do dogs laugh and how?

Answer 1

Researchers at the Spokane County Animal Protection Service in Washington say they have isolated the sound of dogs laughing and recorded what they described as dog laughing.

Check out this link for further details and watch Julie's Report about Laughing Dogs.": http://www.wgrz.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=38212

Answer 2

Amid all the panting, a dog at play makes a distinctive, breathy exhalation that can trigger playfulness in other dogs, says a Nevada researcher. Yes, it might be the dog version of a laugh.

"To an untrained human ear, it sounds much like a pant, 'hhuh, hhuh,'" says Patricia Simonet of Sierra Nevada College in Lake Tahoe. However, this exhalation bursts into a broader range of frequencies than does regular dog panting, Simonet discovered when she and her students analyzed recordings.
They observed the bursts during play but not in aggressive clashes, Simonet reported in Corvallis, Ore., last week at a meeting of the Animal Behavior Society.

Gordon Burghardt of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, who theorizes about the evolution of play, says Simonet's presentation caught his interest. Her dog-laughing proposal needs more testing, he cautions. But he notes that other scientists have proposed that nonhuman primates and even rodents laugh.

Simonet's team investigated the question by standing in parks with a parabolic microphone that enables them to record dog hubbub from a distance. "People kept coming up to talk to us, so we finally had to wear signs explaining that we were trying to record," she says.

Simonet differentiates a broader-frequency exhalation from pants by calling it a laugh. With recordings of such laughs and growls, the researchers tested 15 mostly young dogs in an observation room. When the researchers broadcast the laugh, a puppy often picked up a toy or trotted toward a presumed playmate, if a person or another dog was in the room. Simonet's own best attempt at the laugh likewise prompted dogs to look for a romp. Broadcasting growls

Answer 3

Sure they do. Haven't you been around dogs that are playing with you. My Lab carrys her leash and walks herself if I don't have time or don't stop when she is ready. When I call her, she runs near me with the leash, lays it down, and bounces up and down while making pleasant sounds with her vocal cords. She appears to be laughing. Also, she likes to go to the top of a nearby grassy slope and lie on her back, head first and slide down the slope. She then stands up, shakes herself, and appears to be laughing while making a pleasing sound from her throat. She does this over and over again.

Answer 4

I am at the library and my girlfriend told me that they do smile,with there facial muscles like we do,and It could be either reflexive or expressive,Hey this Is better then my other answer right,note she used to work In the animal clinic at Yale University

Answer 5

yeah dogs laugh of course they do... how they just do if you want them 2.

Answer 6

Stand infront of your dog. Make sure he sees you.

The expression you are seeing now is hysterical laughter.

Answer 7

dogs could be laugh, i never see that.............any way i thing dog will laugh at night.....am i right?ha ha ha

Answer 8

They do sometimes smile, wag their tail when happy, and kick their legs when being tickled.

Answer 9

NO because they are stupid animals.