can dogs understand us.
Discussion
I've got a rescue JRT/Yorky cross. Not something either of us wanted( I said no JRT, Swimbo said No Yorky), but she ( Lexie) just adopted us, as a lot of rescues do. Lexie has strong predator instincts, not a problem in an area where there's a problem with folks trying car doors/ house handles, but she also knows words. like CAT/MEOW. Say CAT and she's up at the window looking out. How do they pick it up.?
well no, i regularly tell my sister's dog that im going to ram a red hot poker up its arse and jab out its eyes with cocktail sticks, and he wags his tail with undiminished glee and happiness .
knowing dog owners devotion to their mutts, its likely this thread will soon descend into mush.
however cats understand every word, and can even take shorthand.
knowing dog owners devotion to their mutts, its likely this thread will soon descend into mush.
however cats understand every word, and can even take shorthand.
Sambucket said:
" A border collie called Chaser has been taught the names of 1022 items – more than any other animal. She can also categorise them according to function and shape, something children learn to do around the age of 3."
A friend of mine has a retired agility dog (black lab) that learns to associate words with objects and names with people incredibly quickly and will then fetch that object and take it to a specific person or go to a specific person to collect an object.If the guys phone rings, the dog will automatically get it for him but if he just wants the phone or car keys or remote control (maybe not the right one) the dog will oblige.
The best thing though was giving the dog a treat and telling him to take it to someone else. He would just walk up to you and give you one of his dog biscuits and look at you waiting for you to give it back so he could eat it!
Our Jack Russell understands "f
k off, I'm busy". 
The other dog looks out of the window waiting for the wife to come home. When I shut the curtains it sits on the sofa staring at the CCTV screen instead. It amazes me how it makes the association of what's on the screen = what's going on outside.
k off, I'm busy". The other dog looks out of the window waiting for the wife to come home. When I shut the curtains it sits on the sofa staring at the CCTV screen instead. It amazes me how it makes the association of what's on the screen = what's going on outside.
mike74 said:
phil-sti said:
Mine understands when I open the cheese wrapper.
Mines the same.It's quite remarkable, you can open any number of other food wrappers in the kitchen and he won't budge from the living room... but as soon as you go for the cheese he comes charging in.
Sambucket said:
Mines half collie and seems to pick words up without training!
I hear collies are a bit of an outlier in this respect.
" A border collie called Chaser has been taught the names of 1022 items – more than any other animal. She can also categorise them according to function and shape, something children learn to do around the age of 3."
Collies are bright but only in selected ways. We had one that couldn't understand why the sheep didn't want to be his friend and would run away when he tried to lick their noses I hear collies are a bit of an outlier in this respect.
" A border collie called Chaser has been taught the names of 1022 items – more than any other animal. She can also categorise them according to function and shape, something children learn to do around the age of 3."
Big-Bo-Beep said:
well no, i regularly tell my sister's dog that im going to ram a red hot poker up its arse and jab out its eyes with cocktail sticks, and he wags his tail with undiminished glee and happiness .
knowing dog owners devotion to their mutts, its likely this thread will soon descend into mush.
however cats understand every word, and can even take shorthand.
I discussed this with our dog, we both had a good laugh and decided it was tosh. knowing dog owners devotion to their mutts, its likely this thread will soon descend into mush.
however cats understand every word, and can even take shorthand.
nute said:
Mine understands that if he comes into my office and makes whining sounds ( I need to go out for a wee) so that I get up to go let him out, he can then hop into my nice warm chair having not needed to go for a wee at all.
I think a lot of dogs ( and cats) like to take over your sitting space. I thought it was a ploy to get attention.Big-Bo-Beep said:
well no, i regularly tell my sister's dog that im going to ram a red hot poker up its arse and jab out its eyes with cocktail sticks, and he wags his tail with undiminished glee and happiness .
knowing dog owners devotion to their mutts, its likely this thread will soon descend into mush.
however cats understand every word, and can even take shorthand.
knowing dog owners devotion to their mutts, its likely this thread will soon descend into mush.
however cats understand every word, and can even take shorthand.
PositronicRay said:
My dog understands
No
Biscuit
Dinner
Swimming
Do you want to play in the garden
+his name of course.
I think he knows more than he let's on though.
Same for my two, plus 'Enemy', , which makes them charge for the door, barking (useful when the scallys come knocking).....the other word which I daren't even type out is No
Biscuit
Dinner
Swimming
Do you want to play in the garden
+his name of course.
I think he knows more than he let's on though.
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