Computer Interprets Dogs' Barks

anyone blogging here that doessn't believe dogs aren' intellegent & communicate is full of b.s. anyone who has a dog for any length of time knows everything that particular dog is trying to get across to the owner & what they want & or need. mose people know their dogs as well as they do family members

why do humans need animals anyway? Leave animals to their own kind in the wild. We don't need to take them and domesticate them - I think it is a form of animal cruelty. The life they have in the wild is far better than any life we can give them, being our lap cat or our so - called "best friend" just because they look cute and cuddly and appeal to us, so we treat them like children, they are animals, they need to be in the wild, they were created with everything they need to survive - we don't need them and they don't need us. Share the planet with them, respect them - but don't invite them into our territory, it's gross, not right for them or for anyone living close by who has to hear your "pet" barking at 2am, and let's face it, they get in the way of human interaction. I've lost count of the amount of times a conversation has been interrupted just because someone's "pet" has done something "cute". Yeah, right, lovely... like I care. I love animals... but in the wild, not as pets. It makes a mockery of them, seeing them all helpless in someone's house, or they are referred to as a "member of the family" PMSL! We try to humanise animals and they just aren't like us. The sooner we get that, the better. For those who wont let go... buy a teddy bear. Less than a fraction of the cost... and cute and cuddly...

"In a dog's brain, a constant buzz of low-level static / One sniff at the hydrant and the answer is automatic / Seems to me as we make our own few circles round the block / We've lost our senses for the higher-level static of talk" -- Rush, "Dog Years"

Google this: "Bowlingual". This interface has already been investigated, developed and failed as a working model. The device is now in the closeout bin in many Big lots and the like.

I can not beleive some of you people on here. Why would you say such things. Dogs are gonna bark its in their nature. How would you feel if someone took away your ablity to talk?

To EM, hate to be the bearer of bad new but canines have been domesticated for thousands of years & to most they are family, get a life,prude!

Dogs very likely domesticated themselves as a survivor skill ... don't some of you watch Nova? My dogs are happy, loved and one of the best parts of my life -- I wish everyone would be kind to all the little ones chained up out in the cold right now. Dogs can literally develop mental illness when confined and ignored. But they ARE a part of the modern life of human beings.

I believe in the Pet Psychic and I have had considerable success in understanding and helping various types of pets live more fulfilling lives. I do believe that they can not only understand what you're saying but that there is some telepathy involved in the process. I also believe telepathy is an innate ability we all have but most of us fail to use it and therefore fail to strengthen it. Perhaps mothers can relate more than other people; they often sense the emotional state of their children even when not in their presence.

Dogs communicate in their own way as do dolphins and other species. Even ants communicate. Since canine and humans cohabitate it is reasonable to assume an animal attempts to communicate as much as we attempt to communicate with them. We each offer one another companionship and attempt for the good of the family. Each has a role. To better have an idea of what an animal desires there is nothing wrong with research to have a better idea and better understanding. By the way Em, you are a moron. The heroic behavior of dogs world wide has saved countless lifes. Stuff your teddy bear ideologies right up your canine hating arse.

I agree with Amanda....go girl!!!

Who says Dog is Mans best friend? They're also womans best friend as well. I have two labs who turned eight yesterday... I love them and couldn't do without them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

S0 DOGS ARE DUMB AND STUPID AND ETC? JUST THINK OF THE RESCUE MISSIONS AND LIVES SAVED FOR ALL THE HUMANS?///////// YOU ARE SO SELF RIGHTISH DISTINKLY SELF IN VOLVED WITH YOUR OWN SUPIORITY?..... THAT YOU DONT ALLOW A SINGLEOPINION OF ANOTHER PERSON BE EXPESSED IF YOU DON T LIKE IT?, WHY BUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ OF AMD HAPPY DAY AND MAKE IT A GOOD ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TO EM
WHAT PLANET DO YOU COME FROM, IT CAN'T BE THE SAME ONE WE ARE ALL ON IF YOU EVER READ UP ON DOGS THEY HAVE BEEN HERE AND ACCEPTED LONG BE FORE YOUR KIND WERE BORN, YOU SHOULD GO OUT IN THE WILDS AND LIVE, YOU COULD TURN INTO AND ANIMAL