Posted on 11/23/2016 11:48:09 AM PST by blam
An old fellow was out shooting loons when a game warden showed up and was shocked to find the man shooting endangered birds-
He stopped the man and said “Hey fella- it’s illegal to shoot loons”-
The man bewildered said “I’ve been shooting and eating loons for years because my family is poor and we can’t afford to buy food”
The warden said “Well- I’ll let you off with a warning- don’t let it happen again” and began to walk away- He stopped turned back around and said “By the way, do loons taste good?”
The man said “Meh- not quite as good as golden eagles-”
My last dog (1/2 Pappilion 1/2 long haired Dachshund...”Piglet”) died just over 4 yrs ago and I still miss her...so I can relate.
Yes, yorkies are adorable bossy little pi$$ers. We love their attitude. You have your memories and she is waiting for you at The Bridge. Maybe someday your heart will heal enough to love anither one. There are tests for liver shunt a responsible breeder can perform or show proif of.
I agree that many dogs have an excellent memory. It’s my personal opinion that their memory is so good, that to THEM, life is just one long day interrupted by naps. Why do I think this? I’ll give just one example.
When I got my dog, she was a teeny puppie and very small, short legged. She was too small to be able to reach to go up and down stairs, AND she was afraid of heights, too.
I carried her down to the area I wanted her to use to potty, and this area had a tar curb on one side. The curb was about 8 or nine inches in height, so when she finished she checked out the curb. She was afraid to jump from where she stood, to the driveway despite it only being a few inches tall. I showed her how to reach with her front paws so she could get down the curb. She caught on.
Fast forward 3 years. I took her to the lake but the place were at had a high embankment to climb down to get to the water. She stood there looking at the embankment, looked at the water (she loves to swim) and looked at me...looked back at the embankment and obviously tried to figure out how to get down to the water. Suddenly, she reached out a timid paw..felt the ground. Then she reached out the second paw to feel some more...she remembered. She was only 5 weeks old when I taught her how to do that, and she only did it a few times as she quickly grew to where she didn’t need to reach. But here she was, 3 years old, and she was doing the reaching with her paws exactly as i taught her, in the order that she’d been taught.
I taught my daugher’s dogs some things when they were pups. Years would go buy, and they remembered what they were taught, and who taught them.
Dogs have much better memories than they’re given credit for.
Do dogs naturally avoid the back doors of Chinese restaurants?
OTOH, if you have a hard time getting misty over things . . . watch a couple dog rescue videos. One I saw today of a dog name Caitlyn might just turn on the water works.
Oh, one other thing. Have any of you checked out DOG TV? My dog is addicted to it and even asks me to turn it on.
Interesting my dog was a rescue dog that my wife picked up at the ahelter.
This was 5 years ago just a scruffy little mutt that seems to be part Terrier and maybe poodle. Anyway to this day his heart is only for my wife. He doesn’t dislike the rest f us but everything he does is dor her. Now as it were she ended up contracting cancer and it went Stage 4 so he is an excellent companion for her. But the preference for her pre-dates the cancer, I really think he remembers who saved her. Plus my sons and I aren’t little and he seems to be scared of men as if something bad happened before.
More fugazy news?
To a dog, it’s ALWAYS time for dinner.
I don’t have a dog now but I had a yellow lab. when I got out the shotgun and loaded the car for hunting, she would get so excited she literally wet herself and everything else
episodic memory
Normal sleep time for mammals:
* Humans 8 Hours daily
* Elephants three hours daily
* Opossums 18 hours daily
* Dogs ten hours daily
Dogs, cats and rabbits all have similar intelligence levels and when are grown up, they are estimated to have an equivalent intelligence level of roughly a 5-7 year old child. Of course there are variances per individual pet, but thats where they put the average.
I like the one that says to lock your wife and your dog in the trunk. Come back an hour later and see which one is glad to see you.
Yes it does. The wife and I have seven cats. All rescued from outside or from shelters.
Your Dog Remembers What You Did
I am soooo..... embarrassed!
Shotgun I am so sorry. I feel awful.
7!! you win!
Thank you
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