The dog doesn't speak English, or American, or Spanish, or French.

One pitch with a hound is worth 10,000 words.

Instead, the dog says, I know that tone. I know that tone.

So the first stage in training is to teach the dog ESL, English as a second language.

Because the first stage is basically teaching a dog ESL.

So, we get in dog training this notion of dominances, or of the alpha dog. I'm sure that you've heard this.

Doggie.

Animal fan Nellie McKay sings a sparkling tribute to her dear dog. She suggests we all do the same Just go right to the pound And find yourself a hound And make that doggie proud 'cause that's what it's all about.

Good old Monty...good dog!

The puppies!

Here, puppies. Puppies, come on out.

Go away, nice doggie.

The doggy went into doggy day care.

I'll be fine.

Careful, doggy.

dog!

Good dog. Good dog.

Or any of the other funny looking little dogs.

Then we phase out the food as a lure, and now the dog knows that sit means sit, and you can actually communicate to a dog in a perfectly constructed English sentence.

You're a wicked naughty dog.

Of course, puppies.

Here, puppies.

Tom is a native French speaker.

It's dog eat dog, and the first bite counts.

What a perfectly beautiful little lady.

Here, dog.

Nice doggy

It's taking a walk.

I studied English for four years with a native speaker.

No, we go, Puppy, sit boom, it's got it in six to 10 trials.

This dog is a mongrel.

Good dog, now...hold...hold!

Nice doggy. No, don't wiggle.

The puppies! The puppies.

The puppies are here!

Brother David, perhaps you can handle this inquisitor?

We don t literally raise our hackles when angry, or sniff each other s backsides when making new friends. And dogs don t gesture with their forepaws or use an elaborate grammatical language when trying to explain things.

Basically, we follow a low frequency behavior one the dog doesn't want to do by a high frequency behavior, commonly known as a behavior problem, or a dog hobby something the dog does like to do.

If you marry a chicken follow the chicken, if you marry a dog follow the dog.

We must learn to accept the people around us.

A woman should follow whatever her husband orders.

To bed with you, dirty mutt.

Oh, the puppies are here!

Oh! They took the puppies!

No, no, puddles.