Shhh...the dog is listening
By Porcospino
@Porcospino (31366)
Denmark
December 19, 2018 1:47pm CST
Our dog has learned some of the common words that we use. He understands words like 'food', 'dog biscuit', 'dog bone' and 'walk'. If we don't want him to understand what we are talking about, we spell the words or say them in English. Unfortunately he has started to learn the English words as well, so I guess that German will be the next step 
When we say one of the words he starts to bark and 'dance around' in a happy way. Tonight we used the Danish word for leg in a conversation (= ben) and it is similar to the word for dog bone ( = koedben) Our dog immediately ran to the kitchen and started jumping up and down in front of the cupboard where we keep his bog biscuits and small toys.
Does your dog understand some of the words you use?
When we say one of the words he starts to bark and 'dance around' in a happy way. Tonight we used the Danish word for leg in a conversation (= ben) and it is similar to the word for dog bone ( = koedben) Our dog immediately ran to the kitchen and started jumping up and down in front of the cupboard where we keep his bog biscuits and small toys.
Does your dog understand some of the words you use?11 people like this
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@KOLAMsegaran1 (4137)
• Bekasi, Indonesia
19 Dec 18
I keep cats, and I don't have a dog. but many of my neighbors have dogs
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
19 Dec 18
We had a cat in the past. Now we have a dog and some small pets.
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@KOLAMsegaran1 (4137)
• Bekasi, Indonesia
20 Dec 18
@Porcospino wow, that sounds really good, since when do you keep pets
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
20 Dec 18
@KOLAMsegaran1 We had pets in my family when I was a child (a dog, a guinea pig and some birds) As an adult I have had many pets - a dog, a cat, guinea pigs and rabbits.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
21 Dec 18
He is very cute when he dances He gets so excited sometimes, and he runs from the living room to the kitchen really fast. He knows exactly where we keep the treats 
He gets so excited sometimes, and he runs from the living room to the kitchen really fast. He knows exactly where we keep the treats 1 person likes this
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
21 Dec 18
@Courage7 He is a Golden Retriever. He is 9 years old, so he is not a puppy anymore, but in some ways he still behaves like a puppy. He is a very friendly and lively dog.
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@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
21 Dec 18
@Porcospino What kind is he Porcospino?
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@allknowing (137961)
• India
20 Dec 18
Anything your dog can do Preiti can do better Our courier guy normally turns up around noon. When the phone rings announcing his arrival Preiti will rush and wait at the gate. Is she not smart? She can recognise many other sounds.
Our courier guy normally turns up around noon. When the phone rings announcing his arrival Preiti will rush and wait at the gate. Is she not smart? She can recognise many other sounds.1 person likes this
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
20 Dec 18
@allknowing I liked the video. She knows what she wants
I have never seen our dog do that, if the bed is comfortable he doesn't care if it is dirty
I have never seen our dog do that, if the bed is comfortable he doesn't care if it is dirty 1 person likes this
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
20 Dec 18
I remember you mentioned Preiti in a discussion. I have to admit she sounds like a smart dog It is interesting that she has learned the connection between the phone and the gate. My mother's dog has learned the connection between the table and the door. When my mother sets the table in the dining room, her dog knows that she expects visitors and her dog waits near the front door
It is interesting that she has learned the connection between the phone and the gate. My mother's dog has learned the connection between the table and the door. When my mother sets the table in the dining room, her dog knows that she expects visitors and her dog waits near the front door 1 person likes this
@allknowing (137961)
• India
20 Dec 18
@Porcospino There is so much that we we do not know about our dogs. Have you seen this video where Preiti refuses to sleep on dirty linen? (lol)
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
20 Dec 18
Our dog did understand when we had her yes. in fact, I've been at people's homes and when I want to say something about whether the dog needs to be let out or whatever I notice I will spell it to the homeowner too. I laughed when I read that it's beginning to understand English.
You may need to make up a bunch of terms or made up words that could stand for the same thing and not say the same one each time. Course, you all may forget yourself which one means what.
Have you ever heard of pig latin? I've no clue where that got started, but you leave off the first consonant and put whatever that letter was at the end of the word to differentiate what word you're using.
For instance the sentences above would be:
Ave-hay ou-yay ever (harder to do without any consonants) eard-hay of ig-pay atinn-lay?
I've o-nay ue-clay ere-whay at-thay ot-gay arted-stay,...and so on.
We talked this way when we were kids. I don't know if it was so we could pull stuff past our parents or what exactly. But it wouldn't be that hard when using the words your dog knows.
alk-way, one-bay, og-day one-bay, otty-pay, ood-fay.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
20 Dec 18
Sometimes it is best to spell the words. I do that in my mother's home because her dog also understands many words. We try to avoid words like "out" and "walk" during the conversations. We thought that it was great idea to use the English words instead of the Danish words, but now our dog understand English, too
I haven't heard of Pig Latin, but it sounds like a good way to hide the words if we don't want people to understand what we say. My brother and I had a secret sign language instead. If we touched our hair it meant yes and it touched our chin it meant no etc. I think that Pig Latin could be useful with our dog. If we use the same words every time he learns them pretty fast and it would nice to avoid that.
I haven't heard of Pig Latin, but it sounds like a good way to hide the words if we don't want people to understand what we say. My brother and I had a secret sign language instead. If we touched our hair it meant yes and it touched our chin it meant no etc. I think that Pig Latin could be useful with our dog. If we use the same words every time he learns them pretty fast and it would nice to avoid that.1 person likes this
@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
20 Dec 18
@Porcospino He may be able, eventually, to recognize the different sounds in pig latin too, but if you use the different variations each week maybe he'll more easily forget what he learned before. I can't imagine a dogs retention is the same as a humans over a long period of time.
@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
20 Dec 18
@Porcospino
I don't have a dog now. I have a cat and she is very smart. I speak to her both in English and Hebrew and she understands me when I talk to her.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
20 Dec 18
We don't have a cat anymore, but I know that she also learned some words. She knew the name of the food that we gave her. I think that she also recognized other words.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
21 Dec 18
@Porcospino
My cat when she wants to eat comes yacking away at me and I tell her yes I am coming to feed her.
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
20 Dec 18
Our dog also understands many words. He understands words that we never tried to teach him, but we have used them many times and he has learned to recognize them.
@Karenmm (881)
• Nairobi, Kenya
23 Dec 18
@Porcospino so maybe that's the same reason to why our dog also understands too many words
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
20 Dec 18
We taught us dog that, too. We have some dog biscuits that he really likes, and we used them when we teach him new things. He seems to learn things fast. He also learned where we keep the dog biscuits, when we open the cupboard he runs from the living room to the kitchen
@snowy22315 (182400)
• United States
19 Dec 18
I don't have a dog now..but when I did he understood some words..and even simple phrases..like take toy to steve etc. Even cats understand some words.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
19 Dec 18
I think that our dog understands some phrases, too. He knows my husband's name, and the dog will run to him if I ask him to do it. We don't have a cat anymore, but I think that she also understood some words and of course the most important word of all is food
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@snowy22315 (182400)
• United States
19 Dec 18
@Porcospino or treat,,,snack, eat...all of those float their furry little boats!
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
19 Dec 18
I am surprised how many words he actually understands. We have to be careful what we say. We don't want say 'walk' if we don't intend to go for a walk right now.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
20 Dec 18
That is true. They can learn a lot and some of them are easy to train. Our dog is 9 years old now, and he already learned a lot of things and words.
@wolfgirl569 (108380)
• Marion, Ohio
19 Dec 18
Too many of them and they are starting to spell to. I cant say O U T anymore
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
20 Dec 18
That is one of the words that we can't say either. He also knows the words for "car" and "drive", so we have to be careful when we use those words.
@JESSY3236 (20039)
• United States
1 Jan 19
My cat knows the word no. She also knows the word door, outside, and food.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
1 Jan 19
We don't have a cat anymore, but "food" was one of the words that she learned pretty quickly.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
19 Dec 18
He understands like food, walk, go outside or not to urinate anywhere. Dogs are quite intelligent.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
20 Dec 18
Our dog understand the same type of words. We avoid words like "out" and "walk" if we don't intend to do those things right now. Otherwise he runs to the door and waits impatiently in front of the door.
But I see your dog is very smart.@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
20 Dec 18
He is smarter than we imagined We have to be careful what we say
We have to be careful what we say 1 person likes this
