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   Message 6,692 of 8,070   
   Brock Ulfsen to Rudy Canoza   
   Re: Dogs and anticipation?   
   03 Jul 05 07:25:45   
   
   XPost: alt.animals.ethics.vegetarian, rec.pets.dogs.health, misc.rural   
   From: elfwhere@tpg.com.au   
      
   Rudy Canoza wrote:   
   > The jacket was a signal.  Animals respond to signals. Dr. Pavlov   
   > demonstrated that over 100 years ago.   
      
   > That isn't the same thing as anticipation.  If you tell your dog today   
   > you're going to go rabbit hunting tomorrow, the dog will stare at you   
   > stupidly.   
      
   Demonstrate how programmed behaviour in response to stimuli in dogs   
   (bell = food) is any different to anticipation in humans "Let's go to   
   McDonalds" causes salivation and other observable behaviour...   
      
   ...Brock.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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