Comments on: Dogs may understand human point of view http://www.port.ac.uk/uopnews/2013/02/11/dogs-may-understand-human-point-of-view/ News from the University of Portsmouth Mon, 11 Feb 2013 23:20:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Dee Jensen http://www.port.ac.uk/uopnews/2013/02/11/dogs-may-understand-human-point-of-view/#comment-17643 Dee Jensen Mon, 11 Feb 2013 23:20:14 +0000 http://www.port.ac.uk/uopnews/?p=10235#comment-17643 Our poodle shitzu mix knows my entire line of sight, when I am watching TV. If he wants something and I am ignoring him, he will block my view to the television. He knows EXACTLY where to sit anywhere along the fifteen feet between me and the TV ! Our poodle shitzu mix knows my entire line of sight, when I am watching TV. If he wants something and I am ignoring him, he will block my view to the television. He knows EXACTLY where to sit anywhere along the fifteen feet between me and the TV !

]]> By: Pat Bowes http://www.port.ac.uk/uopnews/2013/02/11/dogs-may-understand-human-point-of-view/#comment-17634 Pat Bowes Mon, 11 Feb 2013 21:55:12 +0000 http://www.port.ac.uk/uopnews/?p=10235#comment-17634 Dogs (and many other animals) are "able" to "see" "spirits" They can communicate using esp. They know your "thoughts". They know if you are "evil" or a "good" person. They can sense your positive & negative energy. They know when you have epilepsy, diabetes, etc and when you are going to have an "episode" before you have it. Their sense of taste, smell, hearing is far beyond that of humans. In an animal control shelter, they "know" if they are not "selected" to go home with a family, heir days are numbered. They know. They also have a built in gps to help them travel thousands of miles to return home to their families when they get lost from their families. They also have Excellent memories. They can remember you years later, when you show up again. They have memories of themselves when they were a puppy and what they did as a puppy. Dogs are a lot smarter than a lot of humans. Dogs (and many other animals) are “able” to “see” “spirits” They can communicate using esp. They know your “thoughts”. They know if you are “evil” or a “good” person. They can sense your positive & negative energy. They know when you have epilepsy, diabetes, etc and when you are going to have an “episode” before you have it. Their sense of taste, smell, hearing is far beyond that of humans. In an animal control shelter, they “know” if they are not “selected” to go home with a family, heir days are numbered. They know. They also have a built in gps to help them travel thousands of miles to return home to their families when they get lost from their families. They also have Excellent memories. They can remember you years later, when you show up again. They have memories of themselves when they were a puppy and what they did as a puppy. Dogs are a lot smarter than a lot of humans.

]]> By: Peter Irvine http://www.port.ac.uk/uopnews/2013/02/11/dogs-may-understand-human-point-of-view/#comment-17628 Peter Irvine Mon, 11 Feb 2013 21:19:44 +0000 http://www.port.ac.uk/uopnews/?p=10235#comment-17628 I had a bearded collie who was a real gannet when it came to food (human food). Despite being told off regularly he would still jump up at the kitchen work tops and take food if he knew he had a chance. He would even follow us out of the kitchen, wait to see that we had settled before returning to raid the kitchen. Not wishing to be cynical, but is this another piece of research that most people could have told you the result of without going to the expense of official research? I had a bearded collie who was a real gannet when it came to food (human food). Despite being told off regularly he would still jump up at the kitchen work tops and take food if he knew he had a chance. He would even follow us out of the kitchen, wait to see that we had settled before returning to raid the kitchen.

Not wishing to be cynical, but is this another piece of research that most people could have told you the result of without going to the expense of official research?

]]> By: John Olson http://www.port.ac.uk/uopnews/2013/02/11/dogs-may-understand-human-point-of-view/#comment-17615 John Olson Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:16:58 +0000 http://www.port.ac.uk/uopnews/?p=10235#comment-17615 How about this: we had an Irish Setter (an extraordinarily large one, weighing about 125 pounds); we baked some chocolate chip cookies, left them on top of the fridge to cool and went out; when we got back, we found the dog had gotten up on a chair next to the fridge and eaten the entire plate of cookies; he got a rap on the nose with a newspaper and a reprimand; about a month later we made more cookies and unthinkingly went off again leaving them to cool on the fridge. When we got back this time, we found that only HALF the cookies had been eaten AND THAT THE DOG HAD EATEN ONLY THOSE ON THE BACK PART OF THE PLATE AWAY FROM OBVIOUS VIEW. He got no reprimand, but a big admiring hug and copious praise. We were stunned at how brilliantly he'd thought it all out! How about this: we had an Irish Setter (an extraordinarily large one, weighing about 125 pounds); we baked some chocolate chip cookies, left them on top of the fridge to cool and went out; when we got back, we found the dog had gotten up on a chair next to the fridge and eaten the entire plate of cookies; he got a rap on the nose with a newspaper and a reprimand; about a month later we made more cookies and unthinkingly went off again leaving them to cool on the fridge. When we got back this time, we found that only HALF the cookies had been eaten AND THAT THE DOG HAD EATEN ONLY THOSE ON THE BACK PART OF THE PLATE AWAY FROM OBVIOUS VIEW. He got no reprimand, but a big admiring hug and copious praise. We were stunned at how brilliantly he’d thought it all out!

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