my lover speaks a different indian language and i speak a different indian language but we converse with eachother in english as we dont know eachother's language. and so when my lover has to speak with my dog she speaks in her language and me in my mine.. will our dog grow up to understand both languages?
P.S we dont want to talk to our dog in english for various unavoidable reasons,
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Well dogs don't really understand languages, they more so asscociate a command with a movement or they do the movement because they know if they do it, they will get a treat.
To answer your question, yes a dog can learn a new language but much like humans, dogs will learn over time too!
Purchase a clicker and some treats and in no time he will be trained up! You can buy clickers in any pet store and dog treats in any store! Enjoy! I hope you have no problems training him!!!
Sara
Yes, to an extent. A lot of law enforcement canines are trained to obey commands in German even if they're working in a country where English is the dominant language.
The only issue I can see is that you could potentially confuse the dog. If the dog's fairly intelligent, you may be able to train him to obey commands in different languages for the same behavior. Some dogs pick this up quickly , some don't.
If you put in the effort and time, it most likely won't be a problem.
Hope this helps.
Eric The Red
Yes, a dog can be multi-lingual. They understand the vocal inflections, not necessarily the words. Our dog speaks 2 languages, French and English and can respond to commands in both languages equally.
Anonymous
To answer your question, yes your dog can learn it's commands and other phrases such as " dinner time," or "Do you want to go out?" in more than one language. I had a Keeshond who knew hers in Greek and English.
Of course you do realize that the dog is not really bi-lingual in the human sense, s/he just learns to associate the appropriate action to the appropriate sounds (words) in each language.
Anonymous
Dogs dont really understand language. But the way your voice sounds can tell your dog if you are scared, mad, sad, etc. Hand signals are a big part of it. I speak to my dog in english and spanish, but my hand comands are always the same. That is why/how we can communicate together.