Human and Dog Communication (1 Viewer)

[Krena]

This article presents new research that measures how much dogs understand language. It's impressive, but not shocking if you have had a dog. We have had two Italian greyhounds in the past.

Currently, I have a dog boyfriend who visits me on the weekends with his owner. He is bilingual (French and English), and I have been trying to teach him to "slap me five," or merely to give me his paw. On my first attempt, he succeeded only once, sort of. The second time when his owner watched to see the trick, he didn't do it at all. This past weekend, when he saw I had a treat in my hand (in all fairness, I did the other times as well), he sat and handed me his paw without my asking! In other words, he knew how to do this all along, and just decided to please me this time, and his owner almost fell off her stool. He is a cheeky little soul who is much smarter than he lets on.


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[Vickie]

My German Shepard never fails to amaze me. I know she couldn't possibly understand every word I say but she acts as though she can.

 

[Linda]

I've had dog and cat friends all of my life. I have no doubts that these results are correct. Their ability to understand spoken words and nuances of our behavior is astounding. In the past few years, I've become more aware of their unique gifts that are part of their mission here.

We take in rescue dogs, and were blessed to have the incomparable Emmitt with us for 2 years. He was very old and in poor health when he came. It was clear he had been mistreated, but he never wavered from his true self - a healer. I watched this scene play out so many times. People would stop, sit down, stroke his head, and gaze into his eyes.

Chance was the joy bringer - everyone smiled when he was around. Even though he was big and strong, people were not afraid of him. Strangers wanted to talk to him. Pepper, who is with us now, is the lover. People just want to pet her head. The other day 2 young men were here, and one of them said "I could stay here all day with her".

My beloved Emmitt.

 

[Vickie]

I've had dog and cat friends all of my life. I have no doubts that these results are correct. Their ability to understand spoken words and nuances of our behavior is astounding. In the past few years, I've become more aware of their unique gifts that are part of their mission here.

We take in rescue dogs, and were blessed to have the incomparable Emmitt with us for 2 years. He was very old and in poor health when he came. It was clear he had been mistreated, but he never wavered from his true self - a healer. I watched this scene play out so many times. People would stop, sit down, stroke his head, and gaze into his eyes.

Chance was the joy bringer - everyone smiled when he was around. Even though he was big and strong, people were not afraid of him. Strangers wanted to talk to him. Pepper, who is with us now, is the lover. People just want to pet her head. The other day 2 young men were here, and one of them said "I could stay here all day with her".

My beloved Emmitt.


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Emit looks very special. There's something about his beautiful eyes. I'm sorry he's not still with you.

 

[Salli]

Emmitt looks wise Linda

I have a soft spot for shepherds, Vickie. When I was about 5, my Mum and Dad were out sailing and left a friend to look after me on the beach. I went wandering off with their shepherd and no one came after me. We were playing in the sea and got cut off by the tide. I could swim, but was only very little and the sea was rough. The dog, Boris, swam back to the shore with me hanging around his neck . He might even have saved my life.

I swear my labradoodle, Hendrix, is beyond telepathic. Sometimes he knows we're going out for a w.a.l.k. before I've even thought about it myself!

 

[Vickie]

Emmitt looks wise Linda

I have a soft spot for shepherds, Vickie. When I was about 5, my Mum and Dad were out sailing and left a friend to look after me on the beach. I went wandering off with their shepherd and no one came after me. We were playing in the sea and got cut off by the tide. I could swim, but was only very little and the sea was rough. The dog, Boris, swam back to the shore with me hanging around his neck . He might even have saved my life.

My sister has a labradoodle and he's very smart and so sweet. Those are great dogs.

German Shepherds are loyal in the extreme so I have no doubt he did save your life. What a nice story.

 

[Lila]

We had a 'perpetual teenager' dog who would look you in the eye when you said 'Come.', make sure that you understood that he'd understood you... and then walk away.

And another who took daily walks that we didn't know about because he'd jump the fence while we were out.

 

[Mike]

I had a daughtson weiner dog when I was little. She used to walk me to my bus stop everyday she would walk back and be waiting for me when the bus dropped me off to walk me back. The smartest dog I'd ever had. I would tell her to roll over and she would go to the ground and roll on the floor lol hilarious. There are so many instances I can share but it would take too long to type. I really miss her. We had to put her down when I was 18 and she was 20 years old!

 

[Vickie]

We had a 'perpetual teenager' dog who would look you in the eye when you said 'Come.', make sure that you understood that he'd understood you... and then walk away.

And another who took daily walks that we didn't know about because he'd jump the fence while we were out.

Haha, that's funny Lila. I guess I have a teenage dog too. My fox terrier does the same thing. If I call him to come sit by me he looks at me, then runs over and sits by my husband. If my husband calls him he snuggles up by me.

 

[ElleCee]

Hi there! I have an excellent Shih Tzu named WalliPop. Also Wally was his first name from first owner, so I looked up Chinese words using the sound of Wah Li and it means Splendid Gift! And he is!
I trained him off leash. He is much "smarter" than my Shiba Inu was; but perhaps that is more of a compliant breed trait than brain ability: Shibas are fiercely independent and Shih Tzus are lap dogs. But WalliPop has a great amount of wolf in him and if let to go along on his own will do some amazing things. I try to communicate with him using only body language these days; it is a technique that is new to me, so we are learning in tandem.
If not for dogs I would have a difficult time navigating the universe.

 

[Linda]

If not for dogs I would have a difficult time navigating the universe.

Oh, me too. We find the company of our dogs preferable to that of some people.

 

[Pod]

Hi there! I have an excellent Shih Tzu named WalliPop. Also Wally was his first name from first owner, so I looked up Chinese words using the sound of Wah Li and it means Splendid Gift! And he is!
I trained him off leash. He is much "smarter" than my Shiba Inu was; but perhaps that is more of a compliant breed trait than brain ability: Shibas are fiercely independent and Shih Tzus are lap dogs. But WalliPop has a great amount of wolf in him and if let to go along on his own will do some amazing things. I try to communicate with him using only body language these days; it is a technique that is new to me, so we are learning in tandem.
If not for dogs I would have a difficult time navigating the universe.

That's lovely EllCee and welcome to you and your dog WalliPop! Woof.

 

[Mike]

I was sad the other night over a temporary incident and my dog I have now came and stood on my chest as I was laying on my back and she looked genuinely concerned. I REALLY honestly believe they understand a lot more than the scientific community gives them credit for. I know they are empathic and feel many things from us, I just wish it was more of a widespread knowledge

 

[Pod]

I was sad the other night over a temporary incident and my dog I have now came and stood on my chest as I was laying on my back and she looked genuinely concerned. I REALLY honestly believe they understand a lot more than the scientific community gives them credit for. I know they are empathic and feel many things from us, I just wish it was more of a widespread knowledge

Well dogs are used for detecting oncoming epileptic seizures so it would seem that of course they are able to read our auras. Glad you had a friend to comfort you.

 

[Linda]

We had a 'perpetual teenager' dog who would look you in the eye when you said 'Come.', make sure that you understood that he'd understood you... and then walk away.

I remembered a time when our neighbors' labs got loose. I finally caught up with them at the top of the hill, the younger one just looked at me, and I knew exactly what she was saying "I'm not finished running, so buzz off". (I eventually managed to round them up.)