COOL STUFF.Byline: - Diana Peyton If you've given up trying to communicate with your teen-ager or spouse, how about a little dogspeak with a canine? Yip-howl, yip-howl means, ``I'm lonely, is there anybody there?'' according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Stanley Coren in his new book, ``How to Speak Dog: Mastering the Art of Dog-Human Communication.'' The professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia Locations Vancouver The Vancouver campus is located at Point Grey, a twenty-minute drive from downtown Vancouver. It is near several beaches and has views of the North Shore mountains. The 7. says the average dog can understand language at the level of a 2-year-old, and he offers a Doggish Phrasebook at the end of his 266-page book to help humans learn hound lingo Lingo - An animation scripting language. [MacroMind Director V3.0 Interactivity Manual, MacroMind 1991]. . ``Dog Speak'' is not just about yips yips pl.n. Nervousness or tension that causes an athlete to fail to perform effectively, especially in missing short putts in golf. [Probably imitative of jerky motions caused by tension. , howls and barking. It also illustrates dog behaviors that communicate more than an itch, offering a visual glossary with drawings of dog bodies in a variety of communication stances. There's face talk, tail talk, eye talk, ear talk, body talk, sex talk, scent talk, dogs talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to cats, and even dog dialects, according to the author. Fair warning: According to Coren, if your canine's lip curls to expose some teeth - with mostly a closed mouth - look out! He's telling you, ``Go away! You're bothering me.'' Perhaps you could go buy the $13 paperback and start reading until he gives you a broad tail wag, which means, ``I like you. Let's be friends.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: no caption (``How to Speak Dog'') |
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