Fun poll: How many of you say goodbye to your doggo or catto before leaving home?

[miss_rodent@girlcock.club]

@nixCraft I also say goodbye to other people's pets when leaving their homes.
And to wild non-human animals when out in the woods or for walks.
Honestly I'm more likely to do a greet/goodbye for non-humans than for humans.

[mardy@mastodon.ml]

@nixCraft I think you should make two distinct polls, one for dogs and one for cats, since behaviours might be quite different.

[treuss@metalhead.club]

@nixCraft I belong to the staff of two cats (male). They usually ignore me, when I'm around.

[pesasa@mastodon.social]

@nixCraft Saying goodbye also doubles as checking, that the cats are not locked in any room / closet / balcony.

[trinsec@trinsec.org]

@pesasa@mastodon.social @nixCraft@mastodon.social Exactly. That's my biggest fear, so I'd prefer to see them near the window where I can see them before I bike away!

[rozeboosje@masto.ai]

@nixCraft "Be good, mind the house, eat the burglars"

[lumen_20206@mastodon.social]

I always say goodbye to my mother Juna. It's a small gesture but it means the world.

[hedaja@mastodon.world]

@nixCraft voted always. But usually full cuddles a bit before and then a bit later just leave without big goodbyes. This helps the animals if theory are anxious of you being gone.

[paul_edwin@hachyderm.io]

@nixCraft I do say "Guard the house" if he's left by himself. It's always worked so far.

[ingonymous@mastodon.social]

@nixCraft
What do you mean with "leaving home "...?

[kanamauna@sauropods.win]

@nixCraft

I need to say goodbye to my dogs and explain to them they need to stay and wait but I’ll be back. And maybe give them a treat. Otherwise they’ll race out the front door completely convinced that it’s adventure time.

[kryptofisk@infosec.exchange]

@nixCraft Always full goodbye ritual, which simply means saying "bye bye" in case they're home when I leave.

[slash909uk@mastodon.me.uk]

@nixCraft "you're in charge!"

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to the fish. In the aquarium. I'm ok

[tijgertje1987@mastodon.online]

@nixCraft
It is a cat, they ignore me anyway unless they want something ‍️

[peterrenshaw@ioc.exchange]

@nixCraft I wave to the kangaroos as I go past 🦘️

[hanicef@toots.nu]

@nixCraft Depends, if they come up to me, I say goodbye but otherwise (normally the case when they're asleep) I don't.

(Disclaimer: I've never met a cat; I only have experiences with dogs.)