Dogs Show Reasoning Previously Only Seen in Humans

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Originally Posted by Isaac-Saxxon

Dogs Show Reasoning Previously Only Seen in Humans
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,277739,00.html
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Range and her Austrian and Hungarian colleagues trained a border collie, Guinness, to release a tasty snack by pushing down on a hanging wooden bar with her paw — an action somewhat contrary to normal dog behavior, because dogs generally prefer to move objects with their mouths.

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My pug knows when it is tini-time and begs for a piece of ice. She reasons that it is tini-time the best I can figure, since I try to break up my routine to throw her off. I think it is a combination of the time of day and certain sounds but also I think she senses my need for a martini at that particular moment. How I do not know.....