For shits and giggles, I wanted to make a list of all the words that our dog understands. That is, he knows the difference between one word and another, and acts differently in response. Here’s what I came up with:
sit
down
stay
come
leave it
let’s go
stand
shake
licks
no (well, he only understands that one when he feels like it)
good
paws up
paws down
roll over
speak
upstairs
downstairs
kennel
out/outside
walk
office
go get…
find…
where’s… & our names
ball
football
rope bone
bone
go for a ride
go for a walk
go for a swim
his name and all his nicknames
stick
kitty
post office
biscuit
scooby snack
hungry
wait
home
siéntate (sit in Spanish)
ven (come in Spanish)
That’s 42 words, and I’m probably forgetting some. Our cat probably understands a lot of words too, but he pretends not to. : ) The dog also recognizes different people (either by sight or smell, I’m not sure which) and he acts differently with children and the elderly than he does with other adults – much more gentle. Now who says animals have no cognitive skills? This is just one example of one animal, and if pigs are smarter than dogs (which I’m sure they are, I’ve just never met any pigs), and other animals are known to have evidence of reasoning, then how can anyone justify torturing them on the basis that they don’t have the capacity for thought?
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