WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF TALKING TO YOUR DOG?

​As a dog owner, you must have caught yourself talking to your dog from time to time. No, not the dog-command stuff you were told to teach your dog, but real conversations with your furry friend. There must have been instances where you even believed your dog understands every word you said and wondered if a screw is loose up there. No, sir, no screw is loose; in fact, you are wired the right way.

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Scientific Research

​According to scientific studies, it was shown that dogs could understand human communication much more than any other pet. Science has also shown that people who talk to their pet is an indication that they are intelligent and incredibly creative.

What Happens When You Talk to Your Dog?

​When you talk to your dog consistently, you form an unbreakable bond with it. This is probably because talking to your pet reveals your inherent need for friendship or companionship as well as your desire to build up character. This phenomenon is referred to as ‘anthropomorphizing’ or humanizing non-human entities. Given that your dog is not human, you feel inclined to gift them with a personality so that you can feel closer or become even more sentimentally attached to them.
It is possible to train your dog to understand a few phrases and words which enhances their behavior in particular situations. Over time, the words will slip into the dogs’ lexis which will, in turn, determine their conduct or behavior.
Scientists have also shown that if you speak to your dog in a particular way, you will increase the chances of your dog being able to comprehend whatever you are saying. Have you also noticed that the tone of your voice changes when communicating with your furry friend? The tone of your voice becomes higher – just the way it should be when speaking to infants – your sentences become more structured, simplified, and shortened.
Dogs are sensitive to human voices, especially to that of their owners and they can identify when they need to respond as well as when they shouldn’t. 

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Benefits of Talking to Your Dog

Talking to your dog helps you make sense of complicated discussions and situations as well as enhance human relationships. Moreover, it helps you to focus on the present while remaining active. This goes to show how possible it is for men to talk more to their dogs than to the opposite sex with the same level of attachment.
Children are not left out of this as well; talking to dogs help youngsters to get a friend that is not judgmental, thereby improving their self-development. Pediatricians advise parents that have a child with autism to get a dog. This is because dogs are ideal partners for such children since they don’t particularly like to interact with humans. Dogs have this deep-seated ability to stimulate communication from children with this psychological disorder and make them agreeable enough to communicate.
As dogs strive to understand human gestures and speech, they prefer movements as well as open-mouthed play face, especially when you have to spend time together. Therefore, try to use more of this style of communication when interacting with your dog, and you will always enjoy the quality time you spend together.