if you buy a dog from france what language is the dog?

Question

Okay listen this I have questioned for 8 years (5 years old) and I wonder if you buy a dog from another continet say France does the dog think in french, even if you talk to it in english?

Answer 1

If the dog was trained in french then it will understand french signals. The breeder may have spoke in both french/english, or some other language. It is possible for dogs to be bilingual.

for example my dog understands english and spanish.

Answer 2

I have this problem all the time when I bring in a dog from another country like Belgium, Germany, France or Holland. The dogs are already adults and have some training, in their country's language. When they get here their new handlers try to talk to them in English and it does not get anywhere. Not because the dog is thinking is German or whatever, but because the dog was trained to hear and associate another type of language, with different tone inflection and pronunciation. The new handlers simply have to learn 10-15 words in a foreign language. It is easier for them to do it then it is for the dogs.

Answer 3

There are no dogs in France. The French have Chiens. The english have dogs.

Of course He will speak english and French. Most French people speak english because certain people not a million kilometers away cant speak French. But they like our wine.

Now, he will be fine but be sure to make sure you have some Dijon mustard next to his feeding-service. Do not used one of those cooling devices on his drinking bowl. Its important that the red wine is served at room temperature. No white wine of course, chiens dont eat fish. (Im sure you knew)

A word about chicken. Poulet-roti with a light onion sauce is quite acceptable but do remove all the bones. They get very embarrased making crunching sounds in public.

A not too grilled gratin is often appreciated expecially with white beans. And oh yes 'jus pomme' for that special treat.

Do remember to keep the windows open after though. Doesnt always agree with their digestion.

When he decides to take you for a walk then please, only the better museums and public buildings. Parks are a little common after all.

Answer 4

The dog learns whatever language you teach it. If you get the dog as a puppy in France and bring it to America and talk to it in English, it will learn to respond to English words. If you buy a full grown dog from France and it has learned to respond to French words, then it will only respond to the French words it has learned. You would have to talk to it in French or I guess go to all the hassle of trying to teach it to respond to English words. But, it is hard to teach old dogs new tricks!

Answer 5

Unfortunately, pets do not understand language in the same terms that we do, meaning, their thoughts are not expressed in the same way as humans, because the difference in brain capacity and learning. Humans are the superior of the two mammals. Pets are able to respond to commands, based on simple words and phrases, but it largely has to do with the inflection, volume, and pitch of the human's voice that is giving the command. Unfortunately, it is impossible to ever know for sure what goes on inside the brain of a pet, but we do know that animals can respond to humans in any language. This is why some Americans train their pets in German, depending on the breed, and because they feel it is safer to train the dog in case someone else ever tries to order the dog around, but does it in the wrong language.

Answer 6

I think you're thinking too hard on this question. First, compare it to a human (which I assume you're doing). If a person is born in France and then comes to America as an infant, that person will most likely speak English and have American-thinking tendencies regardless of the fact that they're French.

Answer 7

Do you speak English? Not too well. The dog will understand the language it is trained in. They also respond to sign language. For my dog when I say "sit" I also extend my index finger and point it downward. The sign is as important or more than the verbal.

Answer 8

No. Dogs don't have conceptual thought like humans do. Someone once said that even if a Lyon could speak English, we still wouldn't understand what he was saying. His point being that our thought process's are just SO different.
Dogs can however, understand commands. So if for example your dog was from japan it would 'sit' when you say "osuwari" and just look at you if you said "sit". So they don't 'THINK' in any human language, but they may understand commands in a human language.

Answer 9

France isn't a continent...it's a country. And if the dog was raised in France then it learned language and commands in French and not English. However, if the dog did not learn commands in French, then you can teach it English.

Answer 10

no if it is a small puppy it will understand english because i have seen people in america who speak english train there dog in german language and it works, its not that dogs understand words they understand the tone of a certain word or a speacial hand signal. perhaps if u get a dog and call it stupid and what not in a way that u talk to a baby it will think it is good becuase the way your talking to it. so it doesnt matter.