Collie teaching people Polish commands for ‘sit,’ ‘come’

January 16, 2010 · Posted by in dog blog 

For the dog lovers:

A dog given to a shelter in England wasn’t responding to basic commands like “sit” and “come here,” so staffers thought the little collie was deaf.

Turns out, he just speaks a different language.

“We couldn’t understand why at first but when we’ve looked at his records and his history he has come from a Polish family.

“So obviously we’ve gathered from that he doesn’t understand the English language, so therefore he won’t understand our basic commands.”

Staff turned to the internet for phrases Cent could recognise – although they are unsure of the pronunciation.

“We’ve learnt a few basic ones which are sit – siad – and come – do mnie – and he seems to understand what we’re saying,” added Ms Heath.

“Obviously, maybe he’s having a chuckle because were pronouncing it a bit wrong… but we’ve got to work alongside that to teach him the English versions of them as well.”

Check out the video over at the BBC.

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