Do Doggies really speak when they bark in there own language?

Question

Really I mean it...When a dog barks what DO YOU think they are sayin? Have you ever had a conversation with a dog?

Answer 1

Volumes ! When they communicate with us they are kind enough to do so in simple ways that we understand most of the time. The three main barks are : a) feed me - a kind of whine and bark at the same time; b) there's an intruder - the full guttural bark; c) this is fun - more tenor and less bass of (b);

A conversation using the above would be a little limited but a notch above talking to a recorded operator.

Answer 2

Well I can tell my dogs' different barks apart like when they want something, are being territorial and barking at a stranger, etc...so I really do think they convey things through their barking. It would be interesting to know what they're saying to the dogs next door though. But my two never bark to each other...I think that's interesting. There's this nifty little japanese toy that you clip on to your dog's collar and when they bark, the reciever part that you keep in hand registers their mood like hungry, mad, or happy. I wouldn't mind having one of those!

Answer 3

Haha...dogs don't have a set language (unless they somehow conspire with each other while we sleep), so when they bark, they are merely trying to get attention through sound. Think back to before humans used language to communicate. They would communicate through grunting. It's more of a gesture, like pointing and waving, then conversing.

We are so used to language that we often tend to think that when animals make their respective sounds to one another, that they are having some form of conversation. This is far from the case however, as they are merely trying to communicate, not converse, through sound.

Answer 4

Yes, dogs have quite an intricate language. Yips, growls, whines, barks, yawns all have meaning as well as body language. Whines and yawns are signs of boredom or frustration, there is something they want to get or do and you're not reaching it for them, or opening the door so they can go out. Growls are understood, you are violating their space, you are a potential threat. Backlegs up forelegs on the floor, I want to play. Sitting with their back to you, I want you to notice me, I am lonely, pet me and assure me I am still in your pack.

As far as having a conversation with a dog, yes I did. I talked for an hour and a half with a surprisingly well spoken Australian Sheepdog living in a little town called Chester in northeastern California. It was interesting that he waited to talk until about a half hour after we had discovered the mushrooms. Woof!

Answer 5

I think when they bark that are talking. I have talked to dogs but very had a conversation with one.

Answer 6

Yeah, i believe they do talk and they have a language of their own, unfortunately, we humans cannot understand that woof language. But, in a certain way we do understand what doggies tell us. I never really had a real conversation with my doggie, but i can assure you that deep inside, they do understand us, and they are really good listeners!!!!!! i used to share my sorrows and stuffs with my dog, and when i told him about my bad days, he just sat on his two legs, and he looked at me, with his frown eyebrows and i felt really happy and relieved after-wards.

Answer 7

Yes they do. Heard about it on a science radio show - Dr. Karl. Apparently domestic dogs have it a bit messed up though, somehow. They say stuff like; hello, goodbye, hello, goodbye, etc.

Answer 8

yes to each other it is their own way to communicate. and to human being they are saying 'what do you think if you can bark like us we too can speak. see grrrrrrr.'

Answer 9

yes.... they definitely are saying more than just ruff ruff.
my cats talk to us regularly. they tell us things about their day, they want out, they want in, they are hungry, where's so and so....
animals say more than what you hear if you're willing to listen

Answer 10

They recognize their name. You can make them howl by howling yourself.