Tuesday, January 24, 2012
How do pets learn their name?
A lot of us have pets. What I seem to find interesting is that pet's learn the name you give them (like my two cat's names are Chassee and Cupid). But these animals don't know our language! And if they don't know our language, how then, do they learn the names we give them?How do pets learn their name?Repetition and reward. If you call their name, they come and you treat them with a treat or a pet..they will learn quickly. My dog will come to just about anything I call her, as long as I say it in the cheery tone I use just for her...fluffy-butt, muppet...schmoopy. She doesn't care as long as I am loving her!How do pets learn their name?Even though they can't learn languages, they still recongnize the way things sound.How do pets learn their name?They just recognise the way your voice sounds when you say it. My rabbit's called Easter, and whenever I call her name she comes straight to me, but doesn't do it for anyone else because it doesn't sound the same.
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