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I thought of you two last night as I watched a NOVA program on 'how
smart are animals' .... they showcased a Border Collie that had a huge vocabulary .... and I know you both enjoy your dogs, so you came to mind |
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On Feb 10, 5:17*pm, Larry L wrote:
I thought of you two last night as I watched a NOVA program on 'how smart are animals' * .... they showcased a Border Collie that had a huge vocabulary .... and I know you both enjoy your dogs, so you came to mind Canines with an impressive word count are not all that impressive here. We have seen lesser creatures with an uncanny ability to make seemingly coherent responses to all sorts of stimuli. The important questions;.....how about their pronunciation and spelling? g. who once knew a dalmation.....every time he said "antibellum" the dog would chime in with "oh?, you were opposed to the conflict?" crack me up EVERY ****in' time! ![]() |
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On Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:17:35 -0800 (PST), Larry L
wrote: I thought of you two last night as I watched a NOVA program on 'how smart are animals' .... they showcased a Border Collie that had a huge vocabulary .... and I know you both enjoy your dogs, so you came to mind I saw a show - maybe the same one - where the border collie was able to distinguish and act on 100 different words and objects I always wondered what would happen if you had 32 border collies. They woould herd ea other into an ever tightening circle They are great, cute, beautiful spunky, athletic, faithful and smart dogs. Tweed loses it and becomes a full fledged monster whern he sees a wheel(s) underneath someone he knows or a hose nozzle gushing water I would defintiely reccommend a border collie to someone if they have a lot of space and other animals to herd. Tweed Lebow |
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On Feb 11, 11:11*am, flebow wrote:
On Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:17:35 -0800 (PST), Larry L wrote: I thought of you two last night as I watched a NOVA program on 'how smart are animals' * .... they showcased a Border Collie that had a huge vocabulary .... and I know you both enjoy your dogs, so you came to mind I saw a show - maybe the same one - where the border collie was able to distinguish and act on 100 different words and objects You're behind the times, Fred. From: http://www.newscientist.com/article/...ocabulary.html "A border collie called Chaser has been taught the names of 1022 items - more than any other animal. She can also categorise them according to function and shape, something children learn to do around the age of 3." Strange that they exclude humans from the category "animal." :-) My young BC, Deets, doesn't seem to have this "naming" ability to any great degree, but he's still pretty smart and extremely athletic. And BTW, his dad, Riggs, and his breeder, Patrick Shannahan, won the 2010 National Championship (sheep herding). http://www.patrickshannahan.com/pdfs...onationals.pdf |
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On 2011-02-11 13:29:07 -0500, " said:
On Feb 11, 11:11*am, flebow wrote: On Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:17:35 -0800 (PST), Larry L wrote: I thought of you two last night as I watched a NOVA program on 'how smart are animals' * .... they showcased a Border Collie that had a huge vocabulary .... and I know you both enjoy your dogs, so you came to mind I saw a show - maybe the same one - where the border collie was able to distinguish and act on 100 different words and objects You're behind the times, Fred. From: http://www.newscientist.com/article/...lie-takes-reco rd-for-biggest-vocabulary.html "A border collie called Chaser has been taught the names of 1022 items - more than any other animal. She can also categorise them according to function and shape, something children learn to do around the age of 3." Strange that they exclude humans from the category "animal." :-) My young BC, Deets, doesn't seem to have this "naming" ability to any great degree, but he's still pretty smart and extremely athletic. And BTW, his dad, Riggs, and his breeder, Patrick Shannahan, won the 2010 National Championship (sheep herding). http://www.patrickshannahan.com/pdfs...onationals.pdf Great article about Riggs. Thanks. Dave |
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On Fri, 11 Feb 2011 10:29:07 -0800 (PST), "
wrote: On Feb 11, 11:11*am, flebow wrote: On Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:17:35 -0800 (PST), Larry L wrote: I thought of you two last night as I watched a NOVA program on 'how smart are animals' * .... they showcased a Border Collie that had a huge vocabulary .... and I know you both enjoy your dogs, so you came to mind I saw a show - maybe the same one - where the border collie was able to distinguish and act on 100 different words and objects You're behind the times, Fred. From: http://www.newscientist.com/article/...ocabulary.html "A border collie called Chaser has been taught the names of 1022 items - more than any other animal. She can also categorise them according to function and shape, something children learn to do around the age of 3." Strange that they exclude humans from the category "animal." :-) My young BC, Deets, doesn't seem to have this "naming" ability to any great degree, but he's still pretty smart and extremely athletic. And BTW, his dad, Riggs, and his breeder, Patrick Shannahan, won the 2010 National Championship (sheep herding). http://www.patrickshannahan.com/pdfs...onationals.pdf I just saw it on TV about 100 diff items only a week ago You are right - I am way behind the times Thanks man! Great articles and TYThanks L:aryy for tthe posr .. If you ever head this way bring your dogs -I would love to meet them We have 6 and plenty of room for them - they run loose. Border collies are amongst the cutest and most faithful dogs I have ever seen and I have always had at least one dog I would bnever live w/o one They aid my soul Fred Fred Fred |
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On Feb 11, 12:29*pm, " wrote:
On Feb 11, 11:11*am, flebow wrote: On Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:17:35 -0800 (PST), Larry L wrote: I thought of you two last night as I watched a NOVA program on 'how smart are animals' * .... they showcased a Border Collie that had a huge vocabulary .... and I know you both enjoy your dogs, so you came to mind I saw a show - maybe the same one - where the border collie was able to distinguish and act on 100 different words and objects You're behind the times, Fred. From: http://www.newscientist.com/article/...er-collie-take... "A border collie called Chaser has been taught the names of 1022 items - more than any other animal. She can also categorise them according to function and shape, something children learn to do around the age of 3." der Kluge Hans Strange that they exclude humans from the category "animal." :-) Try "vegetable" or "mineral." My young BC, Deets, doesn't seem to have this "naming" ability to any great degree, but he's still pretty smart and extremely athletic. And BTW, his dad, Riggs, and his breeder, Patrick Shannahan, won the 2010 National Championship (sheep herding). well. gosh. g. who is reasonably certain he could teach the dog to recognize a moron in 40 words or less. |
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On Feb 11, 3:53*pm, flebow wrote:
On Fri, 11 Feb 2011 10:29:07 -0800 (PST), " wrote: On Feb 11, 11:11*am, flebow wrote: On Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:17:35 -0800 (PST), Larry L wrote: I thought of you two last night as I watched a NOVA program on 'how smart are animals' * .... they showcased a Border Collie that had a huge vocabulary .... and I know you both enjoy your dogs, so you came to mind I saw a show - maybe the same one - where the border collie was able to distinguish and act on 100 different words and objects You're behind the times, Fred. From: http://www.newscientist.com/article/...er-collie-take... "A border collie called Chaser has been taught the names of 1022 items - more than any other animal. She can also categorise them according to function and shape, something children learn to do around the age of 3." Strange that they exclude humans from the category "animal." :-) My young BC, Deets, doesn't seem to have this "naming" ability to any great degree, but he's still pretty smart and extremely athletic. And BTW, his dad, Riggs, and his breeder, Patrick Shannahan, won the 2010 National Championship (sheep herding). http://www.patrickshannahan.com/pdfs...onationals.pdf I just saw it on TV about 100 diff items *only a week ago You are right - I am way behind the times Thanks man! Great articles and TYThanks L:aryy for tthe posr . If you ever head this way bring your dogs *-I would love to meet them We have 6 and plenty of room for them - they run loose. Border collies are amongst the cutest and most faithful dogs I have ever seen and I have always had at least one dog I would bnever live w/o one They aid my soul Fred Fred Fred You should find one with a teaching certificate. g. who figures that any help at all is better than none at all. |
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