[quote=4iso] Dogs are sentient beings very much aware of their own personalities .They have minds as much as we have .Their brain can store information on two ways .First it stores information concerning the relationship of one event to another ( Like Pavlov’s thing with a bell )and second is called “Instrumental conditioning”( when you teach him to retrieve or something similar) [/quote] *thread hijack* Sorry to get off subject folks, but this reminds me of a few books by Charles Eisenmann He was one of a few people several years ago that tried to change people's thinking about dogs and dog training. He always insisted that dogs are thinking reasoning creatures and should be taught as such. I found it hilarious that just a year ago, a scientific study on a border collie "proves" this.. :lol: