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GoldHazel

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Ickushouse said:
Intelligent in ways we can't even imagine!
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It's so true. What comes to my mind immediately is a story my mom told me when I was a little girl: My mom had a dog and they had to move to a new place. They weren't allowed to take their dog with them so they gave the dog to the moving man. So obviously the moving man went to their new address to deliver their furniture. So their dog was only at this new address that one time.

The dog landed up running away from the moving man and she made it all the way to my mom's new address! I've never forgotten that story. :)
 
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GoldHazel said:
It's so true. What comes to my mind immediately is a story my mom told me when I was a little girl: My mom had a dog and they had to move to a new place. They weren't allowed to take their dog with them so they gave the dog to the moving man. So obviously the moving man went to their new address to deliver their furniture. So their dog was only at this new address that one time.

The dog landed up running away from the moving man and she made it all the way to my mom's new address! I've never forgotten that story. :)
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Reminds me of a story from MY mom!

She grew up on a farm, so they had many companion-ish animals (cats and dogs) turn up over the years. My mom remembers one dog--he was outdoors-only--they had one indoor cat for a time, maybe another, but I don't think any dogs. Anyway, this *big* dog (I imagine a lab mix from the way my mother described him), comes charging at her one day as she's approaching her house (I believe she was a teenager at the time), barking and growling ferociously. Suddenly, he recognizes her and literally skids to a halt. (Not sure why he didn't recognize her immediately--I think maybe she was dropped off by an unfamiliar car). Anyway, he skids to a halt, and she recalls vividly a look of pure shame in his face. It's the only way she could possibly describe his expression, his demeanor. He couldn't even look her in the eyes.

Like @GoldHazel 's story, I think this speaks to emotional intelligence, too.
 
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sciumi said:
Reminds me of a story from MY mom!

She grew up on a farm, so they had many companion-ish animals (cats and dogs) turn up over the years. My mom remembers one dog--he was outdoors-only--they had one indoor cat for a time, maybe another, but I don't think any dogs. Anyway, this *big* dog (I imagine a lab mix from the way my mother described him), comes charging at her one day as she's approaching her house (I believe she was a teenager at the time), barking and growling ferociously. Suddenly, he recognizes her and literally skids to a halt. (Not sure why he didn't recognize her immediately--I think maybe she was dropped off by an unfamiliar car). Anyway, he skids to a halt, and she recalls vividly a look of pure shame in his face. It's the only way she could possibly describe his expression, his demeanor. He couldn't even look her in the eyes.

Like @GoldHazel 's story, I think this speaks to emotional intelligence, too.
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LOL Jenny, I sat at the end of my seat while reading your story about your mom and that charging dog, UNTIL the look of shame part. I'm sitting here grinning from ear to ear. So funny! LOL

I'll tell you something that this reminds me of: Whenever I used to get someting drastic done to my hair like cut it all off or change the color from dark ash blonde to light blonde highlights, I'd walk in the house and my dogs would begin barking at me! Then I'd say, "Heeeey, it's Mommy!"...and the barking immediately would stop. LOL
 
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