Not exact matches
Not only does your
dog not speak English, it does not speak any other
verbal language either.
Humans rely on
verbal or sign
language to express ideas and emotions, while
dogs primarily depend on body posturing to communicate with each other.
When your
dog is running away from you, or even when his head his turned, he can not see your handsignals or body
language (which are really easy for him to understand) and so,
verbal commands are the only way to get him to respond.
Your puppy or
dog does not have
verbal language to help put experiences into perspective.
While we rely on
verbal language,
dogs rely primarily on body
language.
Since we and our
dogs don't share a
verbal language,
dogs learn through association.