Huskies are known to be talkers. I love it. Except at agility trials when owners leave the dog in a crate, and he sings/talks incessantly. Thats kinda annoying.
Thats pretty much what I heard at a local agility trail. My boss runs a rough coat collie, and was crated next to a gal that ran 2 huskies. Very entertaining to watch a hard to motivate breed do AKC excellent agility. After watching them run, I'd have never thought they enjoyed it enough to YELL like that when crated!!! Silly dogs!!
My DS does not talk anywhere near the level of a husky, but it still seems more then an average dog. I guess I'll never know if it's a undocumented trait or not! I know at least 2 people now, including myself, have a talking Dutch!
Looks like this topic is a couple months old, but being new to the board I'm wandering around to see what I can learn here (a lot!!). Bryn, my DS, goes on talking sprees. In another life I had a couple Malamutes and Bryn sounds very similar to them. It's always a happy noise, like when she is playing in the water, but she will also just come by to say hello (or whatever). Someone said she sounds like a hyena but I take exception to that. :-| Like you say about Koenig, it's not growly at all, rather sounds higher in the throat if that makes sense. Always good to be aware of what our critters are doing!
Here is a good example of Koenig 'growly' talk.... I'm hesitant to post the vid, because I'm worried about the style of play, and gosh I hate to be criticized... But it's funny. (IMO)
A moose and a bear- Nice! That is what he sounds like!!!!! Thanks for identifying it for me!! LOL.
Richard 'handles' him when he must. Koenig is definitely MY dog, but Richard is great with him, and as you noticed, very comfortable. I don't wrestle with him like this, but Richard and Koe seem to enjoy the play time.
I have a talker too...I thought it was just him. He answers when I talk to him...kind of a "mmmm-mm-mmmmmm-mmmmmmmmmm" mostly with an ocassional snort. He does this the whole time during a walk...if I stop and talk to my friend on the way, (if I let him) he protests by talking a lot. "mmMMMMMM! mmMMMMM!....rraarrrrarrrrRRMMMMmmm....ooooooooo" I tell him to down and be quiet...he mumbles quiet and sad.
A tired dog is a good dog, a trained dog is a better dog.
Kel, my male does that & more. He moans & groans like a sick cow & makes noises that should only be heard on the soundtrack of a Boris Karloff movie.
Groans & lowly barks his unhappiness when I toss my girl's ball & he has to wait his turn for his ball toss & his OB time. LOL God he NEVER shuts up! Trade ya?!
I don't have a vid camera or I let you see & hear him.
You sure? Mine sounds like a distressed Wildebeast crossed with a Hyena when I walk him. God forbid if I get my bike out and not take him with me...he does a howl-bark-roar-scream temper tantrum. Even with the bark collar wide open. People ask me all the time if he is ok.
A tired dog is a good dog, a trained dog is a better dog.
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