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#175 Beyond Words: Why Your Dog Responds To Sound, Before Meaning
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Every dog owner has faced that moment when your pup seems determined to ignore you. You've repeated "come here" five times with increasing volume, yet they continue sniffing that fascinating spot in the yard. What if the solution isn't saying it louder, but saying it differently?
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Welcome to the 5-Minute Dog, the mini-podcast that delivers practical training advice in less than 5 minutes. Here's something that I have said for years Sounds will get your dog's attention faster than words, and I know that might sound like an oversimplification, but it's backed up by how dogs are built to experience the world. Dogs don't just hear louder, they hear more, higher frequencies, faster pitch changes, subtle tone shifts. Changes, subtle tone shifts. They catch it all. That's why a click or kissy noise, or even the cluck of your tongue or a gentle whisper can stand out more than repeating hey, no, come here five times in a row. And this isn't just about training, it's about daily life. The way you talk to your dog matters every day, whether you're trying to calm them down at the door, call them in from the front yard or get them off the couch.
Speaker 1:Dogs process tone and pitch before they even consider what a word means. Tone and pitch before they even consider what a word means. So when you say no, no, stop it. In a high energy or anxious tone, they're hearing excitement. You may accidentally be hyping them up instead of calming them down, and I tell clients all the time if your dog is too excited. And I tell clients all the time if your dog is too excited.
Speaker 1:Try whispering, try soft, low tones. You'll see a shift almost immediately. It's like telling a toddler to take a breath, but for dogs it starts with the sound. Clickers are great for training because they're consistent and clean. But even outside of formal training, your sounds are your signals. The snap of your fingers, the tone of your uh-oh, the way you sigh or shift your weight it all communicates something. So here's the takeaway. So here's the takeaway your dog listens to sound before meaning. So keep your voice calm when things feel chaotic. Use simple and sharp sounds when you need attention, and know that how you sound, not just what you say, is shaping how your dog lives with you every single day.