Tuesday, April 23, 2013
POINTER
We are not going to ask Booker to try this out.
Science Enlisting a Virtual Pack to Study Dog Minds
It takes four hours and costs some money.
I already accept that he is smart enough to figure me out and get me to solve his problems for him.
Look, he has been with us for three years and, not once, has had to fill a food dish, open a can, cook a meal, figure out how to get to the vet.
On the other hand, he has us walking or not walking wherever he wants to go. He is in the lead.
He is able to manage our time for us. He is a lot better at knowing when it is time for the walk, the meal, the nap and so on.
There is one thing that I believe he would fail at.
He has yet to have a clue when I say "look". He will look, no question. In all directions. No effect.
I suspect that he was trained early to respond to the word "look" in a specific way. Not our way. It is me that doesn't know what the word means or what to do about it.
I like that "they" are finally figuring out that it is important to understand dogs.
I personally figure that it is a key pathway to understanding more about me. Booker has many of the answers. We just need to decode them.
