[nagdu] Involvement was Re: Dogs Unwrapping Their Presents

[Nicole B. Torcolini at Home]

Oh, yes they certainly do. They may not understand why we are celebrating or 
that it happens once a year, but they certainly understand that it is 
something to celebrate and come to expect certain things with it. I guess 
that what they come to expect is partly because of the humans, but I think 
that, even if a dog did not get some kind of present, that the dog would 
still come to notice the signs of certain holidays.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 10:01 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Involvement was Re: Dogs Unwrapping Their Presents


> Thing is, dogs aren't human and they don't process things the way we do. 
> Toddlers do more than dogs. Dogs don't really know it is holidays. Anyway, 
> it's all good. I just don't see it.
>
> Cindy
>
> On Dec 27, 2011, at 11:57 AM, Nicole B. Torcolini at Home wrote:
>
>> I guess that my answer to that would be that the dogs just want to be 
>> part of the fun. Lexia always tries to be a part of whatever the humans 
>> are doing, and very much the same for our pet dog. Then again, I guess 
>> that there are other ways for dogs to celebrate the holidays.
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 7:04 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dogs Unwrapping Their Presents
>>
>>
>>> We had a dog that unwrapped a beanbag chair. You wouldn't believe all 
>>> that stuff on the floor. I'm just not sure what is so precious about 
>>> dogs tearing into paper, but maybe I'm just a grouch. <Grin>
>>>
>>> Cindy
>>>
>>> On Dec 27, 2011, at 8:48 AM, Peggy wrote:
>>>
>>>>  Aw let her open her presents ... the dog I have now won't do it but 
>>>> I've had pups in the past that would, was precious.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Nicole B. Torcolini at Home
>>>> Sent: Monday, December 26, 2011 5:43 PM
>>>> To: NAGDU
>>>> Subject: [nagdu] Dogs Unwrapping Their Presents
>>>>
>>>> As I have probably mentioned before, we have a Border Collie mix as a 
>>>> pet. Our pet dog loves the holidays because she knows that she will get 
>>>> to tear open a paper bag of dog treats. I got a new toy to give to 
>>>> Lexia as her Christmas. My mother said that I should just open the 
>>>> paper bag for her instead of letting Lexia tear up the bag. I won the 
>>>> argument, and Lexia got to tear up the paper bag. What do people think 
>>>> of this? Lexia *never* picks up and chews/tears up anything without 
>>>> permission. As a matter of fact, it took her a moment or two to realize 
>>>> that she could tear up the bag. Given that she won't do it again for 
>>>> several months, possibly an entire year, do people think that Lexia 
>>>> should be allowed to tear open the paper bag to get her present?
>>>>
>>>> Nicole and Lexia
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>>>> Let's be naughty and save Santa the trip.
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