http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/ Engadget Comments for Researchers devise tool for understanding dog barks, sort of http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/Jan 17th 2008 9:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/Jan 17th 2008 9:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/
That's exactly the first thing I thought of, too.

http://www.modernpooch.com/archives/FarSideDogCartoon.jpg]]>Jan 17th 2008 10:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/Jan 17th 2008 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/
Basically it's just dog cursing.]]>Jan 17th 2008 1:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/
http://posters.imdb.com/title/tt0968722/]]>Jan 17th 2008 2:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/
But if you learn "doglish", the body language of dogs, you start to understand very clearly what they're trying to communicate. Barking is only the expletives.

Basically these researchers are limiting themselves to translating dog cursing.]]>Jan 17th 2008 9:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/(I just ate my own poop)]]>Jan 17th 2008 9:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/Pretty soon we'll have "Bark-to-Text" messaging and "Bark Dialing" on cellphones and "Text-to-Bark" GPS Navigation systems.]]>Jan 17th 2008 9:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/Jan 17th 2008 9:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/Jan 17th 2008 11:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/
Translation: "Damn YOU HUMANS! ingrates of the mammal species. You think i enjoy playing FETCH! Belittling my essence of existence by tossing objects to have me bring it back when you had it with you in the first place. who the F*** do you think i am..snoopy? Be glad we have been programmed to do your bidding because if i could stand on two paws, i would like to see you catch a freezbie tossed 2metres high just for the fun of it cos it would make me feel f**kin great!"

ME: O_O

*silence*

dog: "oh shit! did i just say that out loud!..erm..BARK! BARK!" ]]>Jan 17th 2008 9:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/
1. i'm hungry
2. rub my belly
3. let me out or i'm going to pee on your carpet

i'll pass on the translator. i'm pretty sure i can understand him more than 40%-50% of the time, although it's embarassing when i confuse #2 and #3....
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Actually I caught an interview with the lead researcher on Fresh Air yesterday. He said when humans were brought in to identify the barks they had the same success rate as their software. Progress!!!!!]]>Jan 17th 2008 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/Jan 17th 2008 10:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/Jan 17th 2008 10:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/Jan 17th 2008 10:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/
"Bark Bark."
Did you say "Feed me?"
"Bark"
Was that a "Yes"?]]>Jan 17th 2008 10:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/Jan 17th 2008 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/Jan 17th 2008 11:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/
"Bark, Bark, Bark!" = "Hay, Hay, Hay!"]]>Jan 17th 2008 12:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/Jan 17th 2008 12:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/Jan 17th 2008 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/Jan 17th 2008 4:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/Jan 17th 2008 6:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/Jan 17th 2008 4:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-devise-tool-for-understanding-dog-barks-sort-of/
Me now: "Shut up!"

Dog with expensive translator: "Can I go to the Park?"

Me then: "Shut up!"]]>Jan 18th 2008 7:28AM