[at-l] Speaking of dogs...

[kellyswhitman at hotmail.com (Kelly Whitman)]

I haven't brought out any suitcases but food and boxes have been piling up 
for a while, and it's possible she has picked up on words like "flight," 
"airplane," etc., I suppose.  She was upset for about two weeks before I 
went home for two months, too, and I don't know how she figured that out.  I 
didn't have food and boxes all over the place for that, the suitcase didn't 
come out until the night before, and I drove home, so there was no mention 
of flying.  Maybe she picked up on changes in my mannerism, attitude, 
spirit, emotions.  I think she's just very intuitive.  Maybe that is part of 
what makes English springers good hunting dogs.

Kelly Whitman
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"There ARE no other women like me."  -- 7 of 9

>> > My roommate's English Springer spaniel figured out about two weeks ago 
>>that
>> > I'm leaving.
>>
>>How did the dog figure it out?  My two have no clue.
>
>My dogs know when I start doing things that signal "going away for a long 
>time", I.E. get the suitcases out. When they see one suitcase it means I'll 
>be gone at least overnight. If I get out 2 they know we are both going away 
>and they are about to spend some time in the kennel.
>
>Dogs are able to figure things out from changes in the pattern of your 
>behavior. If you are doing things that resulted in your extended absence in 
>the past they will recognize those behaviors in the future.

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