With a few more words
Anyone who has lived with a dog realizes quickly the dogs are smart. Do not be fooled. Under that furry face there is a whole lot more going on. We had one that could open doors. Another, or maybe the same one could open the side door to our van. From inside not outside but why quibble. So, today on a news broadcast I watched a dog that was mastering speech. There was a gimmick involved. This dog would push a button and a gadget would say a word. I found it a little unfair because the dog was able to use human speech to talk to a human. Why not up the game to a point with a human has to interpret barking sounds. You know it can happen. Those of us of a certain age remember Lassie. Mainly because her people ask her questions and she would answer. And they would understand. Tough questions like Lassie where is Timmy? Is he down the well? I guess you had to be there. No, I am making a broad assumption. The dogs have something useful too communicate. The last thing we need is to give the dog another way to ask for cheese. Or a walk. If we’re going to set up a system of communications let’s go for something useful to both species. I have not yet decided what that might be but I still have time. It takes more than an hour to train a dog. Believe me. And that fault might lie with the human.
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