Seriously. cf recent neuroscience/paleoanthropology research about
the >man-dog interface... He's talking about a recent study (in _Science_)
comparing the ability of domestic dogs, wolves, and chimps to interpret a
human's signals -pointing, gaze, etc.-- about the location of food. Dogs
were better than wolves and chimps. Even dog puppies were better than
chimps or wolves. Not bad for a dozen Kyears of selection.
Yeah,check out Ians zoo links,Faust.Police in Sydney are running these
mutts all over users of pubic transport,so the suggestion has been made to
carry and spread amounts of cayenne pepper as a workaround until a police
dog specific,canine distemper virus can be sequenced.We need to keep our
own dogs so when we bury the LEO's up to their necks,they'll have something
to chew on.
