Do you say "bless you" or the equivelant when your pet sneezes?

@dizzblnd (3073)
United States
May 26, 2008 9:51am CST
When any of my animals sneeze I do say "bless you" I am not quite sure why, I know they don't understand what it means. Maybe its because I say bless you when a human sneezes. Just wondered if any of the pet owners out there did this?
7 responses
@heleni0 (322)
29 May 08
Yes, I always say bless you when my dog sneezes. I always thought it was just cos i'm dippy and treat him like a person far too much, but my mom does it too and she's really not an animal person! Maybe we're just overly polite lol.
@dizzblnd (3073)
• United States
29 May 08
naaaaaaaaaaah you are not dippy.. lol (love that word though ) You are just kind and caring towards your perts... seems like a lot of us are
• Canada
27 May 08
i say bless you when the cat sneezes. even when we had a hamster when he sneezed i said it. i grew up with my grandma saying that when you sneeze your sole leaves your body for that split second and if you don't say bless you your sole can be taken. it was something she remembers her grandmother saying and its just kinda gotten passed down i guess
@dizzblnd (3073)
• United States
27 May 08
I have heard that and I have heard that an evil spirit takes over your body when you sneeze... odd the stories that are passed down. I think it is a gesture of kindness and courtesy
@smacksman (6053)
26 May 08
Absolutly! We also rub the poor dog's nose because she sneezes so violently that she bashes her nose on the ground!
@dizzblnd (3073)
• United States
26 May 08
awwwwwwwwwwwwww poor dog. Luckily.. my dogs don't sneeze that violently
• United States
27 May 08
rotflmao yes I do dizzblnd. More out of habit than anything else. I don't think they know what It means but they always look up at me quizzically. Likt they are saying WTF was that all about.
@dizzblnd (3073)
• United States
27 May 08
LOL! you get that look too? Must be a universal one
@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
26 May 08
I sure do! They've learned it's a loving expression so I guess they understand a little that I'm concerned for them. I also say it to strangers!
@dizzblnd (3073)
• United States
26 May 08
I guess it is a loving expression and they should be able to understand it from the tone of our voice
@mcat19 (1357)
• United States
26 May 08
You are not alone. I do it, too.
@dizzblnd (3073)
• United States
26 May 08
Whew.. thak you. That's what I like about mylot.. you get to find out that more and more people do strange things that you thought only you did
@goldeneagle (6743)
• United States
26 May 08
yeah I know it sounds silly, but we say bless you when one of our dogs sneezes.
@dizzblnd (3073)
• United States
26 May 08
lol oh good.. I am glad I am not the only "looney" one