My dogs not only understand phrases, but the damned brainiacs could probably win a spelling bee... Some of their favorites:
W-A-L-K
R-I-D-E
T-R-E-A-T
And finally, the dreaded B-A-T-H...
Note to self: learn sign language...![]()
What she said. Yep, that's Maggie.Pepper's primary vocab:
Pepper -- Yes sir/m'am?
No - Whatever I'm doing, I need to stop.
Load up - Get into my crate.
LU - Get into my crate.
Chicken - I'm gonna get some chicken!
Cheese - I'm gonna get some cheese!
CH - I'm gonna get either some chicken or cheese, but I know which one because I can smell it.
Steak - I love steak night!
Daddy - Daddy's home!
Lauren - Lauren's home!
Mommy - Mommy's home!
Sit -The obvious.
Down - The obvious.
Shake - The obvious
Come here - The obvious,
Up - Permission to jump up on whomever I am wanting to jump up on.
Off - Don't jump up on whatever I'm attempting to jump up on.
Good girl - I deserve a treat.
Chew stick - I'm gonna get one of those yummy Denta-Hex chews.
Outside - I need to take care of business.
Tee-tee - I won't get back in the house until I do this.
Beach - Wait for leash to be put on and the gate to be opened.
Ice cream - I will get some Dawson's French Vanilla yogurt.
Kiss - Permission to French kiss whomever is closest.
Gator - I retrieve my gator toy.
Blue dog - I retreive my stuffed dog.
Reindeer - I retreive my reindeer toy.
Octy- I retreive my octopus toy.
Rope Kong - I retrieve my rope kong.
Lobster - I retrieve my lobster toy.
Chipmunk - I retrieve my first toy that looks like road kill.
Sweet Pea also knows, "Go to the beach, git in the truck." "The other truck." She gets confused sometimes. 