> For example dogs don’t really seem to recognize single syllable words well if at all. I'm pretty sure most dogs understand "no" (and the equivalent word in o

> For example dogs don’t really seem to recognize single syllable words well if at all. I'm pretty sure most dogs understand "no" (and the equivalent word in other languages is often 1 syllable). I haven't done anything approaching a study, but I've trained many dogs in my life and my experience disagrees with you. Some other common words they know really well include: treat, sit, off, here - basically anything you teach them.