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From: Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk>
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Subject: Re: 7 Words That Dogs Can Understand (And 4 That No Dog Can)
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2025 08:52:46 +0100
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Judith Latham wrote:

> A dog can understand 7 words.

There is a dog that understands about thousand different names for toy
puppets of all kinds. Ask for e.g. "Mary" and the dog will pick the
right puppet from a pile. Add a new puppet to the pile and ask for a
hitherto unknown name, and the dog will fetch the new puppet.

> How many barks does a human understand?

Those who have a dog will understand several but I have no idea how
many.

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Bertel
Kolt, Denmark