Dogs can understand human speech

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I read this article earlier today, and had to sort of chuckle at the "duh" factor.

Okay, my dog doesn't have the vocabulary that the German pup does, but she most defiinitely knows "outside", "get the duck" (phrase referencing anything remotely qualifying as a chew toy to chase), "cookie", "go for a walk", "go to bed", and most of the standard commands.