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Does This Mean Some Dogs Are Bilingual?

by thunderbird
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Some families use more than one language. Canines' apparent comprehension of language can be uncanny. A dog has been shown to understand over 1000 English words. With a vocabulary of 1000 words you can pretty much get by travelling. I've sometimes wondered if dogs in bilingual families understand more than one language:
The genius dog with a 1,022-word vocabulary - The Week

Some dogs are smarter than most people.
#bilingual dog #dog #dog communication #dog language
  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    Dogs can learn anything you can put into context for them. All life forms have communication systems in their biological programming. If you make a dog part of your family and include him in activities, he will learn to communicate in whatever language the words are put into. They also have ability to think abstractly - a task people denied they could do until recently.

    Dogs ARE smarter than some people.
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    • Profile picture of the author ebonynarron
      Originally Posted by HeySal View Post

      Dogs can learn anything you can put into context for them. All life forms have communication systems in their biological programming. If you make a dog part of your family and include him in activities, he will learn to communicate in whatever language the words are put into. They also have ability to think abstractly - a task people denied they could do until recently.

      Dogs ARE smarter than some people.

      That is why I always prefer to have a pet dog than a pet cat.
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  • Profile picture of the author WD Mino
    Yikes my secret got out-Am I smarter than a dog-No
    Am I Smarter than a 5th grader-No
    Am I smarter than most people-YES:p
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  • Profile picture of the author drbillphd
    Some of the smartest dogs I ever came across were Border Collies. The ones I been around were uncanny.
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  • Profile picture of the author georgiehadley
    Originally Posted by Greg Wildermuth View Post

    In America, dogs say "woof woof" or "bow wow." In Japan, they say "wan wan." Can they understand each other? Or is the language of sniffing butts universal?
    I had never thought about this before..Can a dog really understand each other weather or not they are the same race / breed / from a different country?
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    • Profile picture of the author Gail_Curran
      Originally Posted by georgiehadley View Post

      I had never thought about this before..Can a dog really understand each other weather or not they are the same race / breed / from a different country?
      Yes, "woof woof" and "wan wan" are simply human representations of an animal noise. All dogs have the same basic dog language but some dogs have better communication skills than others, due to their personality and degree of socialization. Yawning, staring, licking lips, play bowing etc. mean the same thing to every dog.
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  • Profile picture of the author stealthpromo
    My dog understands overlapping commands in both english and polish. Its actually useful too, because she'll respond to polish first if two people are trying to give her the same command.
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