Do you know how many words your dog can remember? You will be surprised!

Did you know that an average dog can remember about 160 words, a slightly more motivated dog can remember 250 words and absolute record holders can remember even 1.000 words?

The dog's brain is capable of great things if we give it just a little encouragement, so any dog ​​is capable of understanding much more than the command "Sit!"

Have you ever counted how many words your dog knows?

The most famous example of a dog's extraordinary understanding of words is a border collie named Chaser, who managed to recognize up to 1022 different words, including names of objects, commands, and even the difference between verbs and nouns.

However, how many words an individual dog will actually learn depends largely on his character (will), breed (do you know which breeds are supposed to be the smartest?), but the biggest influence on this is training – especially repetition, repetition and repetition! - Telegrafi broadcasts.

It has been proven that dogs learn words (and everything else) faster and more effectively with the help of positive motivation (whereas yelling at a dog has the complete opposite effect and very sad long-term consequences).

The method of positive motivation is based on rewarding the desired behavior. This encourages the dog to repeat the behavior.

The method of positive motivation includes the use of rewards (treats, toys...); praise (an excited vocalization that lets the dog know it has done something good) and play (encouraging behavior through fun and interactive activities).

This type of training strengthens the dog's trust in the owner, increases the desire to learn and at the same time is not stressful for the dog (that's why learning is so successful). /Telegraph/