r/BeAmazed • u/Separate_Finance_183 • 17h ago

Miscellaneous / Others Dog-sitter in Luxembourg tests which language the dog understands

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u/pierogi_waystation 12h ago

My schnauzer is bilingual. He is immersed in English and that’s his basic commands/praise language. However, as a fail-safe to ensure that a rando doesn’t command him to do something forbidden, his advanced commands are strictly in German.

It shouldn’t matter because I’m his handler and (theoretically) I’m the only one he should obey for any advanced commands, but it seemed reckless to bet bystanders’ safety on that.

Btw, for some reason, about half of everyone who finds out he’s trained in bitework immediately turns on the spot, picks out a person, and commands him to attack that person. I don’t understand why they do this. They seem delighted, like they’re going to see something amazing they’ve never seen before and like, yeah, I assume you’ve never seen every bone in someone’s arm turned into gravel by 110 lbs of snarling black nightmare.

Luckily he has no idea what the words “attack”, “bite” or “restrain” mean. Thankfully, I’ve never had occasion to use the advanced commands anywhere other than the training grounds and in competition.

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u/NosamEht 10h ago

How, exactly, do you say, “sick balls chopper” in German?

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u/Electrical-Review180 9h ago

Kranke Bälle Hubschrauber

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u/NosamEht 9h ago

Thank you!

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u/Electrical-Review180 3h ago

I feel bad now. It's a literal 1:1 translation

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u/NosamEht 3h ago

I’d have never looked it up if you didn’t translate it.

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u/Electrical-Review180 3h ago

Lol please still try and yell it at your dog