A university in Canada discovered that these animals understand the moment their owners speak to them.
The people that have dogs They seek to address their pets with wordseither for his name or with a order to talk to you about a specific topic. According to a study from Dalhousie University in Canada discovered that these animals they can grasp an average of 89 wordsthere are cases of those who understand even 200 terms
165 dog owners were surveyed for the study
The researchers responsible for the study surveyed 165 owners with pets from different races, sexes and forms of behavior to find out what words and phrases they seem to understand. After the survey, the study integrated the “canine vocabulary“only those words that provoked in each dog a specific answersuch as looking up, whining, running, wagging the tail, or other actions linked to that word or phrase.
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Although the general average of words that a dog can understand is 89the study revealed that this number can vary depending on the race of the animal.
Among the breeds that show a greater understanding of words are found the Australian pastorthe Border Collie, the German shepherdthe Bichon Frize, the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and the Chihuahua. In contrast, the study indicated that breeds like the Beagle and the Boxer They usually have a more limited vocabulary.
What are the words that dogs understand?
He study exclude from this list to their own Names of each animal since they associate it from their adoption. Taking this caveat into account, these are the words that they understand perfectly the dogs:
- sit down
- Come
- Below
- Stay
- Wait
- No
- Alright
- Candy
- Food
- Ball
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Dogs associate certain human sounds with specific events according to study
The scientists indicate that, although many dogs can recognize around 100 wordsyour reaction to them does not necessarily indicate a deep understanding of the meaning of those words.
For example, when a dog listen to the command “feel“, it is often rewarded for obeying, which establishes a association between word and action desired to obtain a prize. Additionally, researchers suggest that dogs have the ability to associate patterns of sounds with Actions specific, learning to respond in a certain way due to the repetition of certain auditory stimuli.
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