Linda Barker

[jj]

magoo wrote:
.......... her voice comes on and says "goodbye". My dog always jumps up
> and stares at the computer screen in the mistaken beleif that she said
> "good boy........ He actually hears and (mis)understands the words
> "goodbye".
Your interpretation- subjective. And I did say above that certain syllables have been noted to elicit a canine response- whether that is indicative of 'understanding' is moot.
> "try to explain away animal understanding with scientific gobbledygook".
Loaded and tendentious. No-one is trying to 'explain away' anything, rather to try and understand the true extent of animal sentience. Most scientists I have talked to (and that was quite a few, a while back) would be delighted if your contention were true rather than otherwise.
> "its not beyond the bounds of possibility"
Indeed not: proving it is another matter.

Wiggy wiggy woo.