How to Make a Talking Dog Video

Think your dog is even more adorable than a talking Chihuahua? Grab your video camera and start filming.

Step 1: Take lots of footage
Videotape your dog when they're barking and chewing. You'll need about 30 minutes of footage of them with their mouth moving.

Step 2: Load it onto a computer
Load the footage onto a computer.

Step 3: Edit it
Open up a video-editing program and edit the raw footage down to the best 3 minutes or so, using 20 to 30 second chunks.

Step 4: Work out a script
Write a script that matches their mouth movements as closely as possible.

Tip
If they make a funny expression or gesture, think about how you can work that into their monologue.

Step 5: Record the voice
Record the voice into a computer microphone as you watch the edited video. If your video-editing program has a voice-over tool, you can add the voice directly to your movie. If not, open up a dedicated audio program and record the VO separately. Then import the audio file into your editing program and combine the audio and video.

Step 6: Show off
Show off your talking-dog video clip to your friends and family.

Did You Know?
Actress Lindsay Lohan sued E-Trade over a commercial featuring a talking baby named Lindsay who was called a "milkaholic."

[maybemissguided]

You will need:
A dog.
Oh I didn't know. I was just gonna wing it.

[SMGDUDE]

what does a milkaholic baby have to do with anything?!!?!?

[iloveyoursmile]

GASP ! my Chihuahua is adorable.And what does lindsay have to do with this ?

[MonicaNad]

I don't even have a dog... yet i'm watching this video. huh

[lpskitten]

Idk I’m not a pro like this, how do you expect us to have all this. And I don’t even care if this was 10 years ago

[bleiepro]

"you will need: a dog" NO SHIT!

[theDmaster]

What if your dog eats with his mouth closed?

[Help]

sounds just like something loahan would do

[TheFrogChannel]

Will this work with fish? I don’t have a dog but I want to make a talking dog video and all I have a fish

[jerseydevil]

So, I'm supposed to make a video about Martha the talking dog?

[guineapigkid]

@bleiepro you could make a computer generated one

[icecool]

That pooch has an idle attitude of malcontent which becomes visibly apparent when the director places the creature it the compromising positions of necessity.

Cute dog, though.

[WaterFireSoup]

This is so stupid. What is Howcast coming to?

[HazeofSpace]

@bleiepro thats what i thoought too! :D

[TonyRedgrave]

I thought it said "How to make a talking dog"

[Exalted_Wolf]

the almost empty scotch bottle explains it all..

[ajxme]

@bleiepro NO YOU NEED A F***ING CAT.... so how do you feel being shouted at through type

[RIolumds]

@zOMGaGrizzly2OBear Lol? i just like macs o_O. no need to yell

[ivoize]

i readed that you need dog and i closed this video...

[sceneandemoever]

thumbs up if you searched milkaholic lindsay or milkaholik etrade commercial