Anyone Else Got A Dog That 'talks' A Lot?

[BigPaws]

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Our collie/x is a real talker! She does these funny yelping yawns when you come in from being out, almost as if she's say "harrllloooo!". She also groans when the TV comes on too loud or someone laughs loudly - or generally if she's bored she'll do a "hrrruuumph!". Never had/met a dog that's so talky

 

[banana]

I think you should video her doing it and post it on the forum!!

 

[Strix]

Brude's not a vocal talker, but he's soooo like Gromit he's untrue!

He talks with his eyebrows, and points at things with his nose... Like when he was recently rumbled having been fed dinner by both me and Mr Strix. I queried the hound and he pointed an accusing nose in Mr Strix' direction - "it was his fault, he fed me the second time"

He does a lot of vocal grumbling too. Not so much growling, but chuntering

 

[eingana]

GSDs are renowned for their Wookie impressions, their groans, huffs and vocal range- they even have a range of 'indoors' volume barks, starting with a very small one, which is more of an 'erf' in the back of their throats (which is talking to you at normal speaking volume when they need to tell you that someone may be outdoors and they need your attention but it's not enough of an emergency to need a proper bark) all the way up to rattling the light fittings when a stranger is trying to walk past the door without being noticed.

There's also a range of chuntering that is done during settling back down again after an emergency bark, and a range of yawns and whines that are used when getting control of yourself and not running around and barking when you've been told to be quiet, and lots of groans that are used when being all submissive when looking into your human's eyes or when being awfully expressive when getting excited isn't appropriate.

So many people who get their first GSD hear this great range and wonder whether the dog is in pain, but no, it's all part of the communication between dog and human

EDIT- and when you're done with the vocal noises we can start on the truly world class ear and eyebrow discussions

 

[Dizzyjenni]

My sisters dog is a really chatty boy! He's always making some kind of noise - love him, you can have proper conversations with him lol!

 

[Biker John]

I have a Shih Tzu that talks a lot, he is obviously talking as it happens most when something is or has happened that interests him, he has a large range of sounds, none very loud.

 

[lurcherman]

the brindle does some lovely greeting noises soooooooo funny lol

 

[chelynnah]

Whippets are great talkers. Our Teya when she was younger was quite vocal when she was displeased at being told/made to do something and the foul language she used was quite comical. OH and I thought it was just our take on it till a friend dogsat for a weekend. When we returned she said 'I've never heard such foul language come out of the mouth of a whippet puppy!'.

She was always good and did what you told her to do, but she let you know the whole time exactly what she thought of having to do it.