Why do we name our pets, and how do they understand that we’re calling them by a specific name?

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Why do we name our pets, and how do they understand that we’re calling them by a specific name?

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Answer 1

If I spoke gibberish to you, but always started ornfinished with “peblunken”, you would logically associate the word “peblunken” with your own identity.

Animals can understand varying amounts of words depending on many factors. They may not understand their name but they know you call them that.