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Orrex

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9. They tried this on pit bulls but the researchers kept getting mauled

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Mon May 27, 2013, 12:50 PM

May 2013

Nyuk nyuk nyuk.

Very cool article. Anyone who's owned dogs can corroborate these findings, at least anecdotally, to some degree or another. AFAIK it doesn't appear that dogs have shown the ability to convey language in the way that they're responding to it here, but it's interesting to see the depth of their skill at interacting with human speech.

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Dog sniffs out grammar A border collie takes command of sentence rules [View all] xchrom May 2013 OP

I live with borders and cattledogs HillWilliam May 2013 #1

In my house ball is pronounced B-A-L-L Major Nikon May 2013 #3

I had a Rottie that learned what R-I-D-E spelled. RebelOne May 2013 #7

okay. my border and I need to visit you. I think it takes a good trainer for a border to be robinlynne May 2013 #10

LOL I expect HillWilliam May 2013 #18

I live next door to two border collies and they are amazing. Frustratedlady May 2013 #2

Border Collies are amazing dogs, but I should offer one word of warning Major Nikon May 2013 #4

Shetland Sheep Dogs and some German Shepherds also do the nipping at the ankles 1monster May 2013 #6

There are lots of different herding dogs Major Nikon May 2013 #8

Dogs and Cats understand more language than we humans give them credit for... 1monster May 2013 #5

They tried this on pit bulls but the researchers kept getting mauled Orrex May 2013 #9

Great OP and replies. THANKS! elleng May 2013 #11

Chaser impresses another great mind IDemo May 2013 #12

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My aussie, LWolf May 2013 #14

On my sister's car: Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #15

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This is DU Yo_Mama May 2013 #19

Can she edit a run-on sentence? BainsBane May 2013 #17

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