Dogs in Russian literature

[Vera Beljakova]

re Dog commands.

 


 
 
 
 Paul Gallagher says:


re Dog commands.

 


 
 
 
 Paul Gallagher says:
go outside -- Иди на улице! (улицу? -- pbg) 

Yes, that is a 'new Russian' anomaly (IMHO) used by urbanites who have streets.

My Russian grandmother who bred Airdales (in Germany) would have said:

"Idi na dvor" because she lived in a house with a courtyard that led to a 
dirt driveway, to a dirt street in a village.  
Or she'd tell the dogs: "Bezhi v les".

Walk -- Грясти [ isn't that to row a boat?  vb ]
Do you want to go for a walk? -- Тебе хочется грясти? (very weird translit. -- pbg) 

Let's go for a walk -- Давай гуляем! 
Want to go for a walk? -- Хочешь гулять? 

"Gulyat' " is more like it. 
Our Russian dogs were told < Ide:m gulyat' > 
< Nu poshli >  

Our dogs were bilingual [ Russian / German ]

Vera Beljakova
Johannesburg


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