Dogs are able to quickly, after just four repetitions, remember new words if they are introduced to them in the context of communication and play with their owner.
At the same time, the animals retain the words in memory for at least two minutes: this ability was demonstrated by two dogs who had been accustomed to such training since childhood.
How dogs understand the meaning of words
Dogs use the left hemisphere of their brain to understand the words they hear and the right hemisphere to interpret the intonation of those words.
By combining these two impulses, the dog is able to understand what exactly the person is telling it.
The study found that dogs on average understand 89 words or phrases.
The average dog can understand and respond to 89 words or phrases.
Do cats understand words
In other words, cats understand human language in the same way that humans understand meowing.
Humans also interpret a cat's body language, reading cues such as arching its back or flapping its tail.
Cats may not process human language in the same way as humans.
Scientists say that cats are able to understand from 20 to 40 words, depending on the breed and individual qualities.
True, this happens as a result of building an associative series in which they connect words and sounds with objects and certain processes.
