How do you talk anything but baby talk to a furry critter named Pooky or Ziggy? Ted E. Bear was just made for baby talk. Nutmeggie is soft and squishy, with bright button eyes, an automatic stimulus for me to babble.
And Almond's adorable fluffiness trundling away from me with his little bowlegs puts me on instant happy chatter, telling him how smooshable and lovely his little self is.