Anybody change their tone of voice when talking to their pets?
 

I admit, I change my voice to talk to my little dog just like how people talk to babies. It does sound gay but whatever. I'm used to it and mostly unintentional. My family does it as well lol.

So how about you guys?

Sometimes. If i'm telling him to do something I speak to him in a deep stern voice cause i'm the BOUSS. But if I'm just having fun with him or playing with him, then I talk to him like he's a baby or something.

Same with me. I think all dog owners talk to their dogs in a baby voice at some point!

me too!!

I don't use "baby talk" voice with either of my dogs. I do however change my tone. I always tell the students in my obedience class that sometimes you have to do or sound wacky when training. I use an annoying 'cheerleader' type tone to get a dog excited about doing what I'm going to ask of them. It works though, even as much as I find it annoying. lol. It's interesting too to see how each dog reacts and picks up on different tones. My Shih Tzu you have to sound very serious if you want him to stop being silly and get back to work. On the other hand the Terv I have now is much more sensitive and would take that type of tone as one of pure anger. I've found the long muzzled herding breeds are much more sensitive to tone and body language, where as all the mastiff style breeds, like my shih tzu, tend to not worry so much.

Has anyone had someone else tape them while they work with their dog?
It would be neat to see the reaction between dog and person and how they use tones of voice. I keep meaning to do it while training, but haven't had a chance yet.

i do that. i rememebr one of my non dog loving ex complain that i talk to my dog in a softer voice than i do to her.....:rolleyes:

Dogs pick up on your tone of voice and react to it just as humans do. How you talk to your dog is almost more important than what you say but also your body language when you say it important too.

Berz out.

Yeah, I definitely do... but I have a little 6lb chihuahua and she's so cute and darling... :p

^ hehe imagine how i feel with a 1.6 lb 11 week old pom pup.

i sound retarded but she loves it! she wriggles around happily when i use that babytalk tone.

I use a very stern voice most of the time, Uber seems to react better to that tone.

the bad thing...

i call Titan by his name, or "sorr gau" (stupid dog) or dump dog or if he's bad sui gau (bad dog) depending if he's been bad or not... well, ive been calling him enough that he understand all of them are his name!

the other day, he hasnt done it in a long time, but he was overly excited to see my sis come home, he wet himself. hahaha...

Sorry, I don't see how this is relevant to the thread topic at all...

Great helpful first post to an otherwise good story.

I know my cat responds to different names and tones. I talk to her like I'd talk to any other person, no real tone changes. Though she can hear it and knows when she's in trouble.

No question, if I'm yelling my dog tucks his tail and hides. Even when he's in my truck and if someone cut me off and I said something like, "what the fuck" I can see his body language change he gets upset.

my grandparents used to say i talked nicer to the dog then anyone else in the house.

I talk to my older dog (8yrs old jack russell) like a grown man, but I talk to my almost 2yr old Corgi like a gay lol.