My friend has an irish terrier and a soft coated wheaten terrier. They're both almost 9 years old. They are goofs. The irish terrier is a little clown. the soft coated wheaten is more the "perfect dog" because she never does wrong and is always affectionate and calm and gentle. And so is the irish terrier. but the irish terrier acts like a goof sometimes and I think she gets a kick out of being goofy. Do you think dogs have a sense of humor?

I sure think they do.

Absolutely! My little weinder dog plays "keep away" with his toys.

He wants to play I can tell so I slowly creep up to grab his toy out of his mouth, and just when I am close to the toy, he turns his head. And keeps turning his head everytime I'm about to grab the toy.

Ofcourse! Humorous behavior may be repeated because of the positive reaction received. In this case, you can’t say the dog has a sense of humor, but is acting on positive reinforcement. Just as some people enjoy making others laugh, it would seem, so do some dogs. A dog’s world of humor would have to be mostly on the physical level, through simply behaving in a goofy manner, or playing little tricks on you.

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What does humor in a dog look like?

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Definitely yes, dog are funny at times. My dog acts weird sometimes and burps so loudly. It so funny...

Scooby Doo is an example of a humorous dog. Haha!

Originally Posted by dogtraiiningways

My friend has an irish terrier and a soft coated wheaten terrier. They're both almost 9 years old. They are goofs. The irish terrier is a little clown. the soft coated wheaten is more the "perfect dog" because she never does wrong and is always affectionate and calm and gentle. And so is the irish terrier. but the irish terrier acts like a goof sometimes and I think she gets a kick out of being goofy. Do you think dogs have a sense of humor?

Our dog Yoda absolutely has a sense of humor. He knows exactly when to jerk our chain, and when to do his cute number. His purpose in life is to bring a smile to people's faces, just from the way he looks. Read about our life with him on Three Black Spots.

Of course dogs have a sense of humor. They play, don't they? And research has shown that dogs laugh, too. A dog's laugh is partly facial expression, and partly a "chuffing" noise them make in their throats. Research has also shown that another dog will join in, and laugh with them.

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Originally Posted by vetgroomer

Of course dogs have a sense of humor. They play, don't they? And research has shown that dogs laugh, too. A dog's laugh is partly facial expression, and partly a "chuffing" noise them make in their throats. Research has also shown that another dog will join in, and laugh with them.

Do you have any sources for this research? It would be an interesting read, I'm sure.

Originally Posted by dogtraiiningways

My friend has an irish terrier and a soft coated wheaten terrier. They're both almost 9 years old. They are goofs. The irish terrier is a little clown. the soft coated wheaten is more the "perfect dog" because she never does wrong and is always affectionate and calm and gentle. And so is the irish terrier. but the irish terrier acts like a goof sometimes and I think she gets a kick out of being goofy. Do you think dogs have a sense of humor?

I think yes.But it depend to his/her classification.Am I right?