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From: lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca>
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Subject: Re: 7 Words That Dogs Can Understand (And 4 That No Dog Can)
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2025 11:18:12 -0600
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On 2025-03-06 09:37, Cryptoengineer wrote:
> On 3/3/2025 2:52 AM, Bertel Lund Hansen wrote:
>> 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.
>>
> That's Chaser, a Border Collie who's memorized the names of over
> 1000 stuffed toys, and can pick them out of a heap correctly.
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omaHv5sxiFI
> 
> Note that he was recognizing single words, not grammar.

Slightly off topic...

<https://imgur.com/gallery/come-on-dont-give-me-puppy-dog-eyes-xlyKG>

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