COME and GO are the two words that any dog can understand without any hassle. I thought my pet Hansie too had learnt them in a few days. But I was wrong. He stopped responding to it after a few weeks, especially for COME - he would come only when he felt like coming. And that would annoy me very much the same way I get annoyed when the “Hey, Siri” fails to understand the word I say.
WATER was one of the words I taught him with a bit of difficulty. He couldn’t express his thirstiness. He would come running when I went towards the water bowl. I didn’t notice it for a long and I realised it only when I accidentally filled the bowl, and he drank a stomach full of water. That was a heartbreaking moment. Now if I ask WATER and he needs it, he will just walk towards the bowl and I will follow him.
It is so natural that I pay less attention to other things when I use the mobile or watch TV. I mean, not like I wouldn’t feel the earthquake or even the doorbell, just a little less focus. This is when Hansie can hurt me the most. He would sit quietly a few feet away and watch me without taking his gaze away. Knowing that he has been waiting for my attention would really hurt me. The moment I look at him, he will make a ready pose and if I go and rub his head, he will be extremely happy. At that moment, even the “hey, stupid dog!” can make his tail wag stronger and faster as though it can sway left and right easily even if I tie Mount Everest. Pure bliss!
Observe. Understand. The more you love, the more your language gets refined. Because, even the best dictionary words can go meaningless when the heart also engages in the communication. With just a few junk words, with a few signs or even without anything, you can express something exactly the way you intended it to be, as it is just a matter of the other person understanding it. Of course, if you understand the other person too well, that may lead to…
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