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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I’ve had several rescued dogs in the
past that have been abused, one unbelievably severely. Dogs definitely do
remember things, but they don’t think about and dwell on the memories
like people tend to do. Something triggers a bad memory and they cower or
run away or react – but once the trigger is removed, they let the memory
go. So they do live in the here and now, but they also definitely do
remember both good and bad things from their past. Once again showing
that in some ways they’re a whole lot smarter than we are.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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dailydrool-bounces@dailydrool.org [mailto:dailydrool-bounces@dailydrool.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Maura DeYong<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, July 10, 2009 4:49
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Dailydrool@dailydrool.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Dailydrool] Dogs and
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Don't believe for a second that dogs just "live
in the moment". That is totally not true. My bloodhound, who is almost
6, has memories or "reactions" to his past life before we adopted
him at 3.5 years old. He does not like middle aged women with white or
gray hair. Women that are elderly with white or gray hair are ok. Is that a
memory of someone who wasn't nice to him? A previous owner? He didn't like
bicycles, but we have gotten him past that. He is also dog aggressive but it
seems like there are certain dogs that make him react more than others. He
doesn't like little dogs, esp. white fuzzy ones. He doesn't like labs or pit
bulls. He loves my beagle and never had a problem with her or with bassets in
general either. He will also run away if I raise my hand above him or if
there is a loud noise around him. I think all of that behavior comes from memories
of what he had to live with in the past. One other example that I
can give you is this: in our neighborhood, there is a pointer that runs and
charges up to her electric fence when you walk by. Well, my bloodhound hates
that because he thinks she is going to attack him. He will charge and bark
back. Anyway, I haven't walked him down that street for about a year, and we
went out late the other night for a walk. As we turned the corner to go past
that house, he was looking for the pointer. His ears were up and his body was
rigid and he was waiting for her to charge. After a year, in the dark, he
knew exactly what house and what street had that pointer on it and he was
looking for her. Dogs do remember, probably more than we give them credit
for. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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