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   dh@. to The Watcher   
   Re: Dogs and anticipation?   
   04 Jul 05 10:43:13   
   
   XPost: alt.animals.ethics.vegetarian, rec.pets.dogs.health, misc.rural   
      
   On Sun, 03 Jul 2005 19:28:24 GMT, don'tgo@there.com (The Watcher) wrote:   
      
   >On Fri, 01 Jul 2005 13:02:01 -0600, Christian M. Mericle   
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >>On Fri, 01 Jul 2005 14:31:38 -0400, whatthe@fu?.com wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>On Fri, 01 Jul 2005 04:49:10 GMT, Goo wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>>    No dog has any sense of anticipation longer than a   
   >>>>    couple of seconds.   
   >>>   
   >>>     Can you back up that absurd sounding claim?   
   >>   
   >>I don't agree with that. When I give my dog a treat, I make her sit   
   >>and stay. She knows what's coming and will wait until I tell her it's   
   >>okay. If her anticipation only lastest 2 seconds, she would wander   
   >>off.   
   >   
   >I used to have a dog that would actually get her leash and bring it to me when   
   >she wanted to go for a walk. Of course, she didn't always get her way, but she   
   >figured out that it worked often enough that it was worth trying. ;)   
      
       Hmmm....I wonder if dogs bring people car keys.   
      
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