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Cocker spaniel question
When I was growing up we had a cocker spaniel. It seemed that when my
mother cooked lamb, the dog would start to shake and get real nervous. I have always wondered why. I know he hated thunderstorms, and thought maybe the first time my mom made there was a storm. Would he associate something real upsetting to the lamb? At first I thought maybe the smell of it just upset him. Thanks Tom |
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Cocker spaniel question
Whenever I think about issues of association I look into all aspects of
the scenario. Have some questions on the issue before I make a judgement... 1) did the dog eat the lamb 2) did the dog steal any lamb in the past 3) did the dog cower to anything else or only lamb and thunderstorms One off associations is extremely rare and more than often misread. I would say it was a long shot that this occured. Think there is probably more to the story with lamb than might be known. www.dogpoundgym.com wrote: When I was growing up we had a cocker spaniel. It seemed that when my mother cooked lamb, the dog would start to shake and get real nervous. I have always wondered why. I know he hated thunderstorms, and thought maybe the first time my mom made there was a storm. Would he associate something real upsetting to the lamb? At first I thought maybe the smell of it just upset him. Thanks Tom |
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