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Doggy Language
Train the dog in English (or Irish...).
m'frog
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Or is it a female human being that you...?
OMG.
Why the hassle?
Train the dog in English (or Irish...).
m'frog
P.S.:
Or is it a female human being that you...?
OMG.
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Try "Quedate ahi maidito co?o!" ok maybe the last two words could be omitted. :glasses:
Froggy, you are one funny bastard. The only Irish I know is Slainte.
I share ownership with a Dominican friend who doesn't speak English. The dog has two homes. When I don't have him and people ask me where he is I answer "El tiene dos casas, como Hip?lito." That always gets a laugh.
Did you train your dogs in German or Spanish?
Fass!
Hmm, they are bilingual. :laugh:
I talk to them in German (as one is a German Shephard, the other a German/Belgian Shepherd); my wife in Spanish (or some native language...).
The latter they ignore...
Good dogs, they are.
m'frog
Did you train your dogs in German or Spanish?
Hmm, they are bilingual. :laugh:
I talk to them in German (as one is a German Shephard, the other a German/Belgian Shepherd); my wife in Spanish (or some native language...).
The latter they ignore...
Good dogs, they are.
m'frog
Ah, dogs don't understand "words" they learn by sound and voice inflection
Your dog won't care if you tell him to sit, spit or ****! All sounds the same and you will get same result once he is trained
Your dog won't care if you tell him to sit, spit or ****! All sounds the same and you will get same result once he is trained
That's his mission in life.
The command he ignores then is "Quita esa vaina co?o!" :cross-eye
It will probably be easier to teach your Dominican partner the commands in English, that training a dog with Spanish commands.
We have many friends and colleagues in our club (see below) that don't speak much English and no German at all, but their dogs are trained with English and/or German commands. The reason for this is that the Spanish expressions are too long and not really good for training a dog.
There is since recently a Dog Sport Club in Santo Domingo, the Club Dominicano de Deportes Caninos. The club has a website at http://deportescaninos.com with a listing of dog related events in Santo Domingo (and around the island if we know about them). We also have a 'social gathering' every Saturday afternoon (from about 4:30 to nightfall) in the Parque Mirador Sur close to the Av. Nunez de Carceres.
We have many friends and colleagues in our club (see below) that don't speak much English and no German at all, but their dogs are trained with English and/or German commands. The reason for this is that the Spanish expressions are too long and not really good for training a dog.
There is since recently a Dog Sport Club in Santo Domingo, the Club Dominicano de Deportes Caninos. The club has a website at http://deportescaninos.com with a listing of dog related events in Santo Domingo (and around the island if we know about them). We also have a 'social gathering' every Saturday afternoon (from about 4:30 to nightfall) in the Parque Mirador Sur close to the Av. Nunez de Carceres.
My rottie is fully bilingual. Her vocabulary consists of:
Sit
abajo (lie down)
down (get down off of whatever)
vuelta (roll over)
pata (paw)
stay
permiso (so she gets out of the way lol)
Quitate! (if she doesn't move out of the way fast enough)
por alla (to go wherever I'm pointing)
come
dejalo! (to stop doing whatever it is she's doing wrong)
drop
speak
busca tu hueso (get your bone)
donde esta... (where's "whoever")
tienes hambre, sed (are you hungry, thirsty)
quieres pasear? (want to go for a walk?)
up
And that isn't counting all the conversations we have and all the other stuff I tell her and she just seems to understand. Basically what I tried to do from the beginning was chose words that are short and different from either language and through repetition she learned it all. I think I have a smart doggy :cheeky:
Sit
abajo (lie down)
down (get down off of whatever)
vuelta (roll over)
pata (paw)
stay
permiso (so she gets out of the way lol)
Quitate! (if she doesn't move out of the way fast enough)
por alla (to go wherever I'm pointing)
come
dejalo! (to stop doing whatever it is she's doing wrong)
drop
speak
busca tu hueso (get your bone)
donde esta... (where's "whoever")
tienes hambre, sed (are you hungry, thirsty)
quieres pasear? (want to go for a walk?)
up
And that isn't counting all the conversations we have and all the other stuff I tell her and she just seems to understand. Basically what I tried to do from the beginning was chose words that are short and different from either language and through repetition she learned it all. I think I have a smart doggy :cheeky:
Mine's a little barrio pooch, mostly rough coat Jack Russell Terrier. His mother comes from a nice home but his father is unknown. Fathers Day is tough here for dogs too.
There probably are breeders but I've never looked into it so maybe someone else has knowledge of breeders here and their reliability.
There probably are breeders but I've never looked into it so maybe someone else has knowledge of breeders here and their reliability.
There are many different breeds available here, some of the breeders are reputable and responsible.
If you know which breed you are looking for you can get in contact with them (some do have even websites). There are good dogs here, but a problem is that for many breeds the breeding stock is small and excessive inbreeding occurs. Another thing is, that dogs here are mostly conforming to US taste/standard and tend to look a bit odd to Europeans.
Also, the mutts here are very good dogs, they often do look nice, they are very intelligent and thankful for a good home. They are very good watchdogs and unless you really can't live without a specific breed, it is a great thing to adopt a dog here (or two for that matter ).
So the bottom line: if you are set on a certain breed, you might want to think about bringing a puppy with you, if not, plenty of choice here.
If you know which breed you are looking for you can get in contact with them (some do have even websites). There are good dogs here, but a problem is that for many breeds the breeding stock is small and excessive inbreeding occurs. Another thing is, that dogs here are mostly conforming to US taste/standard and tend to look a bit odd to Europeans.
Also, the mutts here are very good dogs, they often do look nice, they are very intelligent and thankful for a good home. They are very good watchdogs and unless you really can't live without a specific breed, it is a great thing to adopt a dog here (or two for that matter
).So the bottom line: if you are set on a certain breed, you might want to think about bringing a puppy with you, if not, plenty of choice here.
Owning a Dog in the DR
Anna C or El Tigre if you want to move this to the General Stuff forum I don't mind.
I don't think the language issue is that critical anymore. As the OP I don't mind if this thread morphs into an "Owning a Dog in the DR" (or being owned by a dog) thread.
Weasel;
I've realized that many of the the stray dogs in the DR are are very nice dogs. Somebody noted that in another thread and I sat up straight thinking "someone else noticed!"
There are many terrific dogs raised in barrios by nice people that are very well cared for but not bred to snotty US or British kennel club standards.
This is another example of how living in the DR is not like living in your home country.
Think "through the looking glass".
Anna C or El Tigre if you want to move this to the General Stuff forum I don't mind.
I don't think the language issue is that critical anymore. As the OP I don't mind if this thread morphs into an "Owning a Dog in the DR" (or being owned by a dog) thread.
Weasel;
I've realized that many of the the stray dogs in the DR are are very nice dogs. Somebody noted that in another thread and I sat up straight thinking "someone else noticed!"
There are many terrific dogs raised in barrios by nice people that are very well cared for but not bred to snotty US or British kennel club standards.
This is another example of how living in the DR is not like living in your home country.
Think "through the looking glass".
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