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puppy love

nickyskye — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 14:16:25 -0800

Talking dogs. I love you pug. Smart pooch. [all videos]

By: docgonzo

docgonzo — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 14:21:27 -0800

Further evidence for the superiority of the most noble and perfect of all dog breeds: The Pug.

By: sarahmelah

sarahmelah — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 14:26:53 -0800

I hope I don't sound that stupid when I make my dog talk.

By: maryh

maryh — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 14:29:58 -0800

eeeEEEYE WUUUUUNNit!

By: maryh

maryh — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 14:33:55 -0800

If I ever teach my dog to talk, I'll skip the 'i-love-you's and focus on getting him to say "Puttin' on the Riiiiitz!", in tribute to the great Peter Boyle.

By: Chuckles

Chuckles — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 14:39:10 -0800

So, pugs are like the cats of the dog world, right?

By: mr_crash_davis

mr_crash_davis — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 14:39:39 -0800

Yeah, yeah. If pugs could talk it'd be more like "I *snort* want *snort* to *snort* die *snort*!" Poor bastards.

By: interrobang

interrobang — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 14:41:29 -0800

The sounds those dogs are making are the auditory equivalent of seeing Jesus in a tortilla.

By: amyms

amyms — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 14:50:09 -0800

Cute doggies :)... Here are some talking cats.

By: vronsky

vronsky — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 15:00:21 -0800

My dog can say "wolf".

By: kimdog

kimdog — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 15:29:22 -0800

Even if it's completely random, those dogs made me laugh. That last cat fuh-reaked me out. My mom's cat says something that sounds a lot like "hello". While she was visiting me last weekend, Mom spent her down time trying to teach my cat to say "hello". I wish she could get back on those hormones (my mom, not the cat).

By: Cyclopsis Raptor

Cyclopsis Raptor — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 15:30:50 -0800

That one on the last link in the OP was freaky deaky.

By: amyms

amyms — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 15:32:37 -0800

My dog can say "wolf". That reminds me of a joke: A man walks into a bar with his dog. He tells all the patrons that his dog is a talking dog and he offers a demonstration if the bartender will agree to give him free drinks for the evening... The bartender agrees, and the man asks the dog, "What's on top of a house?"... "ROOF!" answers the dog... "How does sandpaper feel?"... "ROUGH!" answers the dog... "Who is the greatest baseball player of all time?"... "RUTH!" answers the dog... The bartender throws the man and dog out of the bar... As they're walking away, the dog turns to the man and says, "Maybe I should have answered DiMaggio."

By: mr_crash_davis

mr_crash_davis — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 16:15:32 -0800

That's it, the END OF METAFILTER.

By: 6am

6am — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 16:17:41 -0800

oh my dog.

By: madamjujujive

madamjujujive — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 16:57:46 -0800

Most entertaining, nickyskye. Apparently pugs have many talents. Witness a pug imitating a blender and pug bowling. ...and just because I may not find a more suitable place to post this, I give you the farting dog harmonics.

By: tehloki

tehloki — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 17:48:28 -0800

Metafilter: Farting Dog Harmonics.

By: Burhanistan

Burhanistan — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 18:09:32 -0800

Metafilter: Farting Dog Harmonics. The dog's anuses are disturbingly visible. Plus, there aren't any real harmonics since you can't make two of them fart at the same time. I was hoping for a true harmonics, like a guitar string, only with lengths of dog intestines reverberating. did I just type that?

By: damehex

damehex — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 18:54:30 -0800

That dog in the 3rd link is like nine or fifteen times smarter than my dog.

By: T.D. Strange

T.D. Strange — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 19:34:17 -0800

The white dog that opens the door is the smartest dog in the universe.

By: econous

econous — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 19:43:06 -0800

Muhammad fellating Christ. I honestly don't know if dogs have some sort of integral dignity. So I'm left to wonder are those video clips some sort of proof? Proof that even dogs deserve respect?

By: Brittanie

Brittanie — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 19:56:02 -0800

The last cat in amyms' link sounds like the Man from Another Place in Twin Peaks.

By: Brittanie

Brittanie — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 20:02:47 -0800

The pug bowling video made me laugh so very hard.

By: quin

quin — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 21:12:38 -0800

I think interrobang has it right. What we are seeing here are strange canine vocalizations that are being rewarded with attention from the owner; subsequently encouraging the animal to repeat this trick on command. Much like a Rorschach test, the owner, hearing this repeated pattern is interpreting it, and making it fit their personal schema. At the end of the day, what these owners believe their dogs are saying says more about them and their state of mind than any actual speech on the dog's part. At least that is how my parrot tried to explain it to me. I still don't understand exactly what he meant, so he made me type it out verbatim. Fucking bird.

By: quin

quin — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 21:29:09 -0800

So on Brittanie's suggestion, I watched madamjujujive's pug bowling video. Or more specifically, I watched the first 1:20 of the video where it has shown us a pug, a bowling pin, a can of Pledge, a laser pointer, and hardwood floors. That is where I stopped, ran into the other room to get the Wife so she could see what was sure to be great entertainment. We were most definitely not disappointed.

By: homunculus

homunculus — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 22:04:33 -0800

MetaFilter: Muhammad fellating Christ.

By: vronsky

vronsky — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 22:41:30 -0800

"The dog's anuses are disturbingly visible" - just like in real life.

By: pracowity

pracowity — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 05:00:36 -0800

That's nothing. I've seen where human beings have been trained to say "I love you" (or simply "love you," either because it's easier to articulate or less self-incriminating) in exchange for food, cash, or sex.

By: skryche

skryche — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 08:49:52 -0800

Was anybody else expecting the dog-opening door to erase the incriminating answering machine message?

By: nickyskye

nickyskye — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 10:23:10 -0800

The sounds those dogs are making are the auditory equivalent of seeing Jesus in a tortilla. That would be true if the tortilla could be trained to replicate the image. :)

By: econous

econous — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 10:55:03 -0800

Was anybody else expecting the dog-opening door to erase the incriminating answering machine message? I was expecting something similar, I thought the doggy would saunter back in, the lady on the phone would say something like "It's OK, he has gone back inside the house now." I loved the way he opened the door and just stood at the threshold casually checking out the neighborhood before going out. One cool pup. Those other pups are sellouts though. I can't imagine a cat doing this, they have some self respect. Although this pussy seems to be jonesing.

By: vronsky

vronsky — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 13:55:43 -0800

"The sounds those dogs are making are the auditory equivalent of seeing Jesus in a tortilla." That is weak thinking. What about the recent study of dog intelligence that said the smartest breeds can understand up to 100 words and have an equivalent intelligence of a 3 year old human. When your three year old says "I wuv you", is that the same as seeing jesus in a taco? Whether or not pugs were one of the smarter breeds I don't remember. Pug owners?

By: nickyskye

nickyskye — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 19:32:03 -0800

The thing with dog fart harmonics is that usually when dogs lay a stinky, it's a little squeak with a huge stench, the almost silent and totally deadly kind. But it was a waggy tailed idea. :)