Mark Phillips' Pages: Workbook: 1/26/09: "Gabby" - because she likes to talk so much.

Jacob Lawrence, "Cat (Back View)" (ca 1960) — Jacob Lawrence, *Cat (Back View)* (ca 1960)

January 26, 2009:

"Gabby" - because she likes to talk so much.

Regular conversations, sometimes. Back and forth: two, three minutes. More with women, than with men. Maybe the sound of women's voices is more familiar to her. Maybe that sound is more like her own. Maybe it's more comfortable for her.

With me, she talks most often when she needs something. For instance, needs the bathroom door opened, so she can get to her box. Smart girl. Her communication is more clear and precise than many humans I've known.