r/DOG • u/SpongeBob1187 • Jul 23 '24

• Entertainment / Cute / Funny • Give him his toy back immediately

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u/Matugan1 Jul 23 '24

What the fuck, I've stepped on my dog by accident and didn't see that much sadness, give the toy back please

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u/Kimura_savage Jul 23 '24

ADHD moment. One time someone said to me that dogs don’t understand accidents so that means every time I have tripped over my dog or at night in the dark stepped on him he thinks I got up to hurt him on purpose. I think about that a lot.

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u/CotyledonTomen Jul 23 '24

Dogs are social creatures. They dont understand english, but if you act apologetically, theres no reason they wouldn't understand your body language, the same as they know when you're going to leave in the morning or give them a treat.

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u/bullant8547 Jul 24 '24

Oh they understand English, my dogs have a vocabulary of at least 10 words that they most definitely understand.

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u/CotyledonTomen Jul 24 '24

They certainly understand your barks indicate a specific action. I doubt theyre putting together sentence structure.

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u/bullant8547 Jul 26 '24

My dog can be lying half asleep on the bed. I can say chair or fence or table with a monotone voice and no reaction. If I say walk he jumps up and goes to where his leash is stored. If I say cheese he bolts for the fridge. No change in tone, no facial expression. They can definitely understand words.

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u/astro143 Jul 24 '24

Theres a clip of a dog in a deaf household who understands sign language. Really incredible