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Here is my German Shepard, she knows the letter T ( _ )means to come toward me or to me. The letter S (...) means I want her to sit, and the letter D (_ ..) means to lay down. As seen in the video but may not be obvious she may not pick up on the command the first time I send it without voice. So I may end up sending the command several times before she picks it up. The trick to make this technique work is to send the pattern slow enough that the dog recognizes the pattern as being unique. No my dogs cannot speak back in Morse Code, but a trainer with imagination might be able to teach a dog to tap out a letter for food for example by ringing a bell with a certain pattern. There are trainers that do math tricks with dogs for animal shows. So I am of the opinion that what you can teach a dog is only limited by the trainer's imagination.

Here is my inspiration: https://youtu.be/tVB0hLsZEj4 I do not think I can teach the whole alphabet to a dog and it understand. But if Omar can teach Jumpy directions to this level. I believe that it is possible to learn patterns with a pager collar and tie an action to the pattern. The reason for using morse code, is there is already a list of patterns in morse code that do not repeat. I don't think I can do it in five minutes but I expect a dog may learn a few patterns in a few months tied to actions I want the dog to perform. Basically a remote control dog. My deaf Lab already knows any time she gets a long vibration, I want her by my side. Three quick vibrations she sits down beside me. Now the question is, does she just sit down naturally or does she recognize the pattern I send her. So my next step is try to teach her the down command and send her the letter D for down. The mneumonic for D would be "Dog Did It" for Dah DIt Dit to help the home owner to remember the command with the pager. I thought it would be a fun experiment to try. And this experiment came up after a online conversation with Kelly Blackwell a trainer in FL who uses pager collars on Deaf Dogs. I think it can be done with a pager collar over time.

With an e-collar it may be possible, not sentences but one letter commands. The collar needs to be very responsive, Dogtra 282 is what I am using with my deaf lab. Using pager mode and working out morse code signals for specific commands. So, no the dog may not answer in Morse Code, but you may be able to command a dog using Morse Code using an e-collar. I imagine it would be a good thing for a service dog and a person who could not speak commands due to a handicap. If this is an interest to someone I will post updates as I progress.