Every dog owner already knew this, but, according to the NY Times, Research Shows Dogs Can Comprehend Words. Hell, our old dog could understand commands in English, French and Norwegian. The only command I wished I had ever changed to another language, though, was: "Don't hump the guests!" That one, our un-neutered beast, only understood in English and we usually had to give it before the unfortunate guest knew what the dog was thinking. We could discern a certain twinkle in his eyes when he looked at certain guests. . .
Posted by Random Penseur at June 10, 2004 02:12 PM