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Posted on 02/18/2006 2:42:48 PM PST by T-Bird45
Dang!! I did get something started, didn't I?
Actually, I've never had one eat their own skat. We did have one though (beautiful little long-haired Chihuah (sp?)) who would raid the cat pan. We had to take measures to prevent that but before we realized what was going on, she got herself so plugged up with cat litter that we had to take her to the vet. Disgusting!!
I agree with that. We had a dog that used to catch squirrels who strayed too far from their tree. The dog would lie and wait until the squirrel reached a predetermined distance and the dog would launch, not at the squirrel but at the tree and would usually nab the returning squirrel. Was that calculus?
You'll not that for a fixed running to swimming speed ratio, the optimal entry point occurs when the stick location makes a fixed angle to the perpendicular, so the problem is the same every time, regardless of where the stick is thrown.
If the dog always cues on this angle, and the angle is anywhere near optimal, it would be easy to draw these conclusions.
Some dogs are smarter than others. Mine is smart enough to stay on the sofa and avoid chasing pointlessly after balls.
To quote an instructor at a search & rescue canine seminar:
"Science??? They're DOGS, for Crissakes! ! ! "
I have a mutt dog (part Sheltie, I was told) that can unwrap itself from a pole. I never would have believed it myself until I saw it, because in order to do this, the dog has to deliberately go in the opposite direction of where his instincts want to take him, and not just once, but over and over until he's free. You can tell by looking that it's an effort for him, but he keeps on going until he's loose.
Yawn. Take a number, Tim.
Reminds me of the Reagan quote about liberal economists seeing something work in practice and wondering if it'd work in theory.
How on earth did Nature get along before liberals and their theories?
The cannonball is propelled on its course. It has no volition of its own. It cannot modify its course. Not so a sentient being.
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