[nagdu] How Do They Know

[Nicole Torcolini]

One time, when we were at my sister's godfather's house, we were eating at
the kitchen table with their dog laying  under the table. I dropped a piece
of strawberry, but it was gone long before anyone could pick it up.
As an automatic reaction, my family often says "oops", when we drop
something, including food. The border collie mix figured out this
correlation very quickly to the point that "oops" was more reliable than
"come".
Luckily, Lexia does not scavenge much at all or steal food. She only goes
crazy over greenies.

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Craig Heaps
Sent: Friday, February 28, 2014 7:58 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] How Do They Know

We raised our children with a yellow Lab.  He was not a guide dog.  He had
virtually no formal training other than sit, down, and get out of the way. 
Yet, amazingly, he knew this trick.  If you dropped food on the floor, his
response was swift and sure.  He was there to sweep it up.  Sometimes he
didn't wait for us to drop it.  He ate cheese ball off the coffee table one
Christmas.  He ate an entire loaf of homemade bread.  He ate a pound of
butter (but he gave it back later).


----- Original Message -----
From: "Nicole Torcolini" <ntorcolini at wavecable.com>
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Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2014 9:52 PM
Subject: [nagdu] How Do They Know


> So, Lexia did it again tonight. I was in the kitchen, I am certain out of
> her line of sight. I dropped something on the floor. I called her over to
> help me find it, and, before I had a chance to give her the "search"
> command, her nose was already on the dropped item. I guess she must have
> heard me drop it or something. Of course, it probably helps that I
> occasionally treat for this behavior, but I still find it amazing that she
> knows that she is supposed to find something before I tell her to.
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