According to researchers in Hungary, dogs understand when they are spoken to and, like humans, are capable of associating a word with an object.

According to researchers in Hungary, dogs understand when they are spoken to and, like humans, are capable of associating a word with an object.

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  • rdyoung@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    It was actually hilarious and interesting one time. I called her jackass or shithead or something and she looked up at me and you could see her thinking and then her tail started putting a hole in the floor. It’s like she needed a moment to decide how she felt about it.

    • snooggums@midwest.socialEnglish
      3·
      3 months ago

      If she heard it used negatively in the past, then she was probably thinking about it being similar to how you say her name nicely or angrily depending on what she is up to.