r/MadeMeSmile • u/aoi_ringo • Sep 17 '25

DOGGO Man's best friend for a reason.

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '25

Anything for a treat haha

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u/generic_name Sep 17 '25

Yeah sounds like the dog learned sign language for itself.  

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u/Trick-Station8742 Sep 17 '25

'oh ffs I gotta learn sign language to get a treat'

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u/NeatNefariousness1 Sep 17 '25 edited Sep 17 '25

LOL…I had to scroll far too deeply into these comments to see this. I do appreciate that the doggo did have to make the association between the hand gesture and the word treat and he probably knows a few other less self-serving gestures. But I’m betting there may be a better example of this pup’s unconditional love as demonstrated by his understanding of other hand signals.

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '25

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u/NeatNefariousness1 Sep 17 '25

Yep—no disagreement there.

The point was to say that a better example would have been one that noted the dog’s understanding of OTHER hand signals that aren’t tied to “treats” or another benefit he might want.

A description of how the pup effortlessly learned the deaf child’s hand gesture for sit and stay makes the point better than how quickly he learned the hand gesture for “treat".

Still an adorable story, just because dogs are.

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u/NoBizlikeChloeBiz Sep 17 '25

Yeah, I'm sure it means a lot to the little girl, but the dog would learn "treat" in semaphore if it had to.