[nagdu] How Do They Know

[Craig Heaps]

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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