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Post by gsdgroupie on Oct 23, 2020 18:16:15 GMT
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Post by goodie on Oct 23, 2020 19:11:43 GMT
I personally think that article is a bit odd, interesting, yes, but I do not believe that cats can't hide from dogs or that dogs can actually "sniff" out cats. I am fairly certain that Molly has had a certain success rate, but to call her a cat detective is a bit far-fetched. Lovely story though  |
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Post by gsdgroupie on Oct 23, 2020 19:52:05 GMT
My two can definitely sniff out cats, they do it on a regular basis in the field behind my house. They tend to circle a seemly impenetrable bush and refuse to come away, I usually have to drag them off out of the way and then, lo and behold, eventually a cat appears. Not always the same bush either. Truth is most dogs are good at finding things.  |
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Post by goodie on Oct 23, 2020 20:47:55 GMT
Truth is most dogs are good at finding things. Yep, Axel is good at finding squirrels and any sort of ball-shaped object. He does not really like cats at such, but I don't think he would be able to sniff them out. But when he sees (or smells) a fox, another story...different dogs, different scents, but they all seem to know what they are after, I guess that is one of the reasons why so many dogs are trained to sniff out drugs etc. I suppose that most (if not all) on here do not do these things professionally. One of my mates thinks that dogs that are trained to do a job do not have "much of a life", as "they are never allowed to play", I told her I don't agree, that they are probably perfectly happy to do a job. And I am sure that dogs with work to do will still be allowed to play at other times.
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Post by gsdgroupie on Oct 24, 2020 10:49:30 GMT
I agree about the dogs with jobs, you never see a search dog (for instance) looking fed up, they look as though they're really enjoying themselves plus of course they get a reward at the end. |
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Post by caryll on Oct 24, 2020 12:17:15 GMT
The only thing Dempsey would sniff out was food!
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Post by gtrmacs on Oct 24, 2020 15:16:21 GMT
Interesting story - good self-publicist |
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