Untrained trigger words/sounds

Many responsible owners will teach their dogs (or other pets) trigger words to evoke a particular behaviour. But, how many of us discover trigger words - or sounds - which evoke an unexpected behaviour?

Ozwoz likes nothing more in the evening than to play with me, in a tug of war game (yes, yes, read all the blurb on how it shouldn't be encouraged/humans never win/puts dog into Alpha role - not my experience) and when we play, his antics really make me chuckle.

Today, I was watching an embedded video on a thread on GC and it gave me a fit of the giggles ....


... cue Ozzywoz, with his toy in his mouth, getting all excited thinking it was play time! The more I laughed, the more he persisted trying to thrust his pull toy into my hand.

So, my lesson for today is: laugh and Ozwoz thinks - playtime!!

For my chooks, they can hear the sound of a mealworm bucket lid being opened from 72 feet away!

For my cat, he can be deaf for most of the time ... until he hears the sound of a meaty sachet being opened (despite how loud any background noise may or may not be)

Those animals are not so daft and soon train us how to care for them the way they prefer it

Which untrained words/sounds bring a consistent response from your feathered/fur babies?

 

Yep... we have some triggers too. If I sing she'll run and get her ball (lol) and if I act stupid (don't ask), she goes get her ball.