Do you think your pets understand English?

[fuzzybuddy]

I had three cats, and I swear they understood English. I made an appt. for the three of them to get annual physicals. Next day, all three of them were in hiding. I switched to calling the vet at work, so they wouldn't hear me.

Do you think your pets understand English?

 

[Who_so_ever]

I know they do. My shepherd/malinois also understands sign language that I invented for her commands.

 

[CinnamonSugar]

When it suits him lol

 

[Victor]

Yeah they read Shakespeare. And Scripture.

 

[hollydolly]

Yes thoroughly convinced they do.....

 

[Ruthanne]

My dog understood a lot of things and many words. She new "treat" word the best. She understood "no," too. I know she was a smart girl.

 

[Pinky]

I'm convinced our dogs understood many words.

 

[Michael Z]

At the end of a hard day, I ask my dog “How was your day?” He answers “Ruff”!

 

[Rossana]

Yes, my dogs and my cats understood/understand English very well.

 

[RadishRose]

Oh yes,, especially Are you hungry? Treat, No, Good girl, etc.

 

[Manatee]

We had a chihuahua, "no habla ingles".

 

[January]

My dog certainly understands key words like No, Stay, Sit ,Walk and hand signals we use for dog training.

whole sentences probably not.

 

[jujube]

My last dog sure did.

 

[katlupe]

I think every pet I ever had understood it. Maybe because I talked to them all the time. My dog though, understood more than any other ones. She even understood when she was not being talked to but talked about. One time she felt bad when heard my husband say she smothered him. She put her head down and walked so slow up the stairs like she was really sad and went to bed. He had to go upstairs and apologize to her.

 

[papa tiger]

Our 3 pets do better understanding hand signals.
They got to think a bit about voice commands but
they gather around us when we are talking about
stuff too. Thas mostly treat bait, we believe.

Turn the heat up in a room with the TV and they are there soon sleeping too.
They find comfort in warm, soft warm sleepy stuff and the constant comedy on TV.

 

[PeppermintPatty]

Our dogs literally know hundreds of words.
We talk to them all the time..They also know body language too.

 

[Dave03]

Not only do they understand words and phrases, they have 100 different facial expressions.

96 of which are "Are you gonna eat that?"

 

[Nathan]

Whatever language is spoken in your household, your pets understand.

 

[Dave03]

They can also talk. Not in words, but my dogs have very distinctive barks for different situations.

"I want to go out" is different from "Let's play"

"There's a stranger out front!" is different from "Juli's here !"

 

[Babs2u]

They understand not only language but tone. They know if you are happy, sad, worried, frightened.

 

[OldFeller]

As a nonpet owner, I've made a few observations.
Pets have an emotional reaction to certain sounds. If those sounds are certain words, they react to the accompanying emotion.
They are certain to make connections to sounds that are related to their well being and survival. But other sounds fulfill an emotional need as well.
I base my conclusion on those videos that show a dog pressing buttons to talk to owners.

 

[Eupher]

Pepper understands a ton of what I say to her. Favorite words -- "cookie", "walk", "go get the ball", "where's the squirrel?"

 

[Who_so_ever]

We had a chihuahua, "no habla ingles".

Well, crud. Maybe that's why Pedro doesn't obey me...... Nah! It's just the attitude. lol

 

[hollydolly]

They can also talk. Not in words, but my dogs have very distinctive barks for different situations.

"I want to go out" is different from "Let's play"

"There's a stranger out front!" is different from "Juli's here !"

absolutely they do... and like a mother with a new baby who recognises the different cries, dog owners recognise the different barks

 

[Cornhusker]

My dogs understand most everything.
Sometimes I'm amazed at what they understand.
I wish I understood them as well.