We had a dog that I swear was trying to speak. He’d sit down in front of me and go “Ao-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa. Aoo wow-whoa-whoa...” And my folks for a while had some weird Russian breed of hunting dog that was so smart, they had to spell in front of him. He knew “toys” “ice cream” “go to town,” and several other words.
Yep, that is exactly the type of thing grainger does. he is clearly trying to use his moouth and tongue to make sounds other than the standard bark, and when he does it he concentrates so hard, looks me right in the eyes to the point that his eyes seem to be popping out slightly. It’s just adorable.
He also seems to understand phrases or sentences, at least much more than standard one word commands. I also have to spell the word w-a-l-k or he will go nuts until I walk him.
I tell you, I love dogs so much, I can’t imagine my life without dogs, this one as well as some other ones I’ve had the good fortune of knowing.