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How much English does your dog know?
ByI actually got this question from this article:
http://pets.yahoo.com/dogs/behavior-and-training/321/does-your-dog-know-english/
Everytime I say “walk”, my dog’s eyes get big and she cocks her head. And everytime I say her name, Cleo, she comes. She also understands “come”, “sit”, “stay”, “down, and “shake”. (She will give you her paw like she wants you to shake it.)
How many commands does your dog understand and how much English?
3 Comments
October 28th, 2011 at 3:16 PM
My dog seems to understand most things I say. He growls when he wants something and I will ask him if he needs food, water, outside, and he will wag his tail when I get to what he wants. He definitely understands the difference between a walk and a truck ride, as he will come to me if asked if he wants to go for a walk, or the bf for a truck ride. He knows the basic come, sit, sit pretty, etc, and will go and look around the house if we ask where his kitty is (our cat). He know when I say “NOW” I mean business and he had better obey me, or else…I often wonder what he thinks the or else would be?
I think some dogs are very intelligent and understand alot more than we realize.
October 28th, 2011 at 4:15 PM
~It’s hard to know how many English words my dog knows because it’s extremely hard to realize when Shea understands something I tell her or not. Also, I’m not stupidly going into common words that she knows because it would take FOREVER.
~I have taught her all the commands she knows. Also, she’s young (about 1-1/2 years old) and still learning. Shea is 3/4 boxer, 1/4 bloodhound.
~Anyways, command-wise she knows quite a lot. The ones that I know she understands and reacts to that I can think of from the top of my mind are:
-SIT
-STAY
-JUMP
-UP (hold my hand over her and she’ll stay on her hind legs and hold until I stop)
-UP (also used to command her to get onto a surface, such as a couch, bed, etc., and for jumping/going up a hill)
-ROLL OVER (she rolls onto her back with her legs up)
-STAND
-BARK/SPEAK (can be used interchangably)
-GET HIM/HER (she’ll start jumping and dodging the person if they try petting her and she’ll do a ‘fake bite’ [she doesn't really bite on purpose because she knows not to, but she goes like she's going to])
-she knows what her BONE is (for instance, I’ll tell her “I’m gonna get your bone!” and she’ll run to get her bone)
-DROP IT (she’ll drop something if she has something in her mouth)
-she knows what a KISS is (she’ll lick my face if I tell her “Shea, give me a kiss”)
-COME (HERE)
-TREAT
-LAY DOWN
-CATCH (she’ll try to catch the object, usually some bread since I use that as a treat sometimes, when I throw it toward her in the air)
-knows what a BATH is (will try to avoid someone who asks if she wants a bath)
-and much more, but that’s what I can instantly think of
October 28th, 2011 at 5:09 PM
My dogs know a lot of commands–come, sit, stay, down, stand, shake, paw, roll over, don’t touch, leave it, go to bed, treat, walk, open (their mouths), teeth, ride, let’s go, slow, stop, stack (they show), medicine, bath (=run!), etc–but also understand a lot of words that they pick up on unintentionally. I had a dog once that seemed to understand everything we said, even to each other–if we mentioned going to grandmas, she was at the door, waiting. They really are much smarter than we give them credit for. I saw that article, too. Good question.