[PatrickHenry]

I wonder, what do you make of a couple of anecdotes I related on another thread recently?

Interesting. Dogs learn their territory. They recognize landmarks. I don't know what else to make of it, if there is anything else.

[edsheppa]

If a child had done either of those things wouldn't you have said they were instances of abstract reasoning? Well, whether you would or not I do. BTW, for the record, our other dog, living on the same territory, has never done anything similarly impressive.