Darth Solo said:
Seems stupid talking "english" to an animal, yet it makes scence, somehow. Nothing is worse in this day and age is referring to your pets as "pussy" though, ever!

What else would you speak to it in? Portuguese? Of course it makes sense speaking to your dog in English, if that is your native tongue, the language you speak around the house, or even the only language you know, it is the only way that you could communicate with your dog (unless you want to resort to grunting to it, which I am sure would work just as well, but I for one would feel stupid doing so). Your dog will learn the commands in whatever language you speak to it in. English is not my wife's native language, so she does not speak to her dog in English, but I talk to him in English. I can speak her language, but the dog never listens to a word I say anyway, so it does not matter.

As far as there being nothing worse in this day and age than calling your pets "pussy", I can think of plenty of worse things to call them...

Anyway, are you saying it is degrading to your poor pet to be called a wimp? Or are you saying that you should never refer to your pets with a slang word for genitalia? Because that second one would be really weird. At any rate, I am pretty sure it is still okay to use the term pussycat. Reminds me, when I was a kid I was really into James Bond, I use to always have a hard time saying the title Octopussy. It just seemed so wrong as a title. You've also got to keep in mind that the word can have a very different, and much gentler meaning in the English of those who live to the east of us North America dwellers.