Dogs and the Words We Say

http://blogs.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2014/11/28/scientists-show-dogs-really-do-understand-what-we-say/

We all wonder what our dogs understand, but this article points to the aspect of the hemispheres of their brain being involved in their reactions.

“Tell all the emotional things to the dog in his left ear,” Andics says. “For commands that you want a dog to get clearly and precisely, tell them in right ear.”