Dog Speak

2 amazing things about language and, me and my dog.

It’s astounding
the language that my dog knows.

I know that
in the polyglot scheme of things
her lexicon is quite poor
but
she understands what
she needs to understand
no less, no more.

Sit. Stay. Come. Stretch.
She even has some longer phrases
in her English reptoire like;
Let’s go. Stop that! Take it.

She’s also pretty good at Spanish
Venga! and “hueso” come to mind.
Girl O girl! Does she know that word.
And her Korean is ok -
Hagima! Especially.

All this said, you know
what’s really amazing?

It’s mind-numbing
the fact that I don’t understand
a single word she says;
even her every day,
constant “woof-woof.”

And let me tell you
Boy O boy! Have I tried.