For those of you with dogs... (2 Viewers)

[Ahsoka]

What commands do they do very well and which are they not so great at? Also what languages does your dog "speak"?

Mine does some commands in English and some Russian.

My dog does leave it well (self explanatory). Yes she stares whatever it is to death but doesn't touch it until we tell her to.

She's so so with stay. And voice. She makes noise but while sometimes it's loud barks other times its a weird pathetic whine or something.

 

[BlingyBlinger]

I have no dog :(

My cat is good better at recall than the neighborhood dogs but bad at anything that takes more than 2 braincells. Attention span of a dead gnat I tell you

 

[Lovely_Cornchips]

My geriatric dog is deaf now and gets confused when we talk to her because of her dementia. So none.

 

[Nina]

What commands do they do very well

With a treat almost all the basics: sit, down, high five, paw, shake, where's mom, roll over (he waits till we push him), boop, kiss (same shit as boop but a little more violent on his part >.>)
With 'speak' he gives us a silent bark the first 4-5 times and then gives a proper bark.
Which is funny because he's quite verbal for every other occasion.
Also, he listens when he knows he's in trouble.

But my favorite are cute and handsome which is when he just stares at me looking confused with bug eyes

which are they not so great at?

All of them without a treat
It takes at least ten tries for a good sit sans treat.

Also what languages does your dog "speak"?

90% English >.> the generations are getting diluted. Nothing new.
8% Gujju - but real basic stuff like chup (hush), behs (sit), pani (water), thya (over there), ja (go)
2% Spanish - literally three words only sientate (sit), callate (hush), agua (water)

 

[StrayMixx]

My first dog was very good at "speak". I mean, once he started, it would take a spray bottle to shut him up, but eventually even that stopped working bc he'd drink the water coming out. lol

My second (and most recent) dog was like a high school student - smart but needed to apply herself. lol She was a Lab/beagle cross with the smarts of a Lab and the stubbornness of a beagle... and unfortunately, she leaned more towards the beagle in that regard.

 

[StrayMixx]

and yeah, they both understood only English

 

[StirFriedPanda]

Sit, Stay (I get about 30 seconds on a good day...), shake, leave it, lay down, up (she jumps up from a sitting position and touches her nose to the palm of your hand), and touch. She also knows sit and stay in german. She know's non-verbal cues for sit, down, and Shake.
Non-verbal sit

For non-verbal down you point with your index finger and snap. I use this more for disciplining. The longer you point the more trouble she knows she's in. If I point long enough she rolls onto her back and show's you her belly(This is I really f'ed up and I'm sorry).
For non-verbal shake you put your hand out with out saying "shake" but she won't give you her paw until you snap your fingers.