The study found that dogs use the left hemisphere of their brain to process the meaning of words and the right hemisphere to judge intonation, The Telegraph reports.
How dogs hear us
For example, a person is able to perceive sounds with a frequency of up to 25 Hz, while a dog picks up signals with a frequency of up to 45,000 Hz, that is, it perceives ultrasonic waves that are inaudible to the human ear.
What do dogs understand
The study found that dogs on average understand 89 words or phrases.
The average dog can understand and respond to 89 words or phrases.
Almost half of these are commands such as “sit” or “down,” but dogs also understand some common words.
What words do dogs know
These are commands such as “sit”, “wait”, “come to me”, “no”, praise “good boy/girl”, “well done” and others.
About 10% of dogs distinguished the names of different family members, neighbors, their groomer, the name of the kennel, as well as the phrases “wipe your paws,” “quieter,” “louder,” and the like.
How many words can dogs understand
Scientists have named the breeds of the smartest pets.
Scientists from Canada have found out how many words dogs remember: on average, pets understand 89 words, but this is not the limit.
One of the dogs can distinguish 215 phrases that its owner taught it.
