Babies love animals! Teach your baby the sign for the words dog and doggy in baby sign language with the following description and video. The sign is the same for both English words.
Dog, Doggy
Slap the palm on the hip twice. Then snap the fingers of the same hand twice.
References
Beyer, Monica. 2006. Baby talk: A guide to using basic sign language to communicate with your baby. New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin.
Author: Heather Johnson
Heather Johnson is a librarian, an amateur photographer, a wife, and a first time mother who is supported by her wonderful husband. She earned a BA in English studies with a minor in creative writing from Illinois State University in May 2007, an MS in library and information science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in May 2009, and an MS in English studies with an emphasis in linguistics at Illinois State University in December 2011.