What Your Pet is Thinking

Wall Street Journal ^ | 27 October 2006 | SHARON BEGLEY

[shrinkermd]

From the day they brought her home, the D'Avellas' black-and-white mutt loathed ringing phones. At the first trill, Jay Dee would bolt from the room and howl until someone picked up. But within a few weeks, the D'Avellas began missing calls: When the phone rang, their friends later told them, someone would pick up and then the line would go dead.

One evening, Aida D'Avella solved the mystery. Sitting in the family room of her Newark, N.J., home, Ms. D'Avella got up as the phone rang, but the dog beat her to it. Jay Dee ran straight to the ringing phone, lifted the receiver off the hook in her jaws, replaced it and returned contentedly to her spot on the rug

...Ethologists, the scientists who study animal behavior, have amassed thousands of studies showing that animals can count, understand cause and effect, form abstractions, solve problems, use tools and even deceive. But lately scientists have gone a step further: Researchers around the world are providing tantalizing evidence that animals not only learn and remember but that they may also have consciousness -- in other words, they may be capable of thinking about their thoughts and knowing that they know.

[Seadog Bytes]

You're not getting NEAR enough credit for THAT one!
Good JOB!
    -SB

[TBP]

I always say that I can type fast and I can type accurately, but don't ask me to do both at the same time.

I'm a lousy typist; I'm aware of that. BFHD.

[A CA Guy]

[HairOfTheDog]

My pets are not allowed to IM :~)

[He Rides A White Horse]

What Your Pet is Thinking

Why is my pet human always sitting in front of this funny looking box, typing on something all the time (feed me)

[A CA Guy]

I went to get a soda and the dog was chatting away.

I don't like when he posts on Myspace.

[tiki]

I once had about 10 feral cats, people used to dump them out in the country. I don't really like cats but rather than see them starve I fed them out by my carport so they didn't get close to the house. One day, I accidently ran over one of them, you can't believe how they were looking at me when I got out to see what I had done and all of them left and never came back. So I saved a few bucks on cat food anyway.

[BruceysMom]

There was someone recently that did a study on dogs laughter. I listened to the recording and it's basically just a loud rhythmic pant. I learned to recognize it in my dog. The other day we're just starting our morning walk and I hear him "laughing" so I look around and here comes this guy on a bicycle and sure enough right when he passed us my dog went for him. I had a good hold on the leash so I don't think the guy even noticed. I think it's hysterical that my dog cracks himself up!

[Liberty Valance]

[Slings and Arrows]

Great photocomic!

Sheesh, she could use a "Cross-Your-Knees" bra.

[Hazcat]

TBP,

I was just raggin ya. No harm meant.

Hazcat

[Not A Snowbird]

Pugsley occasionally decides he's not a pug but rather that he's a hat. This usually occurs sometime around 5:30 am and coincides with his peak snoring time.

My 22 pound cat does the same thing. He drapes himself across the top of my head at about 4:00am and purrs loud enough to wake the dead. Which is his objective, of course. The human must get up and prepare his breakfast.

[MotleyGirl70]

Lol! That is so true.

It reminds me of The Simpsons where Bart is talking to Santa's Little Helper and your post is played out. It was funny.

[Jack Deth]

Hi, Motley!





Does All This Fur Make Me Look Fat?


Jack.

[Jack Deth]

Hi, Slings And Arrows!





The Yarn Attacked Me!... Honest!!!


Jack.

[Slings and Arrows]

:^D


Must...believe...kitty...

[TASMANIANRED]

One of my labs is in love with my husband..

She gives him her treasured red ball. She doesn't want him to throw it. She wants him to have it.

She won't take it back and some times she lays it on his pillow.

[TASMANIANRED]

Thanks for pinging me to this fun place.

[Slings and Arrows]

See post #86 - Flipper vs. Flopper ping!

[bitt]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1727692/posts?page=86#86

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