Johnny is vocal. Not just like an occasional whine, he non-stop talks to you. If you look at him and speak, he barks (playful kind of bark, not mean). When I take him out of his kennel in the mornings so I can take him out to potty, he screams. Waiting for his food, more screaming. If I leave the room and he can't see me, more SCREAMS! This pup loves to sass me also. To be honest, he sasses me more than my kids. I'm sure some of you may have seen the video that I posted of him talking to me that I put up on Facebook. That video was actually tame compared to his normal self. I have NEVER seen a dog as vocal as little guy. Beefy talks a bit to me but that's usually only if food is involved. Do your babies talk to you?