Re: Do pets really remember?

HOWEDY Ablang,

"Ablang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>
> Some people say that pets are just stupid, some people say they
are smart,
> that maybe they really can understand a few English phrases.

Maybe most of what most people sez abHOWET pets are faerie tails?

> Are they (cats & dogs) able to remember?

Same same as you an me, probably better than me.

>  Let's hear your story supporting this.

A stallion horse of mine recognized a mare from across
a show grHOWENDS amongst four hundred horses,
whom he'd been bred to years ago.

> A girl I used to work with, named Wendy told me that she had a
dog.  Can't
> remember what breed it was.  She allowed it to sleep in her bed
with her
> every night.  Her 1st semester of college, she went away to
dorms, leaving
> the dog with her Mom.  At the end of the semester, Wendy came
home to visit
> Mom & dog.  The dog growled at Wendy whenever she tried to touch
or pet it.

That's not uncommon.

> Mom says the dog was pretty pissed when Wendy left for college.

Yeah, but it's MOORE complicated than that.

> Wendy starting visiting Mom & dog more often, and gradually, the
dog
> started to allow her to pet it once again.

Right...

> Funny story.

No.  It's not funny, it's sad. The dog was actin like that for a
reason.

> I wonder if cats can remember anything, considering the
> popular myth of their 10-second memories.

Smart animals don't get caught workin.

> -- 
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>
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Growth" -- Gary
> Busey

Gary does have WIZEdom, don't he.

The Puppy Wizard. <} ; ~ )  >