How to Talk to Your Partner Without Your Dog Understanding

Keep your clever canines confused and ignorant for a happy life

Ralph, looking for something to eat or play with no doubt. Maybe both

Do you have a pet dog? Is he/she really smart?

Yeah, tell me about it.

I have two Border Collies. They are my two fantastic little dudes. Both as sharp as knives and each with the energy of a supernova.

Notice the eyes are open. Always ready, even when “resting”

Waiting for Mummy to come back from the convenience store

Border collies are the most intelligent breed of dog, by far. There was recently one who broke the record for having the largest vocabulary for their species, being able to understand over one thousand human words.

The problem, as I discovered, is that they are too intelligent. It becomes difficult to talk to my wife without them understanding and going bonkers. They learn words so quickly. Not only that, but my boys are bilingual so they go crazy in two languages.

This is how it was in the beginning: