Do you believe animals can "talk" to each other?

Question

I have a puppy that spends alot of his time outside. We have a fenced yard, (almost an acre), with lots of room to play and lots of toys. He is 8 months old. Our problem is this. The house behind ours has a poodle mix (small dog) that is not fenced or chained. (we have no city ordinance against dogs running free). I have caught that dog sitting at our back fence just staring at it. Then, one day, I caught my pup out. So, I walked the fence and found where he (poodle) dug him out. I know it was him, because the dirt was on the outside of the fence. Now, my pup does it while the other dog just sits there and watches. My question: I think the poodle is egging him on in dog language, telling him to come out and run with him, my b/f thinks I'm nuts, that dogs don't do that. What do you think?
My pup is a Chesepeake Bay Retriever (much bigger than the poodle mix). We also have a neighbor that puts his dog in our yard to play (with our permission), so he is not a lonely pup.

Answer 1

You are right, the animals do communicate. The poodle mix dog is loose so he is trying to show your dog how to do it. It is too bad you have neighbors like that who do not keep their dog in check.

Answer 2

I don't think talking as we think of it- more of a body language thing. Dogs can express by body language- hey! I am lonely/bored (even if just for 1 minute, remember he is a puppy), get over here! And if the other dog agrees, they may try to figure out a way to get over there. In this case, it sounds like the poodle was bored, and wanted to dig to get a companion, and it was something new and exciting- your puppy agreed.
Animals communicate by body language in ways that scientists are still trying to understand. Most "talking" is done with 3 or 4 different cues at once to varying degrees. For instance, a zebra with its ears down and mouth gaping open is aggressive/ hostile. Ears up and mouth gaping- happy. The degree to which the mouth is gaping is how happy or hostile they are.

Answer 3

I think your pup is learning from the poodle, the puppy wants to grow up. I also think animals can communicate in a way that they can sense another's emotions and interpret body language very well. Also dog's are pack animals; your pup and the poodle want to pack up and run.

Answer 4

I dont believe dogs talk to each other.I know they use body language and sounds. I can tell the difference in their barks when they are barking at a person at the door or the short quite "ruff" they make when trying to distinguish an unusual sound. Its been proven they communicate with movement and even smells.

Answer 5

Yes...absolutely they can communicate with other animals! This is why dogs bark, coyotes bay at the moon, birds sing, etc. It's all their own language & communication. To understand it, one just needs to pay attention to what they are saying.

Answer 6

Yes. I believe animals can communicate to each other.

Answer 7

not sure about the talking part but they can communicate via body language and maybe signals they transmit to another animal.

Answer 8

yes, I fully agree that animals can communicate with each other. how else would they be able to work together to come up with such a devious plan?

Answer 9

i think so. dogs are problably wondering the same thing about us. they have their own ways of comunication

Answer 10

i do think that animals of the same kind can talk to each other..no matter the breed..