A Brief Look at the Language of Dogs
Guest post by Sara Enos Founder, CEO American Pit Bull Foundation As a doting pet parent, here’s a fact that may surprise you - dog’s don’t speak English. Yes, they learn what we want when we say “sit”, or “come”, or “off”, however, mastering the English language is not at the top of the canine agenda, (like food and attention are) though they typically are rather attentive to your talk so that they can be pleasing to you. We can say “stint” or “dumb” or “cough” and chances are, our four-legged friends will perform the tasks that they have associated with the sound of the word, not the actual meaning of the word. Dogs communicate a number of ways . They do communicate verbally, however, much of what our dogs are trying to communicate with us can be translated through their body language. Language begins with behavior. Whether it’s a desired behavior that you are asking of your dog, or a behavior that your dog is exhibiting to communicate with you. Though it may seem ele...