
There is a legend that on Christmas Eve at midnight, the animals can talk. But this isn’t Christmas, and it isn’t midnight. So is what this dog doing talking? He certainly seems to think so! (Be sure to check out the video below and let us know what you think.)
But his talking is kind of like the adult voices in the Peanuts cartoons, where they say “Wah-wah-wah” instead of actually speaking any words. Nevertheless, the children seemed to know exactly what their folks meant.
This is Charlie, a yellow Labrador retriever who is conversing with his owner. As soon as she starts talking, Charlie joins in. “Arrrah, arrah,” he says. Is he trying to communicate with his owner?
Sometimes, apparently, he sounds like he’s saying “I love you,” and if so, he’s not the first dog to enunciate those special words. “RRoooah, rrooah,” Charlie says.
A psychologist and dog expert from the University of British Columbia, Stanley Coren, has a story he likes to tell about a colleague and her dog. Each day, she would greet the dog with a cheerful, two-syllable “Hel-lo!” Pretty soon, the dog began imitating the greeting, and it did, indeed, sound like her owner’s words.
Harry Miles Johnson, a scientist at Johns Hopkins University didn’t believe that the dogs who mastered this skill were actually talking. His paper, published in 1912 in Science, said that the dogs' “speech” is “the production of vocal sounds which produce illusion in the hearer.”
Charlie’s owner seems convinced otherwise. Maybe he’s just saying what he thinks most of us are saying… “blah, blah, blah.”
Or maybe he has something important he’s trying to convey. Listen closely as you watch this video. What do you hear? Could Charlie really be trying to say something we need to listen to?
Share the video with your friends. What do they think Charlie is saying?
Anne Christine Chess
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I think its pretty obvious, he says: “stop yakking and give me my dinner, now!”
Renee Smith
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Samantha Doll
Pam O'neill
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Cheeky pup.
Princess Pauline
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Dee Queenzlander
Maira Santiago
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Donn Ken Lawrence Manguera haha
J'Adore les Chiens
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Je me régale de ce que je lis ici <3
Katrina Johnson
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My Saturday morning laugh xx
Élisabeth Monthioux
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J’ adore !
Frank Williford
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He’s just trying to help you come on ! He’s a sweetheart !
Marsha Thomson
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Brilliant
Madeline Sanders
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Funny old thing x
Jordan Wheelwright
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Brandy Wheelwright
Laurie Jonesazaria
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I think he is saying “I wove you”
Anne Graham
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Right! the reaction from the honest snob with the job!
Cherri McClelland
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It certainly sounds like “blah, blah, blah”.
Debbie Cartwright Carruthers
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Every dog we’ve ever had attempted to speak to us. They all sounded different, but the intent was very clear.
Ryan Maijala
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Chinna Chea Maijala
Jody Jannazzo
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Theresa Jannazzo
Bentley James Black
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Cute
Bronwen Massie
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Lauren Massie
Patrick Twiss
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Jenny Howse Paddy Crowley
Paddy Crowley
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I <3 dogs
Patrick Twiss
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All the cool kids do
Edith Duc
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Quel bavard ce toutou
Taylor Taylor
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Kate Highberger please show to Dax and Dusty
DogsLovers.Life
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best dogs fan right here
J'Adore les Chiens
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Autant de passionnés de westies ici, impressionnant! 😀
Julia Bandy
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Natasha
Natasha Clark
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That one dog you cant win against in an argument
April Marie Langsford
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That is 2 funny
Trudi Elise Lichty
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God bless this precious baby always and forever
Jeff Schutz
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Shannon Lynn Schutz
Puppies
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allay
Claire Brown
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Aran
David Bridle
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Lainey Keogh
Dog Training EX
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Thanks for the post
Melissa Foti
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Bonnie Davison
Diana Johnson
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Me like it
Alicia Rivera Laird
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Madeline Romine, the bug
Madeline Romine
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Every time I see this I think of Nala
Carolyn Seratt Christensen
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That is a beautiful doggie!
Vanessa Page
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hahahaha Alana Page
Vikki Fagaragan
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Taylor this’ll make you chuckle
Bryan Aubrey
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Shannon Locke
Misty Matthews
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Cheyenne Matthews Kyle Matthews Cody Matthews Jason Matthews
DeeAnn Galeon
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Lol he has his own language!
Lynda McKinlay
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Funny!!!