On Mon, 10 Apr 2000 15:29:13 -0400 Beth Benoit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Our Labrador Retriever barks wildy at other dogs
> on TV. She's our fourth Lab, but the only one to
> do so...It's not just a response to the TV dog
> barking, because just a "visible" dog is all that's
> necessary to elicit this response. Other than this
> behavior, I'd hesitate to say she's particularly
> bright. (Au contraire...) No response to photo-
> graphs. Guess they have to be moving to be "alive" -
> a bit like the "animism" of toddlers??
>
> >Any other reports of TV-watching dogs (with breed
> > reported)?
Well, not exactly TV watching but...
Our Lab-Sheltie mix barks wildly when a someone knocks on a door
or a doorbell rings on TV. If someone rings our doorbell or knocks on our
door - not a peep! --SLS
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