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Montreal bylaw requires dogs understand commands in both official languages
Earlier this week, Montreal city councilor Benoit LaDouce proposed a bylaw that would require all dogs in public parks to be bi-lingual. According to Mr. LaDouce, "Dogs parks in our city are chaotic and communication is at the heart of the conflict." In his mind, K9/citizen relations would be more harmonious if dogs in public spaces understood commands in both English and French.
Earlier today Pat Kelly spoke with Mr. LaDouce to find out more.
http://www.cbc.ca/thisisthat/blog/2012/12/12/montreal-bylaw-requires-dogs-to-understand-commands-in-both-official-languages/
Mona
(135 posts)Most dogs don't know how to respond to one language, passing a law to be bilingual won't help. Good positive training and a better understanding of dogs will though.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)The thing is, well trained dogs don't respond to commands by strangers in the first place.
If you have to tell a dog, other than your own dog, to do something, tone matters a lot more than whatever word you say.
I was sleeping in a hammock on a porch in a small town in Brazil one time, and the owner's dog had wandered by, picked up one of my shoes, and was starting to walk off with it.
I awoke with a start when my wife saw the dog and shouted, "Hey!"
The dog stopped and looked at her with the shoe hanging comically from its mouth, and in a scolding tone she said, "Drop it!"
The dog looked suitably chastened, put down the shoe, and wandered off.
I guarantee you that dog had never heard a word of English in its life. They are much more about tone and posture than language.
pinboy3niner
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(13,770 posts)dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)but what about the other breeds???
Newsjock
(11,733 posts)"This Is That is a current affairs program that doesn't just talk about the issues, it fabricates them."
burrowowl
(17,641 posts)French, English and Spanish.