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Talking in a different language so the dogs can't tell what we're saying.

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GloriousGloria · 24/10/2014 17:28

ð???

Three crazy canines in this house.

If we even mention a word of something they like all hell brakes loose.

Talking in French helps things stay calm till we are prepared to handle the craziness.

We can not be the only ones that do this surely Smile

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WeAllHaveWings · 24/10/2014 17:38

Don't know another language, but we do spell out words like walk, out, dinner, chew and bath when we don't want the dog to know what we are talking about,

bumpybecky · 24/10/2014 17:39

we used to spell things out, until we realised that the dog could spell too - she got excited at p-a-r-k!

she was a lab x collie and v clever, she knew about 50 words :)

GloriousGloria · 24/10/2014 17:45

Ah you see terrible terriers so not too sharp but the Yorkie can be a quick learner so he'll catch on eventually.

The jack and the Heinz rescue will have to rely on him Grin

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Taz1212 · 24/10/2014 18:31

We spell things just now but the pup is only 18 weeks old so he hasn't figured out what k-o-n-g means yet!

FurryDogMother · 24/10/2014 18:36

Not exactly, but we do flap at each other and make hand signals rather than talking if the dogs are being quiet - as soon as we start having a conversation, they assume we're about to do something exciting :)

mymummademelistentoshitmusic · 24/10/2014 18:42

We used to do this with the kids. Grin
Check out D.I.V.O.R.C.E. by Billy Connolly.

lampygirl · 24/10/2014 19:22

it's german in this house, though as the dog is swiss it might not be long until she picks that up too...

bumpybecky · 24/10/2014 20:14

we used to spell things out in front of the kids too, until we caught dd1 writing it down so she could tell what we were saying!

insanityscratching · 27/10/2014 07:10

We spell words, only trouble is Eric is learning to spell Hmm He's already sussed H A M and H A T and B E D.

PurpleFrog · 27/10/2014 09:28

We have just widened our day-to-day vocabulary. At present I ask DP if he is about to take the pooch for a donder!

OttiliaVonBCup · 27/10/2014 09:33

I can't do that.

Dog's watching like a hawk and knows what we'll do before we even have thought about it.
It's body language he's picking up.

fjalladis · 27/10/2014 19:55

My aunt and uncle used to have to spell things backwards to prevent one of their dogs from understanding what they were saying!

GloriousGloria · 27/10/2014 21:41

Clearly dogs are spies

All this code cracking and being bilingual makes it stand out a mile.

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