Anyone who insists on talking squeaky baby talk to a dog is a moron. Baby talk is for babies. Honestly, if it was just babble, i wouldn't care. but it's so squeaky, it's like nails on a chalkboard. it actually makes my skin crawl.
Do you really think the pet understands what you're saying even in a normal voice, why do you think they would understand it in a high pitched noise. All that happens is that baby talk gets them excited.
For those of you who are under the impression that "dogs respond better to high pitched sound", it's rather annoying to your human counterparts.
How would you feel if I talked to you that way?
And then you get the ones that feel, not only do they talk to pets this way, they feel that they have to have a whole conversation with them. Talking about everything from what they are doing to the weather. From what they are watching to what they are eating. Then there's them asking the pet what they are doing and why they are doing it.
Is that because they need to always hear themselves talk? Is it because they feel that some of the subjects they are talking about, the other people in the room care about those subjects. Do they not understand that if no one else is talking, they don't feel like talking, so they don't feel like hearing you talk either.
And then they ask a question that doesn't require a decision from the other party, cause they already know the answer or they are gonna do it anyways. Again, I think it's just so they can hear themselves talk.
Actually, dogs do understand quite a bit - they have a vocabulary of 256 words, they have tested to be equivalent to a 2-3 year old child and they test smarter than monkey's on problem solving and logic solving, so I think it totally appropriate to talk to dogs about whatever is on your heart to share with them and as if they are baby to 3 year old. If not for anything more than than filling a need to be heard, fill a void of lonliness and to be loved unconditionally. Remember when we took Ginger to the garage sale and she not only found the box of dog toys, she even communicated to you what toy she wanted? How about when you come home and like to be greated like there is no tomorrow, notice your voice going up a few octaves because it feels good to have her want to be excited that you are home? How do you know they don't want to hear people talk? Some breed of dogs like schitzues (spelling?) and bijons are bred to be held and doted on, to be cuddly dogs and responsive to human interaction.
ReplyDeleteI think any dog is responsive to human interaction...my big guy sure is. I don't think it's necessarily good to do a whole lot of high pitched talking to a dog though. It gets mine waaay to excited and I want him to be calm around people but that might be cause when he gets super excited he'll want to jump on you and that isn't good with a big dog. I try the more calm approach with mine. Dogs do respond to words but they respond much more to non verbal signals.
ReplyDeleteSo I admit I do talk to Ginger but for the most part it`s for MY comfort. not hers. As I have learned from watching Ceaser on Dog Whisperer, 1. animals are just that, animals not human and that yes they may understand some words, however , they understand energy 2. That talking to them in a high pitched voice does make them excited. 3. that in order to keep a dog well behaved (and Ginger is) we as the pack leaders need to always stay calm-assertive.
ReplyDeleteSo my question was: How would you feel if I talked to you that way? Not good right? Like you`re a baby, right?
Dogs interact to energy, and body language.
I also learned from Ceaser that they are in this order:
Animal, Dog, Breed, Name
I was resonding to majority of your blog that focused on talking in general, asking them questions, etc. Of course it isn't good to always talk baby talk or to be in high energetic state when you want calmness, but to ignore is not good either. I know many dog owners who have really well behaved dogs who talk to them a lot. It's not the talking, it's the person's behaviours - Ceaser never tells people to not talk to dogs, or to cuddle or pet them, he tells them to do so at the right time. In fact his formula in this order is: exercise, discipline and affection.
ReplyDeleteI think for me I take bigger exception to the fact that you called dog talkers morons. I have a special needs friend of many years who never talks to dogs in high pitched voice or asks them anything or says more than hi to them. He would be very hurt to hear you using that word in when referring to people behaving in a silly or foolish way.
I actually said "Anyone who insists on talking squeaky baby talk to a dog is a moron"
ReplyDeleteAnd personally it is rather annoying that people assume that it's cute to talk in this manner to a pet.
I also never said never acknowledge your pet or talk to them or be affectionate.
I simply was speaking about a general topic that annoys me.
And nowhere in my blog did I say that anyone specific was the issue, I was speaking that the behavior was the issue.
I feel that these people who speak baby talk to pets feel that they are superior to the pet and that it can relate to when they are speaking to people.
And I feel that every person has their own opinion and should feel free to express that opinion in whatever avenue they wish, without feeling like they will be judged for what they say or feel that there will be "consequences" or they will be picked on for speaking their mind.