One embodiment provides a method, including: collecting, at an information handling device, at least one signal received from a living object, in response to an event associated with the living object, wherein the living object is in a communicative state with a person talking to the living object; extracting, using a processor, a set of predetermined features from the signal collected; and determining, responsive to extracting, an intent associated with the living object in response to the event posed to the living object from the strength of the signal. Other embodiments are disclosed and described.