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My golden retriever knew quite a bit, he recognized hand signals (not necessarily sign language) more so than english, and now that he lives with my abuelo he understands spanish quite well.
My current dog, understands a lot, as well. While hiking, (not leashed), if I hold my hand out to my right side, straight out, he'll walk right alongside me, and knows that I'll eventually want to leash him up because of people coming up or down the trail. I have certain whistles too, one's just the happy enjoy yourself whistle, another means to stop, and another means to come back to me. He's pretty good about them. A lot of people think he's dumb, because he doesn't listen to THEM, but if they go hiking with him and I they generally realize how smart and obedient he actually is.
And I know he understands, or at least knows what I mean when I say things to him, you can tell by the way he cocks his head, or just how he reacts. Dunno, if you actually spend time and love your pets you'll find these little nuances, and realize they are a lot smarter than people believe.
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