Do some dogs start to "talk" as they get older?

My dog makes grunting noises when he is angry or upset at me, and whines when I forget to open his dog door or he sees us getting ready to go outside. I haven’t heard him say word in human language, but his own language is pretty clear.

For example he yells Owww when the kids touch his face or feet, and humph if they sit on his chair with him. He says Ohhwaa when I move him over in the bed at night and sounds just like one of the kids.

I think they pick it up as they notice that we find barking annoying. My dog learned with time that I did not respond positive to his barking when he wanted something. So now he will come up to me and make a wierd sound that sounds like wrooowrroo when he wants to go out or I’m ignoring him. When hes annoyed he walks around me or faces me and snorts over and over till I ask him what does he want, and it always turns out to be that he left a toy for me to throw right next to me and I haven’t thrown it.
He will also snort a lot and make whinning noises if I put his collar on for him to go for a walk but I stop to do a few things first, like comb my hair and put on make up. Just like a guy. He gets really impatient.

My dog has also learned to whisper when I say SSHHHH. He goes from ARF, ARF, ARF to woof, woof, woof

This is a great question! Maybe your dog had to make himself a bit louder at the vets to be “heard” and, therefore, not ignored. I really do not know for sure. But you are right when you say dogs “talk” when they are older. I have heard this a lot of times. My cat used to “say” “good morning” to me. Strange.

Spunky, my avatar, would always bark when she wanted out, wanted something to eat, etc…a year before she died, she stayed in the ICU at a local unversity (had vet program) for a week, and when i came to get her…would swear she said I love you over and over on the way home.

Miss her so bad….

@BoBo1946 Oh, you make me want to cry. :( They certainly know how to win your heart. They become like little children who never grow up. I wish someone would hurry up and discover a way to make their lives last longer. I would be happy for at least another 40 years added to my dogs life.

@Pandora they are here for too short of a time MsP!

Pitch makes this pitiful deep guttural groaning from the bowls of his most inner being and I swear it sounds just like he’s saying, “Oh You!”. His timing is right on cue, making it all the more believable that he’s actually speaking English.

Our female has begun MOVING HER LIPS up and down while staring at me. Trying to talk; no question . She is 5.

Our dogs ‘talk’ with their tails and their eyes. Human words aren’t necessary.

@YARNLADY how adorable!!