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Doggy-talk doesn't always work on pooches. Doggone

It might be a bone of contention, but the kind of voice one uses with babies tends to work better with puppies than adult dogs

Published Fri, Jan 13, 2017 · 09:50 PM
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When you speak to dogs, do you use a dog voice? You know, a dog voice - higher pitched, slower, maybe a little sing-song-y? The kind of voice you'd use when speaking to a baby, except... directed at a dog?

New research shows that puppies might actually react to that voice, though that's not the case with all dogs.

Researchers have found…

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