Dogs follow their hearts, their noses and their eyes. “They can fall victim to their relentless curiosity, their boundless love, and that is why we love them, why we identify with them, and why they are us” (Irvine and Bekoff, (2004). Throughout history, humans have formed closely. The dog is a remarkable animal Communication is very important when it comes to the relationship between an animal and its owner This article will discuss three types of communication between animals and. their owners: oral communication, body language and sensory Verbal communication is a signal for commands to be directed with authority “Many owners think that the reason their pets do not respond to commands is that they; ignore the word,” says Kim Kilmer I disagree. Dogs communicate verbally with their owners by whispering. Some examples of the commands I'm going to talk about are sit, stay, roll over, and baby talk. . All animal lovers do it. When people don't talk to their pets, they do it. you speak without knowing it; their pet studies its mood and body movements. Unlike humans who have an average vocabulary of 30,000 words, their pet's vocabulary is much smaller. Therefore, the best outcome is to limit your command to a minimum of 10-20 words” (e.g. sit and lie down). Studies have shown that the relationship between an owner and their pet is similar to that between a parent and a child. Humans speak to their pets in a form of baby talk, words such as "cooochie cooochie coo" and what a "good doggie." In my personal relationship with my late French poodle “Peair”, as soon as his big brown eyes made contact with mine, my heart melted. From the beginning, our hearts...... middle of paper ......from http://www.freedomservicedogs.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Itemid=3Lair, K. ( 2010). German Shepherds: How Dogs Communicate with Smell Retrieved from http://kryptiks-lair.tripod.com/id12.htmlMiklosi, A., & TopaŁ, J., & CsaŁny, V. (2007). Big thoughts in small brains? Dogs as a model for understanding human social cognition. Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuropsychology, 18(5), 467-469. Retrieved from http://www.mtapi.hu/userdirs/26/Publikaciok_Topal/MiklosietalNeuroRep2007.pdfOwen, P. (2010). Dog training methods. Complete Guide to Responsible Dog Ownership Retrieved from: http://www.dog-obedience-training-review.com/dog-whisperer.htmlShwarts, Scott. (2008). Dog-human relationship and communications [Internet]. Version 4. Knol. Accessed May 23 at: http://knol.google.com/k/scott-shwants/dog-human-relationship-communications.