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good words, bad words
I’ve never met a dog who didn’t get a big ol’ grin on his kisser when “walk”
slipped into a conversation.
Dogs understand more than you might think. The nature channel says we’re
about as smart as the average human toddler. Two-year-olds, my fuzzy rump!
We’re a million times brainier than some babbling rug rat.
There was a dog on that Man’s Best Friend show who supposedly understood
like a thousand human words. Border collie, I think. Those guys need to
switch to decaf.
The narrator was gushing about this wonder dog, and I’m like, Well, duh,
brainiac, of course we understand people.
Not everything, mind you. And some of us are more attentive than others.
Depends a lot on just how interesting your humans happen to be.
Certain words will really cause our ears to perk up. The classics: Treat. Walk.
Frisbee. Bacon.
And don’t forget the swear words: Vet. Bath. Fireworks. Vacuum cleaner.
We always hear those.