Do pets understand English?

If they live in Germany, they understand German commands, if they live in the UK they understand English commands, if they live in France they understand French commands etc, etc etc.

They have proven animals understand words.

So if I told my dog he's a filthy scrote licking bastard do you think he'd get mad at me?

Quietus is real, my friend.

Dogs pride themselves on their licking abilities, so he'd probably take that
as a compliment.



I'm not crying, you fool, I'm laughing!

Hewwo.

It's been long established by researchers that animals can and do have the ability to learn a vocabulary of words and their meanings, as taught to them with repetition, in exactly the same manner as humans learn them.

And of course if a German teaches a dog "Nein" for no, that dog will indeed learn that command and not know what "Non" or "No" means when spoken to by a Frenchman or and Englishman.

Anyone who doubts that it is the actual sound of the word that can be learned and understood, and that command sufficiently understood so that it is in fact followed, and not just a gesture or a tone of voice -- which they do also learn but can be independent of the word -- needs to google "dog vocabulary" or "how many words can a dog learn."

Lots of animals, including horses, dogs and -- believe it or not, even cats -- can be taught the meaning of several words and understand a command spoken.

My cat responds to "Sit" no matter what tone of voice I use and zero body language. And as proof that tone of voice has nothing to do with it, a little story: he knows what "NO" means and does respond by stopping in his tracks whatever he's doing. Well, I've noticed by his responses and body language that he confuses the word "know" with "no" (because of course they sound exactly the same) even when "know" is said as part of an affectionately and warmly voiced sentence. I have many examples like this, of how my cat actually has learned a small vocab of words. I taught him like you'd teach a puppy -- people think cats aren't "in that business" but they too can be taught the same way as dogs can. It's just that with cats, nobody even bothers.

You have to actively TEACH them first, it's obviously not innate, but they ARE able to learn a language as taught to them, very much like a human child.

Our cat knows his name and he knows the word no. Whoever says his name, he turns and looks. The dog knows some basic commands too.

My cat knows the word "come" in two different languages and responds to both.
My dog might know the word "come," but the little twit won't respond to it.
Both of them know the word "treat," and the dog also recognizes "deer," "squirrel," "park," and "omelet."



I'm not crying, you fool, I'm laughing!

Hewwo.

Yep.

My dog understands about 50 words. And regardless of the tone or inflection, he gets it, to an extent. However, I have had my dog for about 6 years and he is a terrier, a known smart breed. My other dog does not know as many words.






Have a nice day!
I kick arse for the Lord!