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defrogYr Fortean Science lede of the day:
Well of COURSE they did.
According to Dr Jan Bondeson, author of the new book, Amazing Dogs: A Cabinet of Canine Curiosities:
Ja wohl,
This is dF
Well of COURSE they did.
According to Dr Jan Bondeson, author of the new book, Amazing Dogs: A Cabinet of Canine Curiosities:
The forerunner of them all was Rolf, an Airedale terrier who 'spoke' through tapping his paw against a board, each letter of the alphabet being represented by a certain number of taps.
He was said to have speculated about religion, learnt foreign languages, wrote poetry and asked a visiting noblewoman 'could you wag your tail?'
Another dog, a Dachschund named Kurwenal […] was said to speak using a different number of barks for each letter, and told his biographer he would be voting for Hindenburg.
Another dog, a German pointer named Don, went one step further - imitating a human voice to bark "Hungry! Give me cakes", in German.
He was said to have speculated about religion, learnt foreign languages, wrote poetry and asked a visiting noblewoman 'could you wag your tail?'
Another dog, a Dachschund named Kurwenal […] was said to speak using a different number of barks for each letter, and told his biographer he would be voting for Hindenburg.
Another dog, a German pointer named Don, went one step further - imitating a human voice to bark "Hungry! Give me cakes", in German.
Ja wohl,
This is dF
