and other's also, there is that connection that links you. Most of my dogs have been telepathic with me. Again, really, that's just normal everyday 'energy', nothing mysterious.
How about when one of them comes to get you when the bacon you put in the microwave dinged and is ready. How crazy would it be NOT to notice and talk with your sweetie that so thoughtfully came to tell you the bacon was ready and you didn't talk with them?
Don't we all have stories, communications? Of course we do. We have the big ones, that we took notice with, and if you tune in so to speak, there are also the everyday small ones.
To me, it's just plain *weird* *not* to talk to our animal family. They tell us much. Everyday. I feel sorry for people not tuned in so they can 'hear'. They miss a lot. Animals are co-creators with us, just like every other living thing on the planet.