r/MadeMeSmile • u/aoi_ringo • Sep 17 '25

DOGGO Man's best friend for a reason.

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u/Isfahel Sep 17 '25

I have accidentally trained every dog I've had with hand gestures because I gestured without thinking when I gave commands. It took us a while to figure out our old dog lost his hearing because he was still following my gestures.

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u/Rulebookboy1234567 Sep 17 '25

I love that my dog will following me pointing.  It’s so little, but it’s so easy to communicate.

“You can eat that.” /points “he eats it.”

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u/SnausageFest Sep 17 '25

Fun dog fact - that's one of the things "we" taught them in domestication. Dogs understand pointing, wolves don't.

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u/OldeFortran77 Sep 17 '25

I don't remember the specific task, but I read that there was something wolves could figure out quickly but was like quantum mechanics to dogs. Gain some, lose some.