This is why dogs tilt their heads.

[jovibennett]

17. Maybe...I have been a certified veterinary technician for 15 years

and i have noticed that they tip their head to certain words. Example: I will lay on the floor nose to nose with my Coton de Tulear and he will tilt his head to words he likes to hear: walk, treats, ride, play and his favorite find the cat. And its also in the way I say those words. I notice that my voice tends to go up on that certain word. If I am standing up and saying the same words he may or may not tip his head. I think its more in the words we say that they recognize and like to hear, it also happens in the clinic with dogs we are treating...certain words tend to get the head to tilt even when they don't feel good. But maybe its their long noses which would not explain brachycephalic dogs. But what ever the reason it is adorable and I love when they do it. My cats could give a crap what I saw to them. They only talk to me in the middle of the night