Comments on: DO DOGS UNDERSTAND? http://4urpets.wordpress.com/2007/12/13/do-dogs-understand/ A Forum for Our "Best Friends" and Other Animals Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:36:17 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: jamesviscosi http://4urpets.wordpress.com/2007/12/13/do-dogs-understand/#comment-156 jamesviscosi Wed, 19 Dec 2007 06:04:44 +0000 http://4urpets.wordpress.com/2007/12/13/do-dogs-understand/#comment-156 Our three know, to varying degrees, "sit", "down", "wait", "stay", "watch", "off" (comes in very handy when Tucker is trying to raid the countertop), "up", "under", "over", "around", "front", "speak", "come", "kiss", "go see", "go get/bring", and probably some other ones that I'm forgetting. They also know "dinner", "treat", "eat", etc., but those aren't commands; those are the things that their lives revolve around. ;-) People who come over are often confused about the difference between "down" and "off". We use "down" when we want them to lie down where they are, and "off" when we want them to get off of a piece of furniture, stop jumping on a person, or stop trying to steal the butter dish off the table. Our three know, to varying degrees, “sit”, “down”, “wait”, “stay”, “watch”, “off” (comes in very handy when Tucker is trying to raid the countertop), “up”, “under”, “over”, “around”, “front”, “speak”, “come”, “kiss”, “go see”, “go get/bring”, and probably some other ones that I’m forgetting.

They also know “dinner”, “treat”, “eat”, etc., but those aren’t commands; those are the things that their lives revolve around. ;-)

People who come over are often confused about the difference between “down” and “off”. We use “down” when we want them to lie down where they are, and “off” when we want them to get off of a piece of furniture, stop jumping on a person, or stop trying to steal the butter dish off the table.

]]> By: jolynna http://4urpets.wordpress.com/2007/12/13/do-dogs-understand/#comment-143 jolynna Tue, 18 Dec 2007 05:47:24 +0000 http://4urpets.wordpress.com/2007/12/13/do-dogs-understand/#comment-143 Sit: butt to the ground. Down: lie down Walk: barking and jumping frenzy and rush to the door. Want a cookie: barking frenzy Speak: Buster speaks, Abby doesn't get it Shake: Buster shakes, Abby hides in the garage because she has been given a command she doesn't understand Want to go to the garden: Abby prances and wags her tail, this is her special time with me I got him, Abby: DH is holding Buster's head so she can grab her toy back No: Stop whatever you are doing Leave the cat alone: Buster is herding a cat to prevent the cat from coming into the room with his people Leave abby alone: Buster is giving Abby "the look" so she won't enter the room with her people. Anybody heading for the laundry room to feed the cats means watch for when nobody is watching, push the bifold door open, run in the room, shove the cats away and eat all the cat food and make a retreat A.S.A.P. People going to bed: It is safe to get on the couches until you hear them getting up in the morning. They don't think we notice the indentures and dog hair on the couches. Sit: butt to the ground.

Down: lie down

Walk: barking and jumping frenzy and rush to the door.

Want a cookie: barking frenzy

Speak: Buster speaks, Abby doesn’t get it

Shake: Buster shakes, Abby hides in the garage because she has been given a command she doesn’t understand

Want to go to the garden: Abby prances and wags her tail, this is her special time with me
I got him, Abby: DH is holding Buster’s head so she can grab her toy back

No: Stop whatever you are doing
Leave the cat alone: Buster is herding a cat to prevent the cat from coming into the room with his people

Leave abby alone: Buster is giving Abby “the look” so she won’t enter the room with her people.

Anybody heading for the laundry room to feed the cats means watch for when nobody is watching, push the bifold door open, run in the room, shove the cats away and eat all the cat food and make a retreat A.S.A.P.

People going to bed: It is safe to get on the couches until you hear them getting up in the morning. They don’t think we notice the indentures and dog hair on the couches.

]]> By: Rusty http://4urpets.wordpress.com/2007/12/13/do-dogs-understand/#comment-129 Rusty Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:29:20 +0000 http://4urpets.wordpress.com/2007/12/13/do-dogs-understand/#comment-129 Hi! I thought it would be fun to make a list like my friends here did, so I did! It's on my blog. Hi! I thought it would be fun to make a list like my friends here did, so I did! It’s on my blog.

]]> By: 4urpets http://4urpets.wordpress.com/2007/12/13/do-dogs-understand/#comment-127 4urpets Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:27:48 +0000 http://4urpets.wordpress.com/2007/12/13/do-dogs-understand/#comment-127 Elizabeth, That's funny. I also say, "What's this, when they leave me a little brown "present" on the floor. Elizabeth,

That’s funny. I also say, “What’s this, when they leave me a little brown “present” on the floor.

]]> By: elizabethews http://4urpets.wordpress.com/2007/12/13/do-dogs-understand/#comment-126 elizabethews Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:04:44 +0000 http://4urpets.wordpress.com/2007/12/13/do-dogs-understand/#comment-126 Many similarities in commands, but a few more for my pups: "In" - get in your little kennel. "Nose down!" - get your nose away from the counter/table/anywhere where it might get in our food. "Leave your cat alone!" - that's self-explanitory "What's this?" - pointing out that one of them has been in the trash...it always becomes quite evident which one it was because the big one doesn't hide her guilt well. Many similarities in commands, but a few more for my pups:

“In” – get in your little kennel.
“Nose down!” – get your nose away from the counter/table/anywhere where it might get in our food.
“Leave your cat alone!” – that’s self-explanitory
“What’s this?” – pointing out that one of them has been in the trash…it always becomes quite evident which one it was because the big one doesn’t hide her guilt well.

]]> By: 4urpets http://4urpets.wordpress.com/2007/12/13/do-dogs-understand/#comment-121 4urpets Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:26:40 +0000 http://4urpets.wordpress.com/2007/12/13/do-dogs-understand/#comment-121 Goodbear...Cody bear is a genius! You should put him in the movies! Wow, I am really impressed! Checkers, my dogs are also selective, especially when I say, "Bye bye?" Jonesy and Tinky thinks they are going to the vet's (because that's where they always go when they go bye bye) and they run away from me. You see, they too are smarter than me. Goodbear…Cody bear is a genius! You should put him in the movies! Wow, I am really impressed!

Checkers, my dogs are also selective, especially when I say, “Bye bye?” Jonesy and Tinky thinks they are going to the vet’s (because that’s where they always go when they go bye bye) and they run away from me. You see, they too are smarter than me.

]]> By: Checkers http://4urpets.wordpress.com/2007/12/13/do-dogs-understand/#comment-120 Checkers Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:27:51 +0000 http://4urpets.wordpress.com/2007/12/13/do-dogs-understand/#comment-120 I understand everything my owner says, but am selective as to what I respond to. Like "sit," "out," "in," "hungry," "down." Makes things easier for my owner. Don't want to tax his human brain too much! I understand everything my owner says, but am selective as to what I respond to. Like “sit,” “out,” “in,” “hungry,” “down.” Makes things easier for my owner. Don’t want to tax his human brain too much!

]]> By: goodbear http://4urpets.wordpress.com/2007/12/13/do-dogs-understand/#comment-119 goodbear Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:22:47 +0000 http://4urpets.wordpress.com/2007/12/13/do-dogs-understand/#comment-119 what a cool idea 4urpets! cody bear is learning agility commands, but thats new so we won't list those. he know: sit, down, stay, high five, differentiating between right paw and left, stay from a distance, down from a distance, drop it, carry it, give, touch with nose, touch with paw, stop (in mid run), off, up (onto chair or bed or other equipment), play dead, rest (chin lies on ground between front paws, get in your crate, take a bow, touch your nose to my foot, right circle, left circle, kick with front paw, fake karate moves called kung fu bear which is hilarious, show your belly, go outside, come, run away from me, go to the piece of paper and sit, wave, give kisses, go get your (insert toy name here), weave through legs, pull something out of my pocket, .....but can i get him to heal? NO, not without giving myself a headache. what a cool idea 4urpets! cody bear is learning agility commands, but thats new so we won’t list those. he know:
sit, down, stay, high five, differentiating between right paw and left, stay from a distance, down from a distance, drop it, carry it, give, touch with nose, touch with paw, stop (in mid run), off, up (onto chair or bed or other equipment), play dead, rest (chin lies on ground between front paws, get in your crate, take a bow, touch your nose to my foot, right circle, left circle, kick with front paw, fake karate moves called kung fu bear which is hilarious, show your belly, go outside, come, run away from me, go to the piece of paper and sit, wave, give kisses, go get your (insert toy name here), weave through legs, pull something out of my pocket, …..but can i get him to heal? NO, not without giving myself a headache.

]]> By: 4urpets http://4urpets.wordpress.com/2007/12/13/do-dogs-understand/#comment-118 4urpets Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:50:58 +0000 http://4urpets.wordpress.com/2007/12/13/do-dogs-understand/#comment-118 Puppymom, That is really wonderful! You want to train my dogs? Puppymom,

That is really wonderful! You want to train my dogs?

]]> By: Where’s a crystal ball when you need one? « Zen and the Art of Puppy Parenting http://4urpets.wordpress.com/2007/12/13/do-dogs-understand/#comment-117 Where’s a crystal ball when you need one? « Zen and the Art of Puppy Parenting Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:50:42 +0000 http://4urpets.wordpress.com/2007/12/13/do-dogs-understand/#comment-117 [...] one must admit, over the days where they were trying to rip our arms off the entire way.  And, 4urpets had a recent post enumerating the words she has taught her dogs.  I made a list of the words our dogs know now, and [...] [...] one must admit, over the days where they were trying to rip our arms off the entire way.  And, 4urpets had a recent post enumerating the words she has taught her dogs.  I made a list of the words our dogs know now, and [...]

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