Talking Dogs
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I need to start making videos!!! We often have full conversations in our house, as well as get "told off", get "told tales of the woe is me", the "come get me, I'm here" ode to the EMS/mothership songs when ambulances go by and the serenades when all four are together! 
I have no idea why my wonderful neighbor loves me so much... 
cattitude said:Maybe we can start a business.
Gotta find some way to supplement our habit! Of having high maintenance dogs, that is... 
SamSpade
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virgovictoria said:
Our guys really make very little sound except the "play" sounds they make with one another. And the various doggie groans, which my wife thinks sound hysterical. They just bark at the neighbors, which is weird because as puppies, they thought our neighbors were the greatest thing in the world.
I've really only ever had one pet that made much noise - a Siamese cat who lived to about 14 - and that's very normal for them.
We always joke and say, "You're supposed to be MalaMUTES!!! Not MalaLOUDS!!!"SamSpade said:
If we're gone a long time, we'll look at each other and say, "No you go in first"... "No, YOU go in first"...
KNOWING that we'll get the "WOO WOO WOO WOO WOO" from Emma, which translates to "Where have you been? Why have you been gone so long? What did you bring us? Blah, Blah, Blah"
cattitude said:I can even use my bird to whistle Hail To The Redskins as the music to the video.
Catt, I think we've officially lost our minds....
SamSpade
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virgovictoria said:We always joke and say, "You're supposed to be MalaMUTES!!! Not MalaLOUDS!!!"
If we're gone a long time, we'll look at each other and say, "No you go in first"... "No, YOU go in first"...
Bluejay does tell me of at least some sounds they make - they apparently just go apesh!t when Daddy comes home. Which is funny, because they get hyper-excited to see me for about 15 seconds - and then they're done. If I sneak in the back gate to head down to the garden, I'll see both of them at full throttle charging across the yard. It's nice to be welcome at home.
The other sounds they make are apparently when I take one out for a walk. They either can't bear to be separated or they just get so jealous for attention. We can barely show attention to one of them without the other coming along and poking them out of jealousy.
You had a mind to begin with?virgovictoria said:
That was adorable, Sam.
My male rotti-husky mix makes noises that sound exactly like Chewbacca the Wookie from Star Wars. I've never heard another dog make that kind of sound.
SamSpade
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jazz lady said:You had a mind to begin with?
That was adorable, Sam.
I've heard the whole gamut from one of my old cats - but the winner still has to be my sister's Japanese bobtail who would stand near the door and *repeatedly* make the meow that sounded like "wanna go outside" (probably in imitation of the question posed to him). He's also the only cat I've ever seen try to turn a door knob on several occasions, in an effort to go out.
SamSpade
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Just curious - I was reading a book yesterday on how dogs think - I think it was called "How Dogs Think" - and I'd just reached the chapter on what different sounds mean when I got called away (I was browsing in a bookstore).
Now, I've read about maybe three or four sounds and roughly what they mean to dogs. One is the very rapid breathy pant, as a deliberate sound - and it is the equivalent of doggie laughter (which is probably why they understand human laughter). Another is the short, low bark, like a very short "woof". Usually means "stop that!" or is used as a warning. Another is a stuttering, kind of growly bark, which usually means "I want to play" and puppies make this sound a lot.
What have you heard or learned from your dog? What do they mean?
Now, I've read about maybe three or four sounds and roughly what they mean to dogs. One is the very rapid breathy pant, as a deliberate sound - and it is the equivalent of doggie laughter (which is probably why they understand human laughter). Another is the short, low bark, like a very short "woof". Usually means "stop that!" or is used as a warning. Another is a stuttering, kind of growly bark, which usually means "I want to play" and puppies make this sound a lot.
What have you heard or learned from your dog? What do they mean?
kwillia
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I am amazed at how many words my dog has been able to learn. She knows the different words for her different toys. I can tell her to go get her lobster and dang if she doesn't go to her basket of toys and dig out the lobster. She knows lobster, cow, monkey, frisbee, and a few others.
nomoney
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virgovictoria said:
The husky's are so vocal. Mine says on a regular basis, "I love you", "helllooooo"(always reminds me of mrs. doubtfire when I walk in the house) , and "I don't wanna" (whenever I try to get him to do something )usally followed by him walking away grumbling to himself.
SamSpade
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kwillia said:
Bluejay told me something last night I guess I never realized - she's home before I am, of course, but when she hears or sees me pull up in the driveway, she says "Daddy's home" - which sends them practically into a frenzy. I had no idea. I generally come home to a couple of Dino's a la "The Flintstones", but I had no idea she was actually *triggering* it.
They do also know words like "bedtime" because, since they were puppies, it meant going into their crates and being given large handfuls of toys and treats. They *love* going to bed at night. You say 'bedtime' and they will go to their crate no matter where they are.
But I still have to learn THEIR language. Whenever I've tried to imitate dog noises, I've gotten different reactions. They don't like the sharp "woof" sound when being looked in the eye. Granted, I don't want to be seen barking, literally at my dog - but it might be good if I learned THEIR language, since they're obviously not going to speak mine.
SamSpade
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nomoney said:
That's funny. That video amazes me, even if I think the "I *want* it" one was just coincidence.