I always make sure to tell them I love them every night. I know they don't know what it means, but I secretly hope they do. I actually didn't realize how much they meant to me until one got an infection. She wasn't even my favorite girl. She actually really doesn't have much of a .personality at...
I do the same thing, and I answer her back like I know what she is saying "but I want a treat...just one!" And I say * no, I just said no treats, I am getting birdseed for the OTHER birds, Daisy face".