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1 posted on 09/16/2013 7:43:17 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

Dogsitting machines?


2 posted on 09/16/2013 7:44:46 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (The Lion of Judah will roar again if you give him a big hug and a cheer and mean it. See my page.)
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To: BenLurkin

They’ll h... just about anything.


3 posted on 09/16/2013 7:44:49 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: BenLurkin

I wonder if cats react similarly, that would be an interesting study.


5 posted on 09/16/2013 7:46:12 AM PDT by Menehune56 ("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
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To: BenLurkin

It’s not nice to try to fool dogs....grrrrrr.


8 posted on 09/16/2013 8:02:33 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: BenLurkin; Joe 6-pack

Dog trickery ping!


9 posted on 09/16/2013 8:03:14 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: BenLurkin

less chance of fleas


10 posted on 09/16/2013 8:12:52 AM PDT by NonValueAdded (Henceforth, the Office of the President shall be known as IMPOTUS)
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To: BenLurkin

Well there goes the terminator detection system.


11 posted on 09/16/2013 8:15:01 AM PDT by discostu (This is why we have ants!)
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To: BenLurkin

I worked with actuaries. This is very believable.


12 posted on 09/16/2013 8:23:12 AM PDT by muir_redwoods (Don't fire until you see the blue of their helmets)
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To: BenLurkin

I’ve been reading a good book by Jean Donaldson called The Culture Clash. Really good. She says we really shouldn’t put human emotions on dogs. They are dogs. Love them for what they are, not what you wish they were. They are very selfish animals, which is fine. They will do anything for food.


13 posted on 09/16/2013 8:23:29 AM PDT by republicangel
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To: BenLurkin

They’re not ‘socializing.’
Hype sells articles but does not promote truth.
The dog has learned that this dumb thing gives it food. It is not ‘socializing.’

Will we see robot dogsitters one day? Probably yes, but then what good is it to have a dog if you have a metal thing drag it out for a walk?

Living creatures interact with living creatures.

Please, let’s never ever have robot ‘babysitters.’


14 posted on 09/16/2013 8:25:54 AM PDT by I want the USA back
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16 posted on 09/16/2013 8:42:40 AM PDT by Phillyred
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To: BenLurkin

Well, duh, the robot knows where the food is.


17 posted on 09/16/2013 8:56:03 AM PDT by bgill (This reply was mined before it was posted.)
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To: BenLurkin

Put some tits on the thing, and I’ll interact with it.


29 posted on 09/16/2013 10:57:55 AM PDT by Rinnwald
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To: BenLurkin

Well they very well might socialize with a food dispenser but no way would they love a robots companionship the way they do with mankind. Dogs love us.


30 posted on 09/16/2013 6:01:54 PM PDT by exPBRrat
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