The dogs can only speak to other dogs. Humans cannot understand them when they talk. Until they transform, that is.
When they finally do transform, it happens unexpectedly, instantaneously in their sleep. The dogs do not find out until they wake up... but they can talk to humans now. They can talk to dogs and other animals in both forms, however they can only talk to humans when in human form. They can now transform at will.
The human forms of the dogs correspond directly--age and appearance-wise--with their normal form. Often they have ears and a tail still, but not always. Once the dogs transform, they age at the same rate as humans do.
Even when they transform, the dogs still act like dogs. It's what they are. Humans will have to teach them to behave much more civilized before they are able to act like normal humans.
Here is a diagram of the room the dogs are kept in:
When they finally do transform, it happens unexpectedly, instantaneously in their sleep. The dogs do not find out until they wake up... but they can talk to humans now. They can talk to dogs and other animals in both forms, however they can only talk to humans when in human form. They can now transform at will.
The human forms of the dogs correspond directly--age and appearance-wise--with their normal form. Often they have ears and a tail still, but not always. Once the dogs transform, they age at the same rate as humans do.
Even when they transform, the dogs still act like dogs. It's what they are. Humans will have to teach them to behave much more civilized before they are able to act like normal humans.
Here is a diagram of the room the dogs are kept in:
