What words does your dog know, that you wish they wouldn’t?

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I don’t mean the usual one like walkies and din dins, but words they know, that they taught themselves, as a benefit to them.

For example, I’m disabled with a pain condition. When it flares up, I lay in bed, like today.

If I say to the dogs, “do you want to go upstairs?”, they immediately fly up instantly knowing what I’ve said.

Not sure which word triggers them, but they make no mistake of understanding me

My dog recognised "are" and "I'm" expecting them to be followed by " taking the dog out" , or "we going for a walk" . We used to say perambulation - he never twigged onto that if said as single word and flatly.

Thought of some more!

Our dog knows our names, so if you say "go to Mum" she'll run to me "go to Dad" she'll run to DH. Knows both of the boys too.

My favourite is also she understands "Ready, steady... GO!". She'll wait for me to say it, then charge and jump up when I say Go!

Mine does seem to understand a really scary amount. I think he knows that “cat” means any generic cat, but also “THE cat” is referring to our actual cat 😬 Whatever, it’s spooky. The funniest thing for me though is that he runs to the kitchen when the oven timer beeps. He doesn’t want anything, he just knows that when it beeps, we run 😫

He also seems to know everyone’s names, even people we hardly ever see 🤔

I don't have a dog. But I was on a bus once and a lady came on with her little spaniel and she asked for a

"Ticket to the big green pet shop please!"

The bus driver says "Pets at Home?"

And the dog immediately wagged its tail and started chirping / tiny yapping with delight. And all the way there he was sat with his ears forwards, big brown eyes and sort of quivering with excitement as his tail wagged tap tap tap against the floor 😂

When they arrived he was bouncing around getting very very excited 😂

Sausage
Biscuit
Chocolate (not allowed but knows what it is)
Carrot
Squeaky toy
Family members names
Kitchen
Bed
Room
Outside
Get down/off/out/in
Drop it
Downstairs
Stay/ sit
Where's your ball?
Lay down
Roll over
Walk, also W.a.l.k
No
Come on then.
Stop licking/scratching.
Eyes/ears/chin/nose/paws/tail/ belly (useful when explaining where I need to groom)
What's that?
Birds
Leave it
Where's the DCat?
Go for a wee
Shower/bath
Steady

That's what I can remember off the top of my head. Female Lhasa Apso, very intelligent but also highly stubborn.

The male LA knows the above also, but isn't as responsive unless the word is 'sausage' or 'walk' He also rounds up the female to bring her inside when she won't come in from the garden😄

Coming? This way. Steve (the dog walker), Nannie (my mum), treat, dinner, breakfast. What's this? That's nice! (Comes to investigate what we have)!

I love the way he head tilts and ears prick up!

Oh I forgot, do a pee and do a poo. He actually poos in command! Pretty impressive I think.

Ours knows all the usual, and also let's me know when the washing machine beeps when it's finished. He likes to "help" me hang the laundry. 🐕

@Q1w2e3 Oh Bunny! I've been watching her on and off for a while. Some of it could be selective editing/human over-interpretation but not all of it. That's about the level of understanding genius dog had. We didn't make do anything special with him, he came that way. We've had several bright dogs over the years since I was a child, but he was definitely on another level.

Mine know
hello boys
be good boys
back soon boys
come on then boys
outside boys
stop peeing on my plants boys
nope go back out and do a wee boys
no boys that was fake peeing - do it again until I can hear it
quiet boys
leave it boys
get your nose out boys
drink your own water boys not my bath water etc

Sit
Down
Wait
Heel
Leave
Side
Middle
Chill
Touch
Paw
Chin
Over
Go back
Hi lost
Get out
This way
Bath
Chewy
Toy
On your bed

He definitely knows more but I can't remember them!

Some of these he can also do to whistle cues too.

He's actually quite smart.

Walk
Dinner
Ball
Pig (favourite toy)
Get down
Off the bed
Downstairs
Paw
Fist bump (she nose bops you)
Wait
Go get it
Garden (for the late night visit before bed)

But things like "come here" are ignored ...

There's a dog called Chase who belongs to a retired psychologist and he's been scientifically proven to know 1,000 words!!!

So they have much more capability than we think...

Shower.

My family dog got to the point that she understood us spelling out W.A.L.K., D.O.G. and O.U.T. so we had to speak in code ("are you going to circle the village", for example). She was also good at understanding signs; we developed our own signs for sit, stretch, stay/stop, 'come here' and 'all gone' (food or treat related) with no verbal command.

Mine definitely knows...

• Inside - go inside the house/room
• Out
• Go on, go to the toilet - used when she's looking unhappy about going out in the dark/rain for pre-bedtime toileting. She'll then huff and frown at me and slink off to go and toilet in the garden
• Walk
• Treat
• Fetch Daddy
• Fetch Toy
• Kisses
• 3 x DCat names
• Oooh, what's this? (I say it when I've got a special treat)
• Chicken (her fave treat)
• I love you - obvs I don't know exactly what she understands by this but she definitely seems to know it's very positive and involves kisses and snuggles 🥰
• Move over

My favourite thing is that I tell the cats off for scratching the sofa / carpet. She picked this up and now as soon as they start plucking at something she races off to them and gives them a good telling off with the most officious look on her face!

Also

• Careful (be gentle, watch out for the cat)
• Leave him/her alone (leave the cat you're annoying alone)

Mine knows our names, so if I say go to x they will.

Dogs are do clever. I don't think we should teach them too much language though, in case it spoils their loving nature!

So clever! Cleverer than me, obvs!

Toy
monkey
teddy
ball
sock
carrot
chickie
treat
walk
car
spin
roll
bed
each family members name
the name of our other dog
’find it’
go
freeze
Cheese
play
good
dinner
’where is …’
‘show me’
walk
yum
dinner time
breakfast
‘What’s in your mouth?’ (Her cue to run and hide with said object!)
give it to me
Stop
play
hug

i’ve had many dogs but she’s the best communicator I’ve known.

Treat (obvious) Local, Wolfie, Clayton's, Trail (various places or destinations to walk) Ladies (groomers), Chloe, Meg, sausage dog (doggy friends), seaside (have to hide the suitcase)

What’s in your mouth?’ (Her cue to run and hide with said object!)

I don't blame DDog. How dare you try and remove their treasure!

My first Lab knew over a hundred words. But they were mostly taught.

My favourite thing is that I tell the cats off for scratching the sofa / carpet. She picked this up and now as soon as they start plucking at something she races off to them and gives them a good telling off with the most officious look on her face!

That's adorable. Do they pay any attention? (To either of you)