From: parr@acs.ucalgary.ca (Charles Parr) Subject: Re: dogs Nntp-Posting-Host: acs3.acs.ucalgary.ca Organization: The University of Calgary, Alberta Lines: 26 In article car377@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (charles.a.rogers) writes: >This tactic depends for its effectiveness on the dog's conformance to >a "psychological norm" that may not actually apply to a particular dog. >I've tried it with some success before, but it won't work on a Charlie Manson >dog or one that's really, *really* stupid. A large Irish Setter taught me >this in *my* yard (apparently HIS territory) one day. I'm sure he was playing >a game with me. The game was probably "Kill the VERY ANGRY Neighbor" Before >He Can Dispense the TERRIBLE PUNISHMENT. What, a dog weighs 150lb maybe, at max? You can't handle it? You have, I presume, thumbs? Grapple with it and tear it's head off! Sheesh, even a trained attack dog is no match for a human, we have *all* the advantages. Regards, Charles DoD0.001 RZ350 -- Within the span of the last few weeks I have heard elements of separate threads which, in that they have been conjoined in time, struck together to form a new chord within my hollow and echoing gourd. --Unknown net.person