It probably is better! Well, we interrupted her present unwrapping to take a picture, so she was probably thinking "get on with it".

No, I wasn't trying to say communicating with animals is unique--I hear they're coming out with another "Doctor Doolittle" movie. People can't understand Wulfgar anyway (although he speaks a little horse, and some raccoon); it's Wulfgar himself that's unique, but not so unique that his dog mouth can form words. He finds ways to get his points across, though.