Dogs can remember names of toys years after not seeing them, study shows

Re:Dogs can remember names of toys years after not seeing th... by qwertox on Saturday September 07, 2024 @06:04PM (#41476740)

I ride a lot of bike. I love it when dog owners see someone approaching on a bike, tell their dog to sit and give him a treat. These dogs will then stop when they notice a bike approaching while the owner is distracted. I am always so grateful that I say thank you to the owners.

Then there are those who just don't care to train their dogs.

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Re:Dogs can remember names of toys years after not seeing th... by lostlogin on Sunday September 08, 2024 @04:26AM (#41479006)

> Then there are those who just don't care to train their dogs.

There is a worse option.

The thin extending dog lead at maximum extension while walking the dog in twilight on a cycle path. What could go wrong?

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Re:Dogs can remember names of toys years after not seeing th... by JansjoFromIkea on Sunday September 08, 2024 @05:43AM (#41479313)

I tripped over one of these in central London where it abruptly started raining heavily and the owner ran off in one direction while the dog went in another.

Got some doubts about the value of those leads in general; surely it just means the dog has no gauge at all in how far they can go in any direction?

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Re:Dogs can remember names of toys years after not seeing th... by jvm___ on Sunday September 08, 2024 @11:55AM (#41481134)

I assumed someone was doing this to me on a sunset run along a paved path. Human standing on one side of the path, small dog in the grass on the side, so I cut my running closer to the dog.

It wasn't a dog, it was a skunk. Fortunately it didn't seem threatened and just waddled away.

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