ginger the dog

what we say to dogs
"okay ginger! i've had it! you stay out of the garbage! understand ginger? stay out of the garbage, or else!"

what they hear
"blah blah ginger blah blah blah blah blah blah blah ginger blah blah blah blah ginger blah blah blah"

(excerpt from steven pinker: the language of instinct, how the mind creates language)