tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179476671928808768.post3578267324639002642..comments2023-12-06T16:25:24.992-06:00Comments on friar's fires: Feline FiguringFriarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16907204457371629428noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179476671928808768.post-79961560972519795352016-06-20T13:23:34.635-05:002016-06-20T13:23:34.635-05:00I thought about that too, and I guess if there'...I thought about that too, and I guess <i>if</i> there's a difference it may be explained in the body of the paper. The link is just to an abstract.Friarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04465717054328033709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179476671928808768.post-90379204714086422862016-06-20T12:06:39.894-05:002016-06-20T12:06:39.894-05:00I dunno, isn't the old thing where you "f...I dunno, isn't the old thing where you "fake out" a dog by pretending to throw a ball, so he tears off to catch the ball-you-didn't-throw, kind of like what they did to these cats with the rattling balls? The dog is EXPECTING a thrown ball because of your motion and is surprised that you didn't.<br /><br />Then again, in my experience, the dogs' reaction will be more like "Hoo-man? What did I do wrong that you no throw ball? Why you no like me any more?" whereas I think a cat, in that exchange, would walk away, making off that "Oh, OF COURSE I knew you didn't throw it. I was just chasing for my daily exercise."<br /><br />(Still, I would rather have a cat than a dog.....)fillyjonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13016436113169230368noreply@blogger.com