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The Sounds Our Dogs Make
Dogs communicate pleasure, happiness, excitement, and affiliation
through their vocalizations. The most common sounds of pleasure are
moans and sighs, although dogs also use whines and growls to
communicate happiness.
Low-pitched moans are very common in puppies and are signs of
contentment. Puppies moan when they are in close contact to their
littermates, their mother, or their humans.
Another sound of contentment is the sigh, usually accompanied by the
dog lying down with its head on its forepaws.
When the sigh is combined with
half-closed eyes, it communicates
pleasure; with fully open eyes, it
communicates disappointment: “I
guess you are not going to play with
me.”