Dog lovers, dogs know words

[ASATKat]

Dogs understand, this is all staged and loaded with lots of trigger words.
I think Bella is a girl friend.
This is a great video
Good acting, by both.

 

[bebopbrain]

When I travel I try to learn more words in the language than dogs know. I don't always succeed.

 

[ASATKat]

When I travel I try to learn more words in the language than dogs know. I don't always succeed.

Dogs know bebop,

 

[gitold]

My dog knows words.
food is diner, all food except

treats are treats
walk
dog
be good
good boy
Loki
Oakley
Andrew
Ride
Culvers
bad dog
bed
sit
stay
no
ride
toy

 

[drmordo]

I had a Jack Russell who was amazingly smart.

We had five dogs at the time, and I could say "go get ____" and name a dog, and she would crouch down in the grass like a lion stalking prey, then blast across the yard and tackle the dog we named.

After she passed, I tried to track down her breeders and get another, but they had retired from breeding.

 

[haggardfan1]

Let's see. All these mine know, but don't always adhere to:
Sit
Stay
Down
Heel
Off
No
Outside
Load up
Kennel
Stay
Come
Smile (this makes my Lab bare his teeth, ffs, and is something my ex-girlfriend taught him, in addition to jumping up on people, so we retired this one)
Leave it
Ball. My Lab will find one, somewhere lol

My go to commands, that are pretty situation-proof, are:
kennel, inside the house.
Sit and Leave It inside or out.
No.
Off

We're constantly working on what Brandon McMillan calls the seven basics, but this is it so far.

The video was neat. That dog is very expressive.

 

[Masmus]

My exwife had an Australian Shepard mix that when she was on the phone only with me to pick me up at work after the call she would turn around and her dog would have her harness in her mouth ready to go. That was one smart dog and she understood about 50 words.

 

[24 track]

Harlo, Korillian Bear dog / Great Pyrenes cross has an extensive vocabulary. he knows the name of all family members
I can say to him to " find Mom where's Mom ?" and no matter where she is he will locate her, same with my kid , If I say "Wheres Buddy?"
I can say Harlo, "Go to your dish" , and he goes straight there.
he has the solid command words
sit , lay down, crawl, play dead , down , walk, stay, etc.
If he asks for some thing like a treat, he will huff, saying "please" he asks if its OK to jump on the bed. He will sing on command ( his favorite sport) He will not take after horses, Deer, Cows, but goes uncontrollable with Bears, I mean uncontrollable, to see him in action is a treat. He does sound aggressive with other dogs, but its all "let me sniff your bum and i want to pee on trees" then they are best friends , the other day I caught him kissing Tina the ridge back next door. If the deer are in the back yard he gives out a specific non aggressive bark, telling me the deer are in the back yard, he comes in because the bucks can be a little irritable during rut.

He has a vocabulary of 27 hand gestures , no sounds . truly an incredible smart pooch Pooch and at 125 lbs he looks like a small black bear.

 

[Gardo]

When my daughter was young we had a beagle. Like all dogs he loved riding in the car. I would ask “do you wanna go in the car?” and he would get excited and start jumping . So one day when my daughter was there I asked the dog”Do you wanna smoke a cigar?” Of course my daughter thought it was hilarious that the dog wanted a cigar. The sounds were close enough for him to recognize and yes he did get a ride.

 

[trapdoor2]

Roxanne, our first dog (GSD mix), knew the basics by the time she was out of puppy hood. Any open car door, esp my truck, meant "ride". She wouldn't get back out until she'd been somewhere, like around the block

Cricket, a border collie, was far smarter than us. Knew all of her toys but would only go get the Frisbee...which she would chase until she couldn't move.

Blondie, a blonde beagle, was dumber than a box of rocks...but sweet.

Cleo, a Rat Terrier, was queen of the house for 16yrs. Knew all the training words and would execute them only at the training center. She would pee on command, if only a drop.

Jake, a pitch black GSD, knew me and his job the instant I first put his collar on at the shelter. "Serve and Protect". He would sit, grudgingly. Loved his backpack (which carried water for our walks) and little kids.

Jake's girlfriend, Skye, a Brittany mix, learnt her commands better than Jake...but only paid attention once she'd greeted everyone in the room. Grew hair like a sheep, got shaved like a lamb. Perfect therapy dog, she loved going to see the elderly/infirm.

Rocket was a Pyrenees mix. Hard headed. Spoke Catlan or Basque or some other incomprehensible language but loved everybody and vice versa. Not a dog's dog he was uncomfortable around other dogs. Loved to have people pet him. He also loved visiting elder care...wallowed in the attention...he absorbed pain and worry like a sponge.

 

[Tarkus60]

Miss Bella knows her toys, rabbit, pig , ball, sheep.
And when I put my shoes on, she knows it's go for a ride time, even if I am just getting the mail.

 

[StoneFaceGrin]

We are working on Loki who’s 4 mos Shepsky.
We’ve got:
Sit
Walk
Down
No-bite/ouch (she’s getting better, but some days a still nippy)
Leave it
Keep up (mush command while walking)
Heel

We start formal training on April 20. I think she will take well to training sessions and I’m keen to get her socialized around other dogs, more so than our brief walk encounters or play dates with friends’ dogs.

 

[Teleskopic]

Our Jack Russell understands a huge vocabulary. In fact we need to say a few words in French because he picks up on it otherwise, “fromage” being one.

 

[Gimble]

Heck, my dogs know how to spell, we can’t even spell out T-R-E-A-T-S without a reaction…

 

[Bones]

A big part of the reason that we were approved to adopt Yuki was because I figured out that he only understood French, so before we went to meet him, I taught myself French dog commands and a few comforting phrases.

His entire attitude and posture turned on a dime. It was like magic. That's when I became convinced that dogs actually understand the words you are saying. He is now perfectly bilingual but does still respond better to his native tongue

 

[jkingma]

Whenever our dog hears the word "cottage" he goes and waits by the door. The cottage is his favorite place.

 

[Lawdawg]

However many words you think your dog (or cat) knows they probably know more. Just off the top of my head ours knows:

Sit
Stay
down
Walk spoken or spelled out W-A-L-K
dinner
treat
day care
mommy
daddy
numerous family members names
upstairs
downstairs
ball
bone
breakfast
car
dishes
bedtime

 

[radtz]

Our dogs know lots of words, they just choose to ignore the ones they are not interested in. Favorites include:
Treat
Goosey Time (treats are kept in a goose cookie jar)
Clark has learned "That's the TV" When he hears a doorbell on TV and he gets ready to charge the front door I tell him that's the TV and he lets it go
That's enough - stop what you are doing
Sit - if treat is forthcoming The 2 schnoodles learned to sit wrong (they stand on their back legs and lay down in the front. We thought it was funny and never worked out the right way.

 

[Tricone]

Good dog.

 

[schmee]

No doubt about it. You dare not say the word "out" in our house or the dogs go nuts and run to the door barking!