On 8/17/2015 2:46 AM, dsi1 wrote:
> On Saturday, August 15, 2015 at 10:11:31 PM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
>> "dsi1" > wrote in message
>> ...
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>>> We had a smart dog too. She was half boarder collie and English Cocker
>>> Spaniel. The dog had skills in pointing and herding when he was a pup. If
>>> you wanted a working dog, it would be very easy to train a dog with such a
>>> predisposition. It's amazing the complex behaviors that can be passed on
>>> through the genes.
>>>
>>> Both the cat and the dog were aware of the space around them and the
>>> relationship of the people to themselves in that space. The dog would
>>> constantly be changing his place in the room according to our movement.
>>> The dog is living with my son now and what a great life he has living in a
>>> house of dogs.
>>
>> Wonderful
>>
>> Ours was affectionate and settled in from the second we brought her home,
>> yet she growls at strangers and won't go to them to be petted whatever they
>> try and do. We had only met her once before we brought her home and that
>> was just for a short walk. Normally there is a bit of a process to go
>> through before you can adopt a dog from there, but they knew us because we'd
>> had dogs from them before.
>>
>> She knew which side her bread was buttered <g>
>>
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> Getting dogs to interact appropriately with other dogs and strangers is a problem a lot of owners face. Our dog was friendly to strangers but would act all weird with other dogs. These days she lives just fine in the company of dogs.
>
Mmmm hmmm...