I know the talking you are talking about! Keelyn's got a voice of a human i swear! when she wakes me up in the middle of the night to potty its like a low talking voice, not growling or barking or crying it's talking!
she does SCREAM when i brush her..but shes just a puppy, she'll get used to it after her biweekly washes and brushouts at the groomer
(as per recommended by them)