Tuesday 29 May 2012

Communication between us

Have you guys ever wonder how does dog understands our words?
It all depends on how we communicate with our buddy(Dog).
For example:
Dogs in a Chinese family understands Mandarin and probably English.
But what about dogs living in a Korean family?
Do they understand Chinese or English?
Nah, or rather, they understand Korean language, as the family communicates with them in Korean language.
Hence, constant and patient communication is important.

Dog's Vocabulary 
Basic words that most dogs understand:
- Sit
- Fetch
- Shake Hand
- Toy
Interestingly, Stanley Coren, a psychologist who has researched on dog's intelligence, suggests that average trained dogs understand about 160 words [source: Coren].
Stanley Coren even provided an additional link to Dog IQ Test, determining dog's IQ.

So is it true that dogs understand words?
Some might say yes, but the answer is dogs actually decipher our words from our sound, tones and body language.
Just like we're talking on the phone, they do not exactly understand our conversation.

Dog's Body Language
What about dogs body language?
How do we know if dogs are happy, angry, protective, sad and etc?


The above images are able to answer the question.
Not 100% true but it is sure interesting!

6 comments:

  1. Hey Jasmine!

    Although I don't have a pet dog at home, I've many relatives and friends who do! Maybe I can try out these communication techniques on their pet! The Dog Whisperer, Cesar Millan is coming to Singapore soon for his live talk show, will you be attending that? :)

    Cheers,
    Amanda

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    1. Cool, i didn't know about that till your comment. I will find out more about his live talk show first! hehe thanks!

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  2. Hi Jasmine, you should take a look at my blog, you will be delighted as i chosen Bak Kut Teh for this week post. - Hayden -

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    1. I know right. But the real famous bak kut teh is at Balestier Road!!!!

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  3. Hi Jasmine, interesting blog. I learn a lot about dogs from your blog. How i wish i have a dog to play with when i'm bored.

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  4. Hey, Jasmine!
    A very good blog. My parents do not allow me to keep a dog but I love dogs a lot. Next time when I play with friend's dog, I know how to communicate with it already~ Thank you !
    Bao Fu

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