Those Trigger Words
By Amber
@AmbiePam (85660)
United States
April 3, 2024 1:40pm CST
It doesn’t matter in what tone I say it, but when I say “Uh-oh”, “Shoot”, or “Oh, boy”, my dog appears out of nowhere. I was sitting here when I realized I did something silly, and out loud said, “Oh, boy.” Under the blanket on the couch I see a dog body start to wiggle out from underneath it, and a head pops up to stare at me. When I’m in the kitchen, drop something, and say “Uh-oh”, I hear nails on tile start to tap, and a Chihuahua appears ready to inhale whatever I dropped.
Does your pet have trigger words or phrases? Obviously, they react to the tone of voice, but Sadie has heard me say those things so often, she associates things with them.
I wonder if Chilly has trigger words? What about the rest of you?
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@snowy22315 (170313)
• United States
3 Apr
Treat or snack has him running from whatever corner of the house he is in. That is a really cute picture of Sade...popping out from under a blanket made me laugh..because that is what Jax does. You can usually see his tail and little body wiggling under there when you call him.
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@Juliaacv (48511)
• Canada
3 Apr
She is a very smart dog.
Our last dog used to react to the sound of the single beep that our smoke detectors would let out when the battery was starting to run low. We often were not home to hear it, but hours later Nayla would be shaking and we would know what happened. She also reacted to the word 'out' or the word 'go' and would run to the door to try to tag along with us.
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@wolfgirl569 (95562)
• Marion, Ohio
3 Apr
Love that picture of her. Mine react to the doorbells. They have even learned front and back door from those
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@AmbiePam (85660)
• United States
3 Apr
@wolfgirl569 Lord no, it wouldn’t me either.
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@kaylachan (58040)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
3 Apr
Chilly has one. It's food. We say the F word around him and he's usually waiting for said meal. Earlier today, George was using that word to get his attention.
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@LindaOHio (156852)
• United States
4 Apr
Our dogs definitely had trigger words. They had quite a vocabulary. That's a cute picture. Have a good day.
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@dgobucks226 (34397)
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8 Apr
I think pets respond to the way you sound out certain words. Especially when repeated often. My cat used to respond that way. And the birds I feed respond to the sound of my whistle. And food is a big trigger. 
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@jstory07 (134508)
• Roseburg, Oregon
4 Apr
I say wet food in the morning and my cats come running for their breakfast.
@Marilynda1225 (79918)
• United States
8 Apr
Mush has trigger words too. Most of them are similar to yours but the one she reacts to most is "who's here" when we're expecting company. She runs to the door and waits to see who comes through.
Sadie looks like my sons dog Millie.
@jnrdutton (2573)
• United States
7 Apr
I have had pets in the past who had trigger words, and my mother in law's dogs do. I think it's common in many domestic animals.
