Kate, Tim & Marty

Goo goo, gah gah, woof woof! Scientists have officially confirmed what all dog mums and dads suspected—your pup loves it when you baby talk them! A new study using doggy MRIs shows that our fur babies’ brains light up like a tennis ball in a tumble dryer when we speak to them in that classic high-pitched, goofy voice. Turns out, female voices get the biggest tail wags. So next time you say, “Who’s a good boyyyy?”—just know, science says he’s really listening.