Not just you! But hopefully we’ll get the option back in full release.
I hope so, too. For me, things like playing with your dog or making music at camp adds a lot to the immersion.
And I agree that the ability to talk to our pets is fun. Though it shows up that we can’t talk, eg, to our ranger animal companions. Or at least we couldn’t last patch I played a ranger. I hope they’ll get some lines in the full release, and familiars too!
I haven't played a ranger yet, I assumed this would be possible. It would be nice if it would be added in full release.