If dogs communicate through barking sound, when humans make these barking noises towards dogs, is it possible that we are actually saying words to these dogs and is that why they look in sometimes a curious way, and sometimes they turn very hostile when some barking sounds are made???
Just want to know if it is possible and can someone elaborate
2007-08-05 02:48:40 · 4 answers · asked by rizz 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
That is so variable. Does your dog like to bark? Do you talk to it all the time? I know dog barks, some are a brief warning bark (who goes there?), some are verbal attacks threatening harm. Every dog has a personality, too. Really listen, learn what stimulus gets what bark--simple observation. You can do this with birds, even. Start with What's a Happy Bark? If you're cooking/eating/got home/playing, remember the sound. All you really need is time with the dog. No animal is so cooperative.
2007-08-05 03:16:26 · answer #1 · answered by Cam1051Sec 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
um, i dont personally think so. Dogs communicate with barking not as a language, as in every bark means another word, but simply as a mean. Dogs don't only communicate by barking; growling and body language have a big part in it too.
See, if you made a barking sound instead of using the word sit! and taught him what that means (obviously it means to sit), then it would have the same effect as the human word 'sit!'. I think the dog probably looks curious when you bark because he thinks youre a fool or that youre mad. Or else maybe he's trying to figure out what youre saying, but not by your barking, but by your body language and whatnot.
Barking is not a language! =)
2007-08-05 03:02:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dogs mainly communicate through body language, not so much sound, though sound does play a small part. For example, making direct eye contact with a dog is very threatening to him, as is standing over him and petting him on the top of the head. So, if you really want to talk to your dog, learn how to read his body language.
2007-08-07 04:54:18 · answer #3 · answered by Megan E 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dogs barks are not words. They only express limited emotions. Like: "Alert! a car just drove in", or "Get out of my territory!", or "Open the door! I want to jump up and lick your face!".
So, if you are trying to communicate with them by barking, make certain you aren't saying "Get out of my territory!"
Them's fightin' words in dog language. Especially if you are in their territory.
2007-08-05 08:01:59 · answer #4 · answered by Joan H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋