gillybob Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 This show looks like its going to be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haylz27 Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Cheers for the headsup. I'll be watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betsy Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 bump - on now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9angel Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Watching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisart Dobes Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 That was worth watching - while I have seen some of it while working at ADT / NDTF dog training there were some new snippits of information there as well. It just confirms what we all know. I love my dogs . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max#1 Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 I was impressed by the bc that could identify so many different things... particularly that she could understand German! (haha... yeah I know). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gayle. Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 I want that Border Collie. I reckon I can teach it to do the housework, buy the groceries and put away the laundry. Given a year or so, I could also teach it to clean the car, weed the garden and operate the rideon mower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubiton Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 And in addition to the show there was an ad - Inspector Rex new episodes are back as of next week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W Sibs Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 good show!! i'm convince that emmy is part fox now.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Brown Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Damn missed it wonder if it is online . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoilt lab lives here Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 I loved that doco! Of course we humans can pick the dogs different barks and the dogs follow our pointing fingers or pick up on the slightest cue such as the movement of an eye. The silver foxes were interesting. What was the go with them being on wire cages off the ground though. All I thought of was aww their poor feet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 I want that Border Collie. I reckon I can teach it to do the housework, buy the groceries and put away the laundry. Given a year or so, I could also teach it to clean the car, weed the garden and operate the rideon mower. Thinking like a true pack leader Gayle. The russian fox breeding experiment was fascinating but horrid the way they were kept & one has to wonder how many were killed over the 50 years. They must have been for some parts of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erny Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 I was impressed by the bc that could identify so many different things... particularly that she could understand German! (haha... yeah I know). Mandela can identify about 8 things. 252 to go !!! I must try him with pictures and see how he fairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubiton Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 The eye thing - dogs do it too. We've always made our dog think when it comes to showing us what she wants (even though we know) such as dinner time if looking hopefully doesnt work and she has to make it obvious in her mind she'll grab her food ball and dump it in front of us. So looking from us to the bench where food is and back is nothing unusual - thought it was her but at a bbq last week the little white dog did the same when we were on the way out stood next to the table looked at us looked at the table where the food was and back to us. Horses also follow what you are looking at too had one carrying on once and then I realised if he kept rearing up and going backwards he would trip over the little roped off area directly behind him - obviously I changed in demeanour and where I was looking to slight panic and immediately horse realised something had changed and immediately stopped carrying on. Interesting comparision in the pointing experiment but one thing they did get wrong some dogs do 'point' think about the 'Pointer' breeds and had even seen our dog stop and stare and have a front leg in a half pointer type stance. Perhaps its part of the group hunting that was mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsdog2 Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Ohhh noooooooo ............. :D had it on and fell asleep! Missed the whole thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisart Dobes Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 The silver foxes were interesting. What was the go with them being on wire cages off the ground though. All I thought of was aww their poor feet That breeding program was done in the late 60's early 70's from memory - stand to be corrected. And they were wild animals to start with until they went through several generations of careful selection. I guess that humans have developed in our ability to care for and have empathy for animals over that time. There is a full documentary of that alone which I have seen several times - think I may have it on video tape :D - thats how old it is . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tapferhund Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 I thoroughly enjoyed the show. It confirmed everything we dog people already know!!! Why researches waste their time doing research when they can ask us dog people... ..we could save them years of research time couldn't we !!!!!!!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleuri Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 I really enjoyed it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravenau1 Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 If anyone missed it you can watch it on the SBS website, I just found it so my OH can watch when he gets home from work in a few hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betsy Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Loved the show. It was great seeing something so positive about the relationship between humans and dogs, with a bit of scientific backup as well! I wonder if that BC has any offspring? (I may have missed that bit in the show) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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