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Re:Dog 'Language Geniuses' Are Rare but Apparently Real by LandR on Friday February 23, 2024 @02:09PM (#39484858)
My parents dog knows where she is going in the car. On the way to the beach where she goes for her runs there are 3 rumble strips on the road, she always starts getting excited as soon as the car goes over them. Even though she's probably still 6-8 miles from beach!

They also take her to a local pub that is dog friendly and she has friends there. She knows when she is going there as she starts getting excited when the car turns right at a certain roundabout. Go left or straight on, nothing, but turn right and she's right up all excited!

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Re:Dog 'Language Geniuses' Are Rare but Apparently Real by RussianCow on Friday February 23, 2024 @05:04PM (#39486712)
My dog is like this. She knows (without looking out the window) when we are close to home or some other exciting places, and I can only imagine that she has memorized the turns we take to get to those destinations. It blows my mind because there are no obvious indications, and I highly doubt I would pick up on them if blindfolded in the car.
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