English Bull Terrier Saying 'Mama' During Belly Rubs Has Everyone Swooning
English Bulldogs, AKA the "Target Dog," are some of the funniest dogs you'll ever meet in your life. They're definitely pretty unique-looking, and they're perfect for photoshoots, snuggle time, or getting your daily exercise in; these are some of the most curious pups in the world. They're down to try anything once!
Apparently, they can talk, too! Recently, one dog mom caught a video of her English Bull Terrier excitedly saying "mama" during his nightly belly rubs. You just have to see it:
Zero the English Bull Terrier has talking all figured out. I can't be the only one who's just a little freaked out by that!
Zero is one of two English Bull Terriers in this house: he also has an older sister named Jips. These pups live in the UK with their parents, and they love to keep each other company by trying to WWE-Style wrestle each other for fun. Despite how heated some of their stunts are, they really do love each other, and they'll be grateful to have grown up together soon enough!
Being the youngest of the two, Zero still has a lot to learn about how to get everything he wants. This is a pretty good lesson: do something adorable and hilarious while receiving belly rubs and you will get more belly rubs. It's a valid process!
Can Dogs Form Words?
Dogs can only talk in movies. Unfortunately, being able to have actual conversations with our pups will take a lot more time, and a lot more technology, to be able to pull off. But in this video, it really does sound like Zero is saying "mama" over and over again. So... they have to be able to talk on some level, right?
Kind of. It's complicated: dogs understand the words we say to them, and to some degree, they seem to be able to imitate that. For example, there have been videos of someone saying, "I love you," and a dog barks three times. People will swear the dog said it back, and there's a possibility that the dog has picked up on the different words and is "saying" them back to us in the only way they know how!
However, a lot of it is just confirmation bias and the power of suggestion: if someone in the video says the dog said something, you're going to hear it. When dogs are vocalizing, it's very open-ended, especially a low, grumbly sound like Zero was making here. It sounds like "mama," so, it's a win!
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