Who says dogs can’t reason?
Reading a post about pill taking in another thread brought back memories. I had a little Chow mix that had a problem with nasal swelling which would cause her to wheeze and snort. The vet said to gi...
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If you put a dog on a chain in a filthy yard it is nothing but an alarm for intruders and it lives in misery. If you actually pay attention to a dog and work with it's thought process they are an amazing creature. I sometimes wonder if they can read my mind. I know it's not possible as they are just keen on learning patterns but they sure are good at it. Our dogs are far past getting excited by hearing words like "Go" when we refer to packing up and leaving. They start to get excited just by seeing certain items touched that we dont touch or use all the time.
I tell the DW that it's just eat, sleep and poop but the portion of the time that they are awake is not wasted. They are taking all of it in and learning patterns. We have taught our Papion to hold still with a little stuffed toy on her nose. When we say ok, she can jerk her head sideways and snap it out of the air before it starts to fall. We often hide the little toy and tell her to find it and she puts her to nose to work. DW washed her little toy and dried it, now every time the dryer door is open she jumps in looking for the toy.
I tell the DW that it's just eat, sleep and poop but the portion of the time that they are awake is not wasted. They are taking all of it in and learning patterns. We have taught our Papion to hold still with a little stuffed toy on her nose. When we say ok, she can jerk her head sideways and snap it out of the air before it starts to fall. We often hide the little toy and tell her to find it and she puts her to nose to work. DW washed her little toy and dried it, now every time the dryer door is open she jumps in looking for the toy.
