If you train a dog commands in another language and the dog moves to another country, can he understand you?

Answer 1

Dogs don't ever learn a language - they learn to associate certain sounds (which you think of as words) with objects (like "ball") or with things you want him to do ("come"). You can use hand signals or whistles or clickers or any word you want. If you move to another country, you'll have to use the same words you used before - or completely retrain him to understand the new words.

Answer 2

The dog will understand the commands given to them.

So yes, if you teach a dog a group of commands in spanish let's say, and you don't include any other hints as to the command other than the word or phrase, they will not typically understand the command if it's given in english.

Typically when you train a dog to do something, there is also a movement command added, such as a flick of a wrist, a snap of the fingers, or the like. Sometimes a whistle is the command, or a series of whistles.

Good luck with your dog training.

Love as always,

Sebastian

Answer 3

The dog learns in the language it is taught, though some commands are given with hand-signals or body signals as well. It depends on how they were trained. My husband had Rotties from Germany. He had to learn German to tell them what to do. I'm quite serious. They did learn English commands after a time, but they always responded to the German commands better.

They do know words, though not exact intonations. For example, if I say "Wanna go outside!?" My dogs go crazy. If I say, "Wanna go count flies?", they go crazy. Or "Where do cows hide?" They all sound generally the same. I can use any tone of voice I choose, even a whisper, and they respond the same to those words. I enjoy seing what sort of phrases I can come up with to get them to do things... Try it!

Answer 4

Do you know that dogs do not speak English? Or any other language for that matter. What they do understand is the command. A well trained dog will sit, down, stand, come, heel, stay, and any other command you tell it. it always amazes me that people think that their dogs understand them, when the real question is, Do you understand your dog?

Answer 5

Of course. The dog doesn't know the difference between english, spanish, etc. K9 dogs (cop dogs) are trained in different languages, sometimes different countries, and then brought here. If you know 'their' language, they'll understand you even if you're in Antartica.

Edited: Amfound, respectfully as well, dogs DO understand what you are telling them. Some more than others. I can ask my dog to go potty, in the same tone of voice as if I were talking to a child, and she knows what I'm talking about. If she doesn't sit at the corners like she's supposed to on our walks, I ask her where we are. She sits. Dogs understand more than we think they do.

I had a 7th grade teacher that taught her classroom macaw greek. It only spoke in greek and I swear they had conversations. If a bird can learn greek, why can't a dog understand "Gotta potty?" If my cat (a siamese who is ALWAYS talking) can understand "Sammy, cork it!", why can't a dog understand 'paw'. I can't even TALK about going outside without the dog flipping out. They know what we're saying. Truth be told, they probably think WE'RE stupid.

Answer 6

While training use hand signals same time. With hand signals language does not matter and wehn dog has lost hearing (old adge) you can still communicate.

Answer 7

duh that is a given, yes, he will only listen to ur commands, if someone tries to use diff lang commands he wont respond, We teach our k9 dogs Dutch commands, and that is what they respond to and only

Answer 8

Only if you use the language he knows,,, duh.