Everyone has a name for their pet, whether it is a dog, a cat, a hamster, or a bunny. But do pets really know their own names? I'd say the chances of them knowing their names are slim. Especially those pets with very low IQs will definitely not know! Here, we take dogs as an example. All dog owners will give names to their dogs. Moreover, over time, when the owner calls the dog’s name, the dog will also respond. So, do dogs really know their own names? It's out of habit.
There is a saying: Habits become natural. This is not only true for humans, but also for dogs. The owner calls the dog repeatedly, hundreds of times, and the dog has formed an auditory habit and knows that as long as the owner calls like this, it must be calling him. Of course, in the beginning, the habit was gradually formed due to the stimulation of rewards.
We will give the dog a name when it first comes home, and we will call the dog’s name frequently every time we feed the dog delicious food, just to let the dog know , something good happens when a dog calls this name. Gradually the dog will get used to it! Smart dogs know how to read words and emotions.
Dogs are very smart. They can judge your mood by observing your expression, demeanor, tone and actions. Some experts even say that when people have emotional changes, they will emit an aura that dogs can detect, so dogs can understand the owner's emotional changes through this kind of perception. Smart dogs will act accordingly according to the owner's emotional changes.
In the same way, the dog can detect the tone, voice, attitude, and even the eyes of the owner every time he calls the dog. It won't know what you are calling, but it will know that you are definitely calling him. You can try it. You can shout at it. No matter what you shout, it will respond to you. Train your dog on a daily basis just like training your dog to know its name.
Similarly, for daily training of dogs, it is the same method as training dogs to know their own names. Keep training and guide correctly. The principle is to reward if you do something right and punish or not reward if you do something wrong. In this way, you can train your dog to be what you want.
For dogs, names are just because they are used to them, or just because every time they hear their owner calling them, something good will happen to them. Therefore, for dogs, whether they like names or not does not matter. I hope my answer can answer everyone's questions.