An Intelligent Being RE: mysterious dog knowledge

So my friends have this welsch corgi that somehow can tell when an object is dangerous, even if it has no previous knowledge of the objects, AFAWK.

Some of the things that will make it bolt out of the room:

-pocket knives
-Kitchen knives
-Staplers
-Pistols

How does it know? Its tail got cut off with a knife (at least i'm guessing thats how the breeders do it), so maybe thats why its scared of those, but staplers? handguns?

My parents also used to have this beagle that would run to the window every time my mom drove home once she was about a mile out. No routine schedule or anything, just when she got to the neighborhood gate the dog would start to flip.


Whats this about?

My dog stares at me until I do what she wants me to do. What could be smarter than that?

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Originally Posted by single

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Some of the things that will make it bolt out of the room:

-pocket knives
-Kitchen knives
-Staplers
-Pistols

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man, that dog is WRONG! it should be far more concerned about mental health issues than how "dangerous" an inanimate object is... what a loser.

Either the dog was abused, or it's fucking smart. Also, staplers can be loud. Guns are loud. Knives? Idk, maybe he cut himself once.
My dog won't walk out on ice, so that's good.
Dogs also have very good hearing, so your old beagle could tell when your mom was coming from much farther off than you can just by the sound of her particular car.

Breeders don't use knives. Or at least none of repute. There are crude tools that are far more efficient.
Beyond that, I would submit that it is the human emotion imparted on these objects that spurs a reaction from the dog.

Or the dog just has some shit. Lots of dogs do. Often there's nothing to be read into it.

My Catahoula/ Am Bull mix gets high off the Christmas tree. No joke. The thing is like catnip for him. He'll enjoy a evergreen trance as long as we'll allow.
He's scared of doors (they might slam), and the smoke alarm freaks him the fuck out.
Numerous random events and objects, noisy and otherwise, scare the crap out of him.
Give him some cattle in a field though, and he'll herd the shit outta anything that moo's.
Bear? Forget about it. Killed a rattler last summer. Dude's a maniac.
Fearless when it counts, cowardly everywhere else. Just the way they are sometimes.

One day we were home watching TV with the dogs lounging around and somebody rang a doorbell on the TV show and the dogs jumped up and ran to the door barking their heads off.

We don't have a doorbell. They've never lived in a house with a doorbell.

But they knew.

How?

One of my dogs will bolt out of the room if you try to take her picture. Doesn't matter what you're taking the picture with or if you're using the flash, all you have to do is point it at her and she immediately runs away. Dogs can be strange animals.

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Originally Posted by iceman

One day we were home watching TV with the dogs lounging around and somebody rang a doorbell on the TV show and the dogs jumped up and ran to the door barking their heads off.

We don't have a doorbell. They've never lived in a house with a doorbell.

But they knew.


How?

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Reincarnation .

Why don't you have a doorbell ?

Dogs know shit....just deal with it. How many times do they have to deal with it the other way around?

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Originally Posted by skiballs

Why don't you have a doorbell ?

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I guess we want people to go away?

No real reason. Old place didn't have one so we didn't bother with one here.

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Originally Posted by skiballs

Reincarnation .

Why don't you have a doorbell ?

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Because in his previous life he was his own dog.

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Originally Posted by iceman

One day we were home watching TV with the dogs lounging around and somebody rang a doorbell on the TV show and the dogs jumped up and ran to the door barking their heads off.

We don't have a doorbell. They've never lived in a house with a doorbell.

But they knew.

How?

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They clearly watch stupid, doorbellphilic TV shows when you're not around.

^Just had a mental image of a drunk Irishman chasing his tail .

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Originally Posted by iscariot

Because in his previous life he was his own dog.

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It's a pretty good gig, being my dog. I wouldn't mind it.

Had to put Ginger down today, 14-yo lab/golden mix, such a sweetie. Cancer and too much pain. The other dogs are all wtf?

Sorry to hear that ice. Had to put down my dachshund for the same reason about a month ago. That sucked.

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Originally Posted by iceman

It's a pretty good gig, being my dog. I wouldn't mind it.

Had to put Ginger down today, 14-yo lab/golden mix, such a sweetie. Cancer and too much pain. The other dogs are all wtf?

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I think it's far better to recognize when a dog might benefit from the end then spending thousands to torture a dog because some can't let it go.

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Originally Posted by single

-pocket knives
-Kitchen knives
-Staplers
-Pistols

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What about ASSAULT RIFLES!!!? All those thing put together don't equal the dangerousness of even a photo of an ASSAULT RIFLE!!!.

I've seen several dogs who were afraid of cameras.

Ice - vibes and Heaven for Ginger pup. I don't have a doorbell either. If somebody makes it all the way to my door I fugure they can just come on in.

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Originally Posted by Jer

I've seen several dogs who were afraid of cameras.

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ha, Ginger was one of them. Couldn't stand the camera. This pic is "Ginger's Dilemma" - there's a camera but there's also food on the counter, she couldn't just run away (hey, there's food up there!) like she usually did, so she just kinda tried to pretend she wasn't there:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6...-32-32_835.jpg

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Originally Posted by iceman

It's a pretty good gig, being my dog. I wouldn't mind it.

Had to put Ginger down today, 14-yo lab/golden mix, such a sweetie. Cancer and too much pain. The other dogs are all wtf?

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Vibes, dood. She was a good pooch.

Damn, Ice. Sorry to hear. You too, Single.

Most dogs are smarter them most TGR posters.

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Originally Posted by iceman

... so she just kinda tried to pretend she wasn't there:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6...-32-32_835.jpg

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I love the "blend into the cabinets" routine!!!

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Originally Posted by iceman

It's a pretty good gig, being my dog. I wouldn't mind it.

Had to put Ginger down today, 14-yo lab/golden mix, such a sweetie. Cancer and too much pain. The other dogs are all wtf?

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RIP Ginger... 14 years is a pretty good run, but makes it all the more difficult, I'm sure.

I always like to tell people the main thing I learned while studying with the Dali Lama in Tibet for three years, is coming back as a dog in [YOUR TOWN], is the highest level of life one can attain.

Cool NOVA special on dogs and their intelligence worth watching... I think it may be on Netfilix, too:

DOGS DECODED

THE VIDEO

Otis knows whenever I am about to get on the highway (at least 2 or 3 times a day). Before I'm even on the ramp, he's down on the floor behind the seats... definitely the safest place to be for him (with me at the wheel).

He must hear the road noise, but they read so many cues from things we are completely ignorant of, I'm sure.


Sorry to hear of your pup loss, too, Single. Dachshunds are very cool and tough little f'rs.

^That was a good watch, especially the part about domesticating foxes.

Sorry about Ginger Ice.

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Originally Posted by I've seen black diamonds!

My dog stares at me until I do what she wants me to do. What could be smarter than that?

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Its mind control. Who is in charge?

Here is a shot of Kelly hiding under the towels in the bathroom from thunder. RIP Kelly

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Sorry for your loss, iceman.

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Originally Posted by iceman

ha, Ginger was one of them. Couldn't stand the camera. This pic is "Ginger's Dilemma" - there's a camera but there's also food on the counter, she couldn't just run away (hey, there's food up there!) like she usually did, so she just kinda tried to pretend she wasn't there:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6...-32-32_835.jpg

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^^^That pic is too funny!

Sorry about your loss, Ice :(

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Originally Posted by iceman

ha, Ginger was one of them. Couldn't stand the camera. This pic is "Ginger's Dilemma" - there's a camera but there's also food on the counter, she couldn't just run away (hey, there's food up there!) like she usually did, so she just kinda tried to pretend she wasn't there:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6...-32-32_835.jpg

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I have those same cabinets, only with knobs. Sorry about your pooch, mang.

Poor Ginger. She was just trying to keep you from stealing her soul.

Jack knows when we're getting close to home after a long trip in the car but I'm sure it's all about the rythm of the stops, starts, acceleration & etc. on the road to my house. He'll be crashed out in the back seat but as soon as I turn to go up the hill he perks right up and gets antsy.

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Originally Posted by grubbers

One of my dogs will bolt out of the room if you try to take her picture. Doesn't matter what you're taking the picture with or if you're using the flash, all you have to do is point it at her and she immediately runs away. Dogs can be strange animals.

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Maybe she's Amish

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Originally Posted by hutash

Most dogs are smarter them most TGR posters.

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You're not giving the dogs enough credit

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Originally Posted by iceman

ha, Ginger was one of them. Couldn't stand the camera. This pic is "Ginger's Dilemma" - there's a camera but there's also food on the counter, she couldn't just run away (hey, there's food up there!) like she usually did, so she just kinda tried to pretend she wasn't there:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6...-32-32_835.jpg

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Sad to see your pup go, got a good kick out of gingers dilemma.

Well my dog eats frozen rabbit shit but knows how to put the window down in the car.

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Originally Posted by iceman

One day we were home watching TV with the dogs lounging around and somebody rang a doorbell on the TV show and the dogs jumped up and ran to the door barking their heads off.

We don't have a doorbell. They've never lived in a house with a doorbell.

But they knew.

How?

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Mine does that too! crazy. and phone rings that sound nothing like ours. but watch tv and someone knocks on the door on tv, no response. weird... vibes, Ice... that picture of Ginger is awesome! Our pup is also not that thrilled about the camera. he could be dead asleep and as soon as you touch the power button, he's looking at me all wary..
we've been slowly training him to not get too excited when he hears dogs on the tv or stereo- i always say "hey buddy- it's on the tv" and i think he understands that concept now. not always, but that phrase seems to help him settle down- surround sound can be a bitch when you can't explain to the dog why that noise is coming from over there..
my fatherinlaw's dog happily and intently watched an entire episode of Lassie the other day- wish i could have seen that. i guess she just sat right in front of the tube the whole time, occasionally checking to make sure he wasn't behind the tv, then coming back to sit right in front again. ours will watch tv if there are horses running around, and sometimes if there are dogs.