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Hi, I am a new dobie owner and I am so happy I found this site.
I think my 2 yr old Dobie Zena [url=http://www.gentledoberman.com/forum]http://www.gentledoberman.com/forum] has been talking to me. When ever we are busy or not paying her any attention she looks at one of us tilts her head to the side and does this teethy high pitched bark with a little whine thrown in every now and then. Once you pet her she stops. We have had her for a month and she has been getting a lot of attention. Now we are trying to get her used to our daily routine and when no one is focused on her she starts talking. For example I get up in the mornings let her out to potty then let her back in and then begin to iron everyones clothes for the day. (There are 5 of us and I am usually the only one up.) By the time I get to the second set of clothes she is talking to me wanting to be petted and wanting attention. Usually I look at her tell her quiet (as everyone is sleeping and this is my only quiet time & don't want to wake up the kids) and I continue what I am doing sometimes she comes back and does it again sometimes she doesn't. Once I have finished my morning routine I take a couple minutes to enjoy the quiet and will sit with Zena and pet her. Am I doing the right thing? Does/Has anyone else ever had this problem? What should I do?
yep..they talk...the boys have an "i'm home, warm and happy..." growl.....and a whine to go out...at least i know what they're saying......
Use word that tells her what you want.. IE Quiet.. Down.. etc. My Boy would always walk with me and do choures with me but, he learned to keep his voice down. Good luck.. She is Beautiful
We talk to them, and as very intelligent animals, it would seem reasonable that they would attempt to talk to us. Unfortunately, the lack of vocal cords curtails this, so they make sounds to communicate to us. Red talks to me all the time when he wants something. It is more guttural than a whine or a bark, but there is usually a very soft woof at the end.
Yes, it indicates that they want something, and it is among many signals they send to us. I once had a fawn female named Heidi who would smile. Not at the back of their mouth, but at the front. Some mistook it for a snarl, but her ears were always forward and up, not back and flattened as they would be with a snarl. There was also no sound, just raising the corners of her lips at the front, usually indicating that she was very pleased with something. She was also the only dog I have ever seen stalk a cat.
Well although Im a new owner to a wonderful lil red girl she is a talker already. When she wakes from her nap she will make a sweet lil sounds and continue until you walk her out to the back yardfor potty time.. again when she is ready to go to her bed she will make another lil sound that I figured out means I wana go to bed.. They really have wonderful personalities and bless you for saving Zena..
My Kaiser is very vocal! He has a noise for everything. When he wants to go out, food, water play.
The annoying thing is he has a loud whine when we have guests over and he's not allowed in the room.
rgreen, I know what you mean about the smile, Kais does it every time we walk through the door and he's excited. His nose wrinkles and he shows his front teeth usually while his whole back end is wagging back and fore.
Good Luck with Zena
I love the Dobermans that smile. We had a red male once that smiled all over the place especially when he was excited. This actually is a trait that runs in different lines.
On the vocal side I have 3 Dobes right now and the youngest is my most vocal dog I've ever owned. She has several different titles that we have put on her and is currently working for a few more. Last year we were at a conformation show and she was so bad that when she went into the ring someone said her name and the judge looked at the dog and said "So you are the infamous Paris" how embarrassing! The judge had been hearing for the last 1/2 hr "Paris quiet!" We are training for her CDX title but not sure she will be able to get it because of her vocal cords! LOL. I love her anyway and wouldn't trade her for anything she just happens to have one hell of a personality to boot.
While all breeds have personalities, the Dobies just seem to be in your face with it. Maybe that's why we love them so much. Red will never be bred, I made that decision before I got him, but he is just so full of himself. As I mentioned in another post you cannot ignore them for the will come up and nudge your elbow or hand with their nose as if to say, "It's time to pet the dog now!"
Once you have had a Doberman, all other dogs, although nice, are just dogs. While I like all dogs, I just absolutely adore the Dobies. Their personality and intelligence is as if they are almost human. The sounds they make are their attempt to communicate with us mere humans their wants.
Sure sounds like it! Paris, my 4 1/2 year old female, is very rarely quite. She makes all sorts of noises at me when she is bored, tired, cranky, excited, alerting me to something she heard, or just trying to wake up the cat so he will play w/her ! It is a pain when we are in public, though. She is much louder when other people are around. I, too, spend a large amount of time telling her "Hush, Paris!" People probably think I am talking to myself when they are out of earshot, but my mouth keeps moving the whole time. She is clear about what she is saying, we are lucky to have dogs that are smart enough to communicate w/us. I feel like she is more intelligent than the average kindergarden aged child in the communications arena.
my 8 month old male dobermann barks all the time.
ohhhh he's cute and all natural.
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My Tara used to vocalize all the time. It did not seem that she wanted anything but a conversation. lol. I used to talk right back to her. She also had a lopsided toothy smile she used to give us. I hope the next one I get smiles.
;) Q hums away to himself in the morning when he is just waking up in his crate :D. The other strange sound he makes is when Im cooking and he is nosing around the kitchen workbenches he makes this little pop pop pop sound.
Sofia hums once in a while when I'm petting her.. ( we do a duet) I call it purring.. other than that and her scary girl voice at the gardener.. shes' very quiet and mellow.. A cuddle bug for sure. ( If you can call 100 pounds of Doberman "bug")
My girl is a pro at making the most pathetic noises I have ever heard from any dog. For example we were at the vet yesterday and they had a cat in a cage in the waiting area. She ignored it at first but when the cat started growling at her she started growling back. I told her no... so she changed her growl into this sad whine yelp noises. She got everyone's attention for that.
They do have the most expressive vocal cords I have ever encountered. They seem to get their messages across.
Well, they don't all talk! I have one that has a whole range of barks and grumbles, but the other is silent. He has a beautiful deep bark that he uses when chasing his brother but is otherwise very quiet. I have tried to teach him to bark on command but he just cocks his head at me and wonders what I'm talking about!
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This is very common with the Doberman. Some dogs even make their sounds sound like they're trying to talk.
The airy high-pitch bark she does is a play-with-me bark. You have to be careful with this one. Demands for play is a dominant behavior - only the alpha or superior dog initiates play with other members of the pack. So, you should be the only one initiating play.
She may just be excited about her special Mommy time though - ;)
Welcome to our site and feel free to come by with any questions. It's great you rescued Zena. Rescue dogs can often have a few behavioral problems, but they are also VERY thankful and loving dogs.
From the picture she looks happy and healthy.