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Does anyone know a good word for a sound a dog makes when it's happy? It's not a bark, what's it called?

Whimpering doesn't fit, yelping is worse, and whining is totally off.

Any suggestions?

P/S: It's a pretty minor detail.

"Yipped"? I'm not really sure....but this means you're translating, right? YAY!

Yea, kinda stuck on this one word, I'll be updating it to maybe 40% today? I can't slack off forever ;P

It's probably yip or yap.

Well, guess I'll stick with "yipped" for the moment ;P

Oh how I envy Sakanaka-san...

yip yip yip yip yip yip

After an entire week of working and goofing off, I now present you... Another 3%

;P

I'll type up more later, at least 40%, I promise

Alright, done till 40%. Will try to get it done to 50% by the end of today, or at the very least tomorrow.

Make it bark bark bark! That's how we do it in north america.

Then again, it's different for each region.

Like... gako... and stuff.

Bark, woof, yip, yap, whimper, whine, yelp...

Why do we need so many words that more or less convey the same meaning?

@.@

I think most people associate yipped and yapped with annoying little dogs like Yorkshire Terriers.

In my opinion, stick with barked and add an adverb like happily or joyfully.

Not that it really matters all that much.

And for the record, yelps and whimpers usually denote a dog in pain, not a happy bark.

I think whimper, whine, and yelp convey different meanings which are plainly obvious.

Bark is a general term. Much like moo and meow. Bark can be used for anything with the proper adverb as cotton suggested.

Woof on the other hand, is a more doggy dog sound, if that makes any sense. The sound of woof refers to happy dog, or something along those lines. It's not as aggressive as a bark, and is usually followed up with panting. Kinda like a cat's purr, in dog terms.

Yipping and yapping are interchangeable. They're just onomatopoeia after all. I tend to associate yipping with the Sesame Street aliens though... yip yip yip yip yip yip...

Yes but you can't say "Rousseau woofed happily" can you?

I think I'll stick with yip for the moment, since in the original context, the dog isn't barking. It's just making that kinda noisy when it does when its happy. God this is confusing @.@

I know this isn't something important but I just thought it make a pretty good discussion ;P

Haha, my personal favorite breeds are Welsh Corgi and Golden Retriever. And many thanks for the addition (A pretty large one at that), it was reassuring to see a new one uploaded.

I'm totally clueless when it comes to dogs >.< I spent about 15 minutes searching for Rousseau's English name, only to realize GDsMDLFNGR's had stated he was a Scottish Highland White Terrier in one of his previous replies >.<

My memory sucks ;P