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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rjxj wrote:
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.
Sorry - I disagree. I'm not saying ALL dogs can, but I have seen dogs who do - my Aussie Ike was almost scary in his ability to "see" what we were thinking.
Best example: middle of the night, and I'm in bed dreaming about something or another, and Ike walks into my dream, looks me in the eyes, and barks. Since he's disrupted my sleep before (and now I was mentally awake), I decided to "test" him. I never said a word, never opened my eyes, never moved AT ALL. But I thought "If you really need me, you'd do something more definite than this" and BAM!!! He head-butted the side of the bed.....LOL!! My message was received by him loud and clear (so I got up and let him outside, which is apparently what he wanted)
Another time, we had been driving for several hours, running errands (Ike and Jack were with us, sound asleep in the back seat). It dawned on me that we were coming up to our (empty) fairgrounds in a few miles, and maybe we should stop and let the dogs run loose for a few minutes. I never said a word - but Ike jumped up from his nap, all excited, and barked at me as if to say "Well HURRY UP!"
