Baby's Best Friend

I'm sure any pet parent who becomes a people parent has experienced this, but we're going through this right now with our son and our lab mix Sable. They are bonding -- big time. We spent months watching our son observe the dog and vice versa. Then all of a sudden, he's brushing her fur, riding her like a horse, and watching Sesame Street with her. They are now buddies---in their own way. Sable is a great dog and very good with John, but she, just like us, has NO IDEA what he's saying. You get an idea from which you can get an idea of what he's saying, but until you get a little English, it's anyone's guess. So here's our son commanding our dog to fetch, in his own language, which Sable does not understand because she knows the command as "get it" not "daaaaaaahhhh".

While on the subject, when will our guy talk? He turns 18 months next week and we have 'Da Da' , 'Yeah', and he repeats any word you say to him and answers any question you have for him...it's just in his own language. he babbles all day, we're just looking for an interpreter.

Any tips on how to get our son on the fast track to talking a little ...faster?