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"In order to maintain a tolerant society, the society must be intolerant of intolerance." Paradox of tolerance
My grandparents had two dogs. A jack russell/daschund cross and a border collie. When the border collie died, you could see the jack russell visibly saddened. You could even say he mourned her for days. When you've lived with the same animals for long enough you can see when they're upset, and he was most definitely upset.
To say animals are stupid is, well, stupid. Christ judging by some of the people in lfd i could hold a more intelligent conversation with a dog than them.
always chokes me up
I read this story a day or so ago, and it's still touching. Even if it is just an ingrained response to hearing the bells and seeing/heaing people going to church, it's still sweet.
A lot of animals are far more intelligent than we usually give them credit for - people just assume they are dumb, emotionless creatures without free will because they usually can't express more complex thoughts without spoken or written language.
Here is a great example of a dog that I once saw on the German TV-show "Wetten dass" myself in a best-of-episode (best of 20 years, and Rico won).
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...toryId=1952976
I have a German Shepherd myself. I absolutely adore him. I'm living with my parents right now, because I'm preparing to move to Florida to be with my husband (Navy). My dog 'squeals', literally. When he hears me driving up the road, doesn't do it for anyone else :P He's always sitting and waiting for me at the gate. He's also not the licking type, but he'll lick me if he hasn't seen me.
He also has a bad habit of parking himself in front of me until I pet him. I've tripped over him several times, love him anyway.
Its cute but then you have to realize its just a routine the dog was used to, likely returns there out of habit and thinking there is some special meaning to it that has to be done, learnt behavior...
And fuck it, im being a spoilsport, it is heart warming.
Unfortunately don't think we'll know. Until we find a way to communicate with animals, and I mean actual communication, we'll never know.
wow, that's really interesting, thanks for sharing. To be honest I think the animals do feel something, not sure what, but they do.
For example, there was a time once when I was in a depression. That's years ago, it passed, but anyway, I had my cat, and she used to sit on my lap, but she never liked to sit on me while I was in bed. Yet when I fell in this depression I had some times when I stood in bed and cried. Because that's how I felt. And I don't know how, she heard me, and she came to me, and "massaged" me with her claws. I didn't teach her this, and she didn't like to stay on bed... yet she came for me when i was alone. And this makes me think that animals do feel and think. Maybe not as complex as humans, but they do.
Why is the dog just left as a stray?
If you think that animals are just stupid I can assure you, that you are totally wrong. Believe me, animals can learn and they can feel similar emotions like humans. I have a cat at home and he learned by himself to open doors and other stuff. I have teach him a lot of stuff and tricks and I know when he is sad or angry as he knows for me. When I don't feel good he lies beside me and when I'm cold he lies beside me to warm me up.
Have you been able to teach your dog what death is? I have a cat that acts like a dog, from playing catch to 'barking' at other animals outside. Was found in a forest as a baby, the most bad ass cat ever... Can't tell him to act like a cat... Flips the world off for telling him to act like a cat, totally Punk!! Maybe I'm just misinterpreting cat behavior by rationalizing it as being that of a dog. You can't judge an animal's behavior on the basis of human interaction.
Folly and fakery have always been with us... but it has never before been as dangerous as it is now, never in history have we been able to afford it less. - Isaac Asimov
Every damn thing you do in this life, you pay for. - Edith Piaf
The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. - Orwell
No amount of belief makes something a fact. - James Randi
Animals arent really that stupid, they just dont have the same ego which makes a difference, also a lot of their behaviors are out of need, check lion man.
Intelligence is no where near ours (or maybe we arent intelligent enough to understand them, or a mix of both) but they are still intelligent in many aspects, living with several animals you start to realize that.
About the loyalty part, to me that is however something i dont really "appreciate" as much and cant call it loyalty.
Loyalty is to make a choice and to stand for something no matter what, dogs are pack animals they will be loyal naturally, dont think it stems from choice so... by definition is not loyalty.
One of the reasons i much prefer cats to dogs, a cat is more of a friend, you have to respect its boundaries just as with a human, a dog you can kick him and he still "loves" you... cant appreciate that.
But ofc, to each his own
"In order to maintain a tolerant society, the society must be intolerant of intolerance." Paradox of tolerance