Teaching yorkie a second language I am learning a second language and practicing as much as possible, including speaking it to my Yorkie. I am doing exactly what I did when I taught him commands in English. But it’s freaking him out to hear unfamiliar words coming out of my mouth. Not only does he tilt his head to one side like when he’s trying to figure something out, but his eyes are getting larger and he backs away as if I’m a stranger. He has no issues when I’m taking lessons on the iPad within earshot; it’s just when the words are directed to him when I look at him. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. |
No advice but that sure is interesting. |
According to scientific studies, dogs generally understand between 165 and 250 words. So, whatever language you speak, your pup is only understanding a small percentage of the words you use. And if you normally speak English, there probably isn’t much difference between you saying a rarely used English word when speaking to him (“you obstreperous dog!) vs saying foreign words when speaking to him (“perro malo!). On the other hand, maybe he’s noticing that, at times, he doesn’t understand any of your words, when generally he knows quite a few of the words you normally address to him (good boy!). Or maybe he’s picking up on a difference in your tone or in your “confidence” when practicing a different language; dogs are very sensitive to things like that. |
Following up on my own thread: I just read this interesting article just published today https://www.treehugger.com/dog-brain...guages-5215220 |
Interesting article. When I was training Cody, I used verbal and hand signals and glad I did, most of the time I use just hand signals, it comes in handy when I am on a business phone call and he's demanding my attention. All his tricks are done by hand signals only. It would not matter what words I used if I am using hand signals. |
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