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[–] [email protected] 106 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

Play bow. Dogs do this to each other, too, as a signal that they want to play.

Source: I speak dog.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Source: I speak dog

Oh yeah?? Say three words in dog!

[–] [email protected] 47 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Bark, woof, grrrrr

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Bravo! Although, I repeated it to my dog and she seemed offended...

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago

Are you sure you didn't say arf woof grrr? Huge mistake.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Of course, dogs have many varied dialects, but these are the kinds of things I see dogs saying to each other:

Butt sniff = "I am meeting you! Can I meet you?" This may receive a snarl and snap and bared teeth response, which usually means "I'm not comfortable around new dogs because I have dogtism, give me a minute."
Biting and snarling at another dog's neck while the tail is wagging = "WE ARE PLAYING! THIS IS FUN!"
Barking at dogs which are play biting at each other's necks = "Are you okay? I think you're okay, but I'm not sure, because I'm only a dog."

Dogs also code switch between talking to other dogs and talking to humans. Furthermore, when dogs talk to humans, they generally tailor their vocabulary specifically to the people who they interact with most.

Laying on the back or side and making a "face swipe" pantomime with one paw to their own face = "It is time to pet me."
Going straight to the front door and sitting at noon or 9PM = "It is time for my nap or bedtime. You will let me outside in front to go potty, after which I will eagerly run in, straight into my crate, and wait for my cookies."
Stopping and looking back at you after you let him out the back door = "Are you going to come out? I really want you to come out and play frisbee."

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago

He speaketh the language of the mutt!