I know exactly what you are saying. Pep was Congo Grey. So many stories of her antics. I would have know her previous owners father calling for Chuck and Gregg? I would know his voice. Cause they speak in human voices. Not parrot like comic things, as you know. She sounded exactly like me, when she wanted to, or a booming man voice.
Not only that. Perfect at noises. Anything from a door creaking, the telephone - then her own one sided conversation, then to a wine cork coming out of the bottle and the the glug noise when she spied one.
My poor dogs. Come, Siiit. Stay... She would fall down, and look at me and say concerned ' ooh you ok?'
You know all this