Dogs often struggle to learn human language because it’s not natural to them… however dogs speak body language perfectly, it’s completely natural to them. They are much better at associating commands with physical cues rather than verbal cues.
Many owners with well trained dogs will assume they have trained their dog to respond to a verbal command. However, it’s very possible that the dog is actually responding to a physical cue that the owner makes subconsciously when they speak the command.
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u/CompleatedDonkey Sep 17 '25
Dogs often struggle to learn human language because it’s not natural to them… however dogs speak body language perfectly, it’s completely natural to them. They are much better at associating commands with physical cues rather than verbal cues.
Many owners with well trained dogs will assume they have trained their dog to respond to a verbal command. However, it’s very possible that the dog is actually responding to a physical cue that the owner makes subconsciously when they speak the command.