I had a talk with my girl about this and she agrees.

On top she demands I set up a go feed me campaign but I told her that didn’t exist and it’s go fund me. She disagrees and demands snacks.

Our dog is from Chile, so the main language she understands is Spanish. She understands some English and German words too. She stayed at my place during the recent heatwave and I basically stood next to her bowls multiple times during the day, pointing at her water bowl, repeating ‘agua’ until she took the hint and drank some water. :D

Yeah true, the whole “loving companionship” really pales in comparison to “can be talked at” lol

Tone often gets the job done.

Gestures work better

Get a working breed dog (if you have the time and energy and are willing to commit to keeping them stimulated) and you will have a dog you can speak to that will understand just about everything you say