Dogs are incredibly intelligent animals, capable of understanding hundreds of words, gestures, and tones. While they may not process language the way humans do, they can recognize words through repetition and association, responding to certain cues instinctively. However, there are also some words that no dog can truly grasp, no matter how often you say them.
If you’ve had a dog you’ll know many of these, but some might surprise you! And of course, not all dogs are the same, and there are a lot of differences between the intelligence of breeds.
So, which words make the cut? Here are 7 words that dogs can understand—and 4 that no dog can. Starting with the words that it can understand.