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Friday, April 16th, 2010 | Dogs

I read this morning that dogs can learn about 250 words. I’m not sure if that’s true for Indy, but I started thinking about it. I think Alex understood full sentences, but the others definitely know words. I feel compelled to list them for some reason.

Food
Eat
Walk
Truck
Down
Sit
Stand
Come (well, maybe)
No
Good
Bad
Treat
Quiet (again, debatable)
Out
Stay (on a good day)
Ride
Paw

Hmmm, that doesn’t seem to be 250. I guess you can add their names to it. Then maybe some phrases. I’m not sure how many of the words they know, or if they understand the cadence or tone.

Do you wanna go for a…
Who wants to eat
Who wants a treat
Sit pretty
Time for dinner
Kennel up

I’m curious what other people’s dogs know.

Tags: Beowulf the Basset, Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, Indy the Swissy, Swissy

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