Management in my apartment building was doing one of their several
yearly inspections today. Among other things, bedbugs were on the
inspection list.
And, lo and behold, this year they had a tracking dog for bedbugs. Of
course, Deetoo the cat wasn't very appreciative to see a mangy
canine traipsing through her domain. But, the dog has just left so
while Deetoo is still looking around suspiciously, she's almost happy
again.
I'm always amazed at the scent detection that dogs have. The dog
handler had a sample bottle with two dead bedbugs in it. When the dog
got within a foot of the bottle, he'd start yelping. Fortunately, he
wasn't yelping at any 'scent signs' in my apartment or those of my
neighbours, so we're all thankful for that.
Just another day on the home front.
On Nov 6, 1:30=A0pm, Doug Miller <[email protected]>
wrote:
> ...
>
> One of my favorite Far Side cartoons has a dog standing at the front
> door of his girlfriend's house, picking her up for a date: "Gosh,
> Ginger, your hair looks terrific, and whatever you rolled in sure does
> stink!"
I found that on a St Valentine's day card and so bought it and
gave it to my wife.
I'm divorced now.
--
FF
On Nov 3, 7:23=A0pm, -MIKE- <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 11/3/11 4:08 PM, Robatoy wrote:
>
> > On Nov 3, 3:24 pm, Dave<[email protected]> =A0wrote:
> >> On Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:03:17 -0500, -MIKE-<[email protected]>
> >> wrote:
>
> >>> A dog documentary I watched claimed their sense of smell is 600 times
> >>> (not 600%) greater than humans. =A0Amazing.
>
> >> That has to make you wonder how dogs put up with the stench of
> >> society. They have to have some sort of mental capacity to ignore a
> >> smell or somehow to turn it off, otherwise they'd be overwhelmed..
>
> > Yet my dog loves to ride with her nose out the car window, the scent
> > info at that speed must seem like a smorgasbord getting blown out of
> > canon. Dog doesn't smell 'pizza' dog smells all the ingredients
> > individually.
>
> If she will tolerate goggles, you may want to let her wear them.
> Treating dogs for eye injuries due to bugs are common occurrence with
> most vets.
>
> --
>
> =A0 -MIKE-
>
> =A0 "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
> =A0 =A0 =A0--Elvin Jones =A0(1927-2004)
> =A0 --
> =A0http://mikedrums.com
> =A0 [email protected]
> =A0 ---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply
Good point. If I treat the ride as a reward for her wearing goggles,
she'd go for it.
On Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:13:56 -0400, Doug Miller
>(No, there was nothing particularly unusual about that truck, no
>glass-packs or anything like that.)
You mean, nothing that *you* could hear. I've read that scent in
humans, more so than all the other senses, can trigger long lost
memories. Surely, it's even more so with dogs.
On Nov 3, 7:27=A0pm, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:
> On 11/3/2011 2:00 PM, Dave wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > Management in my apartment building was doing one of their several
> > yearly inspections today. Among other things, bedbugs were on the
> > inspection list.
>
> > And, lo and behold, this year they had a tracking dog for bedbugs. Of
> > course, Deetoo the cat wasn't very appreciative to see a mangy
> > canine traipsing through her domain. But, the dog has just left so
> > while Deetoo is still looking around suspiciously, she's almost happy
> > again.
>
> > I'm always amazed at the scent detection that dogs have. The dog
> > handler had a sample bottle with two dead bedbugs in it. When the dog
> > got within a foot of the bottle, he'd start yelping. =A0Fortunately, he
> > wasn't yelping at any 'scent signs' in my apartment or those of my
> > neighbours, so we're all thankful for that.
>
> > Just another day on the home front.
>
> Whats going to happen when the police pose as bug inspectors and bring
> in a drug sniffing dog???
That would be the end of that cop's career.
On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:15:02 -0600, Swingman wrote:
> On 11/11/2011 9:56 AM, basilisk wrote:
>> On Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:32:04 -0800 (PST), Fred the Red Shirt wrote:
>
>
>> Good for you, who wants a woman without a sense of humor.
>
> Depending upon the question, there is NO such thing:
>
> "Does this pair of jeans make my butt look bigger, dear?"
Let me back up out in the yard where I can see.
>
> Try answering that in the affirmative and then tell me about a woman
> with a sense of humor.
Well, you have me there at least in 99 out of a 100.
>
> Then there's always Clotille's response after telling her husband,
> Boudreaux that the doctor complimented her on her figure during a
> physical examination.
>
> Boudreaux said "We, wot he say about your big ass?"
>
> Clotille said: "Mais cher, he didn't even mention your name!"
good one!
basilisk
On Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:32:04 -0800 (PST), Fred the Red Shirt wrote:
> On Nov 6, 1:30 pm, Doug Miller <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>> ...
>>
>> One of my favorite Far Side cartoons has a dog standing at the front
>> door of his girlfriend's house, picking her up for a date: "Gosh,
>> Ginger, your hair looks terrific, and whatever you rolled in sure does
>> stink!"
>
> I found that on a St Valentine's day card and so bought it and
> gave it to my wife.
>
> I'm divorced now.
Good for you, who wants a woman without a sense of humor.
basilisk
On Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:08:35 -0700, Robatoy wrote:
> On Nov 3, 3:24Â pm, Dave <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:03:17 -0500, -MIKE- <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >A dog documentary I watched claimed their sense of smell is 600 times
>> >(not 600%) greater than humans. Â Amazing.
>>
>> That has to make you wonder how dogs put up with the stench of society.
>> They have to have some sort of mental capacity to ignore a smell or
>> somehow to turn it off, otherwise they'd be overwhelmed..
>
> Yet my dog loves to ride with her nose out the car window, the scent
> info at that speed must seem like a smorgasbord getting blown out of
> canon. Dog doesn't smell 'pizza' dog smells all the ingredients
> individually.
wonder what she thinks of anchovies?
basilisk
--
A wink is as good as a nod to a blind horse
On Nov 3, 2:24=A0pm, Dave <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:03:17 -0500, -MIKE- <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >A dog documentary I watched claimed their sense of smell is 600 times
> >(not 600%) greater than humans. =A0Amazing.
>
> That has to make you wonder how dogs put up with the stench of
> society. They have to have some sort of mental capacity to ignore a
> smell or somehow to turn it off, otherwise they'd be overwhelmed..
the stinkier the better for dogs. they roll in dead stuff and scat
from other animals and think of it as perfume.
On Nov 5, 5:15=A0pm, "HeyBub" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Robatoy wrote:
> > On Nov 5, 7:39 am, "HeyBub" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> Josepi wrote:
> >>> Theft of electrical energy used to be the usual entrance key to the
> >>> grow-houses until they stopped stealing power and paying the bills.
> >>> The utility companies consider them their best customers now.
>
> >>> If the cops didn't lie they would seldom get an admission of guilt.
>
> >> Oh, I don't know. They may resort to other tactics.
>
> >> I recall walking in to the detective branch office (3rd floor) and
> >> asking the lieutenant where the blood on the floor came from.
>
> >> "One of the suspects had a nose bleed. Musta been the altitude..."
>
> > That's funny.
>
> Only if you have a bizarre sense of humor.
>
> I figure that's why I'm shunned by so many "respectable" citizens.
>
> For example, I still giggle over an answer to my question "What line of w=
ork
> are you in?" "I'm in solid waste disposal - I'm a Houston Police officer.=
"
>
> Most think my amusement at that line should be met with a flame-thrower.
>
> Oh well...
Jerry Orbach did those gallows lines very well.
On Nov 5, 7:39=A0am, "HeyBub" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Josepi wrote:
> > Theft of electrical energy used to be the usual entrance key to the
> > grow-houses until they stopped stealing power and paying the bills.
> > The utility companies consider them their best customers now.
>
> > If the cops didn't lie they would seldom get an admission of guilt.
>
> Oh, I don't know. They may resort to other tactics.
>
> I recall walking in to the detective branch office (3rd floor) and asking
> the lieutenant where the blood on the floor came from.
>
> "One of the suspects had a nose bleed. Musta been the altitude..."
That's funny.
On Nov 11, 12:15=A0pm, Swingman <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 11/11/2011 9:56 AM, basilisk wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:32:04 -0800 (PST), Fred the Red Shirt wrote:
> > Good for you, who wants a woman without a sense of humor.
>
> Depending upon the question, there is NO such thing:
>
> "Does this pair of jeans make my butt look bigger, dear?"
>
> Try answering that in the affirmative and then tell me about a woman
> with a sense of humor.
>
> Then there's always Clotille's response after telling her husband,
> Boudreaux that the doctor complimented her on her figure during a
> physical examination.
>
> Boudreaux said "We, wot he say about your big ass?"
>
> Clotille said: "Mais cher, he didn't even mention your name!"
>
"Do these jeans make my ass look big?"
"No dear, it's your ass that makes the jeans look big."
Robatoy wrote:
>>
>> Whats going to happen when the police pose as bug inspectors and
>> bring in a drug sniffing dog???
>
> That would be the end of that cop's career.
Of course not. It's legal for the cops to lie.
Once we got a BOLO for a particular car involved in an armed robbery. My
partner and I spotted the car and pulled it over. The two guys looked a
little hinky, so my partner said:
"Tell you the truth, we go a call to be on the lookout for a car matching
your description that was supposedly involved in shoplifting a TV from a
Western Auto store. You don't happen to have a TV in your trunk, do you? No?
Mind if I have a look?"
Sure enough. Two masks and a money bag.
This is not another "tung oil" thread, and I don't want to start another
one.
-------
"Josepi" wrote in message news:[email protected]...
Yeah, certain smells can bring back memories like in the back seat with
MaryLu when she had....never mind.
-------
You mean, nothing that *you* could hear. I've read that scent in
humans, more so than all the other senses, can trigger long lost
memories. Surely, it's even more so with dogs.
I see reports all the time that dogs scent sensitivity is seven (7) times
that of a human but also 7000 times the power in other loose statements.
To exemplify that think of this. A dog can smell the scent of a child's
clothing and body, several days after being dragged through a field of
flowers and weeds from a sample sniff.
I think 600-7000 times would be fairly accurate. Amazing technology.
We hear that bedbugs are rampant in the USA in motels and hotels. Many
advise to freeze all clothing, or run through the dryer, ASAP when opening
suitcases upon arrival from the States.
---------------
"-MIKE-" wrote in message news:[email protected]...
A dog documentary I watched claimed their sense of smell is 600 times
(not 600%) greater than humans. Amazing.
-----
On 11/3/11 2:00 PM, Dave wrote:
Management in my apartment building was doing one of their several
yearly inspections today. Among other things, bedbugs were on the
inspection list.
And, lo and behold, this year they had a tracking dog for bedbugs. Of
course, Deetoo the cat wasn't very appreciative to see a mangy
canine traipsing through her domain. But, the dog has just left so
while Deetoo is still looking around suspiciously, she's almost happy
again.
I'm always amazed at the scent detection that dogs have. The dog
handler had a sample bottle with two dead bedbugs in it. When the dog
got within a foot of the bottle, he'd start yelping. Fortunately, he
wasn't yelping at any 'scent signs' in my apartment or those of my
neighbours, so we're all thankful for that.
Just another day on the home front.
Robatoy wrote:
> On Nov 5, 7:39 am, "HeyBub" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Josepi wrote:
>>> Theft of electrical energy used to be the usual entrance key to the
>>> grow-houses until they stopped stealing power and paying the bills.
>>> The utility companies consider them their best customers now.
>>
>>> If the cops didn't lie they would seldom get an admission of guilt.
>>
>> Oh, I don't know. They may resort to other tactics.
>>
>> I recall walking in to the detective branch office (3rd floor) and
>> asking the lieutenant where the blood on the floor came from.
>>
>> "One of the suspects had a nose bleed. Musta been the altitude..."
>
> That's funny.
Only if you have a bizarre sense of humor.
I figure that's why I'm shunned by so many "respectable" citizens.
For example, I still giggle over an answer to my question "What line of work
are you in?" "I'm in solid waste disposal - I'm a Houston Police officer."
Most think my amusement at that line should be met with a flame-thrower.
Oh well...
On 11/11/2011 9:56 AM, basilisk wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:32:04 -0800 (PST), Fred the Red Shirt wrote:
> Good for you, who wants a woman without a sense of humor.
Depending upon the question, there is NO such thing:
"Does this pair of jeans make my butt look bigger, dear?"
Try answering that in the affirmative and then tell me about a woman
with a sense of humor.
Then there's always Clotille's response after telling her husband,
Boudreaux that the doctor complimented her on her figure during a
physical examination.
Boudreaux said "We, wot he say about your big ass?"
Clotille said: "Mais cher, he didn't even mention your name!"
--
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Last update: 4/15/2010
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On 11/3/2011 6:27 PM, Leon wrote:
> On 11/3/2011 2:00 PM, Dave wrote:
>> Management in my apartment building was doing one of their several
>> yearly inspections today. Among other things, bedbugs were on the
>> inspection list.
>>
>> And, lo and behold, this year they had a tracking dog for bedbugs. Of
>> course, Deetoo the cat wasn't very appreciative to see a mangy
>> canine traipsing through her domain. But, the dog has just left so
>> while Deetoo is still looking around suspiciously, she's almost happy
>> again.
>>
>> I'm always amazed at the scent detection that dogs have. The dog
>> handler had a sample bottle with two dead bedbugs in it. When the dog
>> got within a foot of the bottle, he'd start yelping. Fortunately, he
>> wasn't yelping at any 'scent signs' in my apartment or those of my
>> neighbours, so we're all thankful for that.
>>
>> Just another day on the home front.
>
> Whats going to happen when the police pose as bug inspectors and bring
> in a drug sniffing dog???
4th Amendment, if you care about such things.
Unreasonable search and seizure.
Don't give permission and it gets thrown out in court.
GIVE permission and you go to jail. (assuming, of course)
It helps to read the operators manual.
On Thu, 3 Nov 2011 14:08:35 -0700 (PDT), Robatoy
>Yet my dog loves to ride with her nose out the car window, the scent
>info at that speed must seem like a smorgasbord getting blown out of
>canon. Dog doesn't smell 'pizza' dog smells all the ingredients
>individually.
That reminds me of my German Shepherd some fifty years ago. He loved
to hang his head out the window of the car too. I could ride him like
a horse.
Larry Jaques wrote:
>
> Or to pay their owners back for the repetitive nature of their
> speaking to their animals.
>
> Good boy. <pat, pat> Such a good boy. <scratch, scratch> Oh what a
> good boy. <rub, rub> Good good good boy. <pat, pat, pat, pat>
> That's a good boy. <rub, scratch, pat, scratch, pat, pat>
>
> All because he came the tenth time you called him.
>
> LJ--who doesn't do pets
Hmm. Cats can see better than you, have a higher pain threshold, can climb
trees, and hear better. For a short distance, a common housecat can hit
30mph while running. Dogs have a MUCH higher endurance than you (think
Iditorod) and can smell and hear better than you.
"Don't do pets"? Did you ever consider the pets may not want to associate
with their inferiors?
On Nov 3, 3:24=A0pm, Dave <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:03:17 -0500, -MIKE- <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >A dog documentary I watched claimed their sense of smell is 600 times
> >(not 600%) greater than humans. =A0Amazing.
>
> That has to make you wonder how dogs put up with the stench of
> society. They have to have some sort of mental capacity to ignore a
> smell or somehow to turn it off, otherwise they'd be overwhelmed..
Yet my dog loves to ride with her nose out the car window, the scent
info at that speed must seem like a smorgasbord getting blown out of
canon. Dog doesn't smell 'pizza' dog smells all the ingredients
individually.
On Sun, 06 Nov 2011 13:45:27 -0500, Gerald Ross <[email protected]>
wrote:
>mulbish wrote:
>> On Nov 3, 2:24 pm, Dave<[email protected]> wrote:
>>> On Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:03:17 -0500, -MIKE-<[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> >A dog documentary I watched claimed their sense of smell is 600 times
>>> >(not 600%) greater than humans. Amazing.
>>>
>>> That has to make you wonder how dogs put up with the stench of
>>> society. They have to have some sort of mental capacity to ignore a
>>> smell or somehow to turn it off, otherwise they'd be overwhelmed..
>>
>> the stinkier the better for dogs. they roll in dead stuff and scat
>> from other animals and think of it as perfume.
>
>My theory is that this is an ancient instinct to hide their scent from
>their prey.
Or to pay their owners back for the repetitive nature of their
speaking to their animals.
Good boy. <pat, pat> Such a good boy. <scratch, scratch> Oh what a
good boy. <rub, rub> Good good good boy. <pat, pat, pat, pat>
That's a good boy. <rub, scratch, pat, scratch, pat, pat>
All because he came the tenth time you called him.
LJ--who doesn't do pets
--
Live Simply. Speak Kindly. Care Deeply. Love Generously.
-- anon
On Thu, 3 Nov 2011 14:08:35 -0700 (PDT), Robatoy
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Nov 3, 3:24 pm, Dave <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:03:17 -0500, -MIKE- <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >A dog documentary I watched claimed their sense of smell is 600 times
>> >(not 600%) greater than humans. Amazing.
>>
>> That has to make you wonder how dogs put up with the stench of
>> society. They have to have some sort of mental capacity to ignore a
>> smell or somehow to turn it off, otherwise they'd be overwhelmed..
>
>Yet my dog loves to ride with her nose out the car window, the scent
>info at that speed must seem like a smorgasbord getting blown out of
>canon. Dog doesn't smell 'pizza' dog smells all the ingredients
>individually.
The mutt must like to multitask. A new scent or three every second!
<catdogdogcatuglyhumandogdogdogracoonsquirrelcatdogdogfemaledog-
turnaroundyouidiot>
--
Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.
-- Jimi Hendrix
mulbish wrote:
> On Nov 3, 2:24 pm, Dave<[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:03:17 -0500, -MIKE-<[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >A dog documentary I watched claimed their sense of smell is 600 times
>> >(not 600%) greater than humans. Amazing.
>>
>> That has to make you wonder how dogs put up with the stench of
>> society. They have to have some sort of mental capacity to ignore a
>> smell or somehow to turn it off, otherwise they'd be overwhelmed..
>
> the stinkier the better for dogs. they roll in dead stuff and scat
> from other animals and think of it as perfume.
My theory is that this is an ancient instinct to hide their scent from
their prey.
--
Gerald Ross
One man's error is another man's data.
On 11/3/11 2:00 PM, Dave wrote:
> Management in my apartment building was doing one of their several
> yearly inspections today. Among other things, bedbugs were on the
> inspection list.
>
> And, lo and behold, this year they had a tracking dog for bedbugs. Of
> course, Deetoo the cat wasn't very appreciative to see a mangy
> canine traipsing through her domain. But, the dog has just left so
> while Deetoo is still looking around suspiciously, she's almost happy
> again.
>
> I'm always amazed at the scent detection that dogs have. The dog
> handler had a sample bottle with two dead bedbugs in it. When the dog
> got within a foot of the bottle, he'd start yelping. Fortunately, he
> wasn't yelping at any 'scent signs' in my apartment or those of my
> neighbours, so we're all thankful for that.
>
> Just another day on the home front.
A dog documentary I watched claimed their sense of smell is 600 times
(not 600%) greater than humans. Amazing.
--
-MIKE-
"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
--
http://mikedrums.com
[email protected]
---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply
On 11/3/11 2:24 PM, Dave wrote:
> On Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:03:17 -0500, -MIKE-<[email protected]>
> wrote:
>> A dog documentary I watched claimed their sense of smell is 600 times
>> (not 600%) greater than humans. Amazing.
>
> That has to make you wonder how dogs put up with the stench of
> society. They have to have some sort of mental capacity to ignore a
> smell or somehow to turn it off, otherwise they'd be overwhelmed..
I don't know, man.... they do chew on dead animals.
--
-MIKE-
"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
--
http://mikedrums.com
[email protected]
---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply
On 11/3/11 2:31 PM, Josepi wrote:
> I see reports all the time that dogs scent sensitivity is seven (7)
> times that of a human but also 7000 times the power in other loose
> statements.
>
> To exemplify that think of this. A dog can smell the scent of a child's
> clothing and body, several days after being dragged through a field of
> flowers and weeds from a sample sniff.
>
> I think 600-7000 times would be fairly accurate. Amazing technology.
>
Yeah, I guess it depends on the exact dog, math and the criteria used.
Dogs have something like 30x as many sent receptors as humans and each
receptor is much more sensitive than humans. Something like 40% of their
brain is dedicated solely to processing their sense of smell.
That can get exponentially astonishing. :-)
--
-MIKE-
"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
--
http://mikedrums.com
[email protected]
---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply
On 11/3/2011 3:03 PM, -MIKE- wrote:
> On 11/3/11 2:00 PM, Dave wrote:
[...]
>>
>> I'm always amazed at the scent detection that dogs have. The dog
>> handler had a sample bottle with two dead bedbugs in it. When the dog
>> got within a foot of the bottle, he'd start yelping. Fortunately, he
>> wasn't yelping at any 'scent signs' in my apartment or those of my
>> neighbours, so we're all thankful for that.
>>
>> Just another day on the home front.
>
> A dog documentary I watched claimed their sense of smell is 600 times
> (not 600%) greater than humans. Amazing.
I believe it. I remember coming home from work on a *very* windy day,
and being approached from upwind by my own dog, hackles up and barking,
as soon as I stepped out of the car. I spoke to him; he cocked his head
and looked puzzled, but continued to bark. I walked toward him; he
backed away. When he got to the corner of the shed, he backed around the
corner, and I followed. Repeat at the next corner -- which put *me*
upwind of *him* -- and *instantly* his demeanor changed completely:
bounding toward me, ears up, tail wagging madly, tongue out, in a
typical "glad to see you" doggie greeting.
Their hearing is even more astonishing. We used to live right next to an
interstate highway, about 1.5 miles from an interchange. I'd noticed
that the dog (same one) would become suddenly more alert about five
minutes before my wife got home, and I wondered what was tipping him
off. One day, I happened to be sitting in a chair next to a window
facing the highway, with the dog at my feet. He suddenly got up with his
tail wagging, _facing the highway_. I looked out the window just in time
to see our truck going by. We're inside the house, doors and windows
shut, the dog can't see out the window, the highway is 150 yards away
from the house, there are dozens of other vehicles on the road too --
and he could pick the sound of our truck out of all the other noise.
(No, there was nothing particularly unusual about that truck, no
glass-packs or anything like that.) And sure enough, about five minutes
later, my wife pulled into the driveway.
On 11/3/2011 3:44 PM, -MIKE- wrote:
> On 11/3/11 2:31 PM, Josepi wrote:
>> I see reports all the time that dogs scent sensitivity is seven (7)
>> times that of a human but also 7000 times the power in other loose
>> statements.
>>
>> To exemplify that think of this. A dog can smell the scent of a child's
>> clothing and body, several days after being dragged through a field of
>> flowers and weeds from a sample sniff.
>>
>> I think 600-7000 times would be fairly accurate. Amazing technology.
>>
>
> Yeah, I guess it depends on the exact dog, math and the criteria used.
> Dogs have something like 30x as many sent receptors as humans and each
> receptor is much more sensitive than humans. Something like 40% of their
> brain is dedicated solely to processing their sense of smell.
>
> That can get exponentially astonishing. :-)
>
That story in the Odyssey about the family dog being the only one to
recognize Odysseus after a ten-year absence has basis in truth, you
know. That's not just an invention on Homer's part.
On 11/3/2011 4:28 PM, Dave wrote:
> On Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:13:56 -0400, Doug Miller
>> (No, there was nothing particularly unusual about that truck, no
>> glass-packs or anything like that.)
>
> You mean, nothing that *you* could hear. I've read that scent in
> humans, more so than all the other senses, can trigger long lost
> memories. Surely, it's even more so with dogs.
Well, right, that was the point: nothing unusual that I could hear, even
standing right next to it, yet the *dog* could hear it, inside the
house, 150 yards away, with the noise of other traffic besides.
On 11/3/11 4:08 PM, Robatoy wrote:
> On Nov 3, 3:24 pm, Dave<[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:03:17 -0500, -MIKE-<[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> A dog documentary I watched claimed their sense of smell is 600 times
>>> (not 600%) greater than humans. Amazing.
>>
>> That has to make you wonder how dogs put up with the stench of
>> society. They have to have some sort of mental capacity to ignore a
>> smell or somehow to turn it off, otherwise they'd be overwhelmed..
>
> Yet my dog loves to ride with her nose out the car window, the scent
> info at that speed must seem like a smorgasbord getting blown out of
> canon. Dog doesn't smell 'pizza' dog smells all the ingredients
> individually.
If she will tolerate goggles, you may want to let her wear them.
Treating dogs for eye injuries due to bugs are common occurrence with
most vets.
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On 11/6/2011 9:12 AM, mulbish wrote:
> On Nov 3, 2:24 pm, Dave<[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:03:17 -0500, -MIKE-<[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> A dog documentary I watched claimed their sense of smell is 600 times
>>> (not 600%) greater than humans. Amazing.
>>
>> That has to make you wonder how dogs put up with the stench of
>> society. They have to have some sort of mental capacity to ignore a
>> smell or somehow to turn it off, otherwise they'd be overwhelmed..
>
> the stinkier the better for dogs. they roll in dead stuff and scat
> from other animals and think of it as perfume.
One of my favorite Far Side cartoons has a dog standing at the front
door of his girlfriend's house, picking her up for a date: "Gosh,
Ginger, your hair looks terrific, and whatever you rolled in sure does
stink!"
"Gerald Ross" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> mulbish wrote:
>> On Nov 3, 2:24 pm, Dave<[email protected]> wrote:
>>> On Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:03:17 -0500, -MIKE-<[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> >A dog documentary I watched claimed their sense of smell is 600 times
>>> >(not 600%) greater than humans. Amazing.
>>>
>>> That has to make you wonder how dogs put up with the stench of
>>> society. They have to have some sort of mental capacity to ignore a
>>> smell or somehow to turn it off, otherwise they'd be overwhelmed..
>>
>> the stinkier the better for dogs. they roll in dead stuff and scat
>> from other animals and think of it as perfume.
>
> My theory is that this is an ancient instinct to hide their scent from
> their prey.
Or to completely confuse their prey as to the nature of the predator. How
many deer, for example, have been hunted by a dead fish. Even better if it's
three dead fish!
On Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:03:17 -0500, -MIKE- <[email protected]>
wrote:
>A dog documentary I watched claimed their sense of smell is 600 times
>(not 600%) greater than humans. Amazing.
That has to make you wonder how dogs put up with the stench of
society. They have to have some sort of mental capacity to ignore a
smell or somehow to turn it off, otherwise they'd be overwhelmed..
On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:23:54 -0800 (PST), Robatoy
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Nov 11, 12:15 pm, Swingman <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On 11/11/2011 9:56 AM, basilisk wrote:
>>
>> > On Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:32:04 -0800 (PST), Fred the Red Shirt wrote:
>> > Good for you, who wants a woman without a sense of humor.
>>
>> Depending upon the question, there is NO such thing:
>>
>> "Does this pair of jeans make my butt look bigger, dear?"
>>
>> Try answering that in the affirmative and then tell me about a woman
>> with a sense of humor.
>>
>> Then there's always Clotille's response after telling her husband,
>> Boudreaux that the doctor complimented her on her figure during a
>> physical examination.
>>
>> Boudreaux said "We, wot he say about your big ass?"
>>
>> Clotille said: "Mais cher, he didn't even mention your name!"
>>
>
>
>"Do these jeans make my ass look big?"
>
>"No dear, it's your ass that makes the jeans look big."
"And that's the story of how I ended up in the hospital."
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That's the thing about needs. Sometimes, when you get them met,
you don't need them anymore. -- Michael Patrick King
Theft of electrical energy used to be the usual entrance key to the
grow-houses until they stopped stealing power and paying the bills. The
utility companies consider them their best customers now.
If the cops didn't lie they would seldom get an admission of guilt.
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"Dave" wrote in message news:[email protected]...
You may be right, but in my case, we'd be talking about Canadian law.
Considering the amount of times that management comes around to
inspect for bugs, fire alarm system, front door closing competely,
balcony for junk, ectera ~ I'm pretty sure many of those times the
bathroom inspection part of the search is for bathtub grow ops. Lieing
to get in the door appears to be part and parcel.
And then if the Canadian justice system becomes involved somewhere
along the line, a pat on the back seems to be the preferred sentence.
And that I find truly disgusting.
Robatoy wrote:
> On Nov 5, 5:15 pm, "HeyBub" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Robatoy wrote:
>>> On Nov 5, 7:39 am, "HeyBub" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> Josepi wrote:
>>>>> Theft of electrical energy used to be the usual entrance key to
>>>>> the grow-houses until they stopped stealing power and paying the
>>>>> bills. The utility companies consider them their best customers
>>>>> now.
>>
>>>>> If the cops didn't lie they would seldom get an admission of
>>>>> guilt.
>>
>>>> Oh, I don't know. They may resort to other tactics.
>>
>>>> I recall walking in to the detective branch office (3rd floor) and
>>>> asking the lieutenant where the blood on the floor came from.
>>
>>>> "One of the suspects had a nose bleed. Musta been the altitude..."
>>
>>> That's funny.
>>
>> Only if you have a bizarre sense of humor.
>>
>> I figure that's why I'm shunned by so many "respectable" citizens.
>>
>> For example, I still giggle over an answer to my question "What line
>> of work are you in?" "I'm in solid waste disposal - I'm a Houston
>> Police officer."
>>
>> Most think my amusement at that line should be met with a
>> flame-thrower.
>>
>> Oh well...
>
> Jerry Orbach did those gallows lines very well.
Yep. Got a call once for "Man exposing himself" on a busy freeway during
morning rush hour.
Turns out he had about a 28" waist and wearing 36" jeans. And no underwear.
Every twenty feet the pants would drop to his knees and he'd bend over to
pull them up - effectively mooning all the oncoming traffic.
As I approached, I radioed that I had the miscreant spotted, "... but he's
on the shoulder in the no-pants lane." The groan from a hundred police cars
caused a disturbance in the force.
Josepi wrote:
> Theft of electrical energy used to be the usual entrance key to the
> grow-houses until they stopped stealing power and paying the bills.
> The utility companies consider them their best customers now.
>
> If the cops didn't lie they would seldom get an admission of guilt.
>
Oh, I don't know. They may resort to other tactics.
I recall walking in to the detective branch office (3rd floor) and asking
the lieutenant where the blood on the floor came from.
"One of the suspects had a nose bleed. Musta been the altitude..."
In article <[email protected]>, -MIKE- <[email protected]> wrote:
>On 11/3/11 4:08 PM, Robatoy wrote:
>> On Nov 3, 3:24 pm, Dave<[email protected]> wrote:
>>> On Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:03:17 -0500, -MIKE-<[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> A dog documentary I watched claimed their sense of smell is 600 times
>>>> (not 600%) greater than humans. Amazing.
>>>
>>> That has to make you wonder how dogs put up with the stench of
>>> society. They have to have some sort of mental capacity to ignore a
>>> smell or somehow to turn it off, otherwise they'd be overwhelmed..
>>
>> Yet my dog loves to ride with her nose out the car window, the scent
>> info at that speed must seem like a smorgasbord getting blown out of
>> canon. Dog doesn't smell 'pizza' dog smells all the ingredients
>> individually.
>
>If she will tolerate goggles, you may want to let her wear them.
>Treating dogs for eye injuries due to bugs are common occurrence with
>most vets.
Anybody facing that situation simply *HAS* to read "The Dog who Wouldn't Be"
by Farley Mowat.
In article <[email protected]>,
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:
>On 11/3/2011 2:00 PM, Dave wrote:
>> Management in my apartment building was doing one of their several
>> yearly inspections today. Among other things, bedbugs were on the
>> inspection list.
>>
>> And, lo and behold, this year they had a tracking dog for bedbugs. Of
>> course, Deetoo the cat wasn't very appreciative to see a mangy
>> canine traipsing through her domain. But, the dog has just left so
>> while Deetoo is still looking around suspiciously, she's almost happy
>> again.
>>
>> I'm always amazed at the scent detection that dogs have. The dog
>> handler had a sample bottle with two dead bedbugs in it. When the dog
>> got within a foot of the bottle, he'd start yelping. Fortunately, he
>> wasn't yelping at any 'scent signs' in my apartment or those of my
>> neighbours, so we're all thankful for that.
>>
>> Just another day on the home front.
>
>Whats going to happen when the police pose as bug inspectors and bring
>in a drug sniffing dog???
Ome might say that that would be a louse-y idea.
On 11/3/2011 2:00 PM, Dave wrote:
> Management in my apartment building was doing one of their several
> yearly inspections today. Among other things, bedbugs were on the
> inspection list.
>
> And, lo and behold, this year they had a tracking dog for bedbugs. Of
> course, Deetoo the cat wasn't very appreciative to see a mangy
> canine traipsing through her domain. But, the dog has just left so
> while Deetoo is still looking around suspiciously, she's almost happy
> again.
>
> I'm always amazed at the scent detection that dogs have. The dog
> handler had a sample bottle with two dead bedbugs in it. When the dog
> got within a foot of the bottle, he'd start yelping. Fortunately, he
> wasn't yelping at any 'scent signs' in my apartment or those of my
> neighbours, so we're all thankful for that.
>
> Just another day on the home front.
Whats going to happen when the police pose as bug inspectors and bring
in a drug sniffing dog???
On Fri, 4 Nov 2011 21:45:02 -0500, "HeyBub" <[email protected]>
>Of course not. It's legal for the cops to lie.
You may be right, but in my case, we'd be talking about Canadian law.
Considering the amount of times that management comes around to
inspect for bugs, fire alarm system, front door closing competely,
balcony for junk, ectera ~ I'm pretty sure many of those times the
bathroom inspection part of the search is for bathtub grow ops. Lieing
to get in the door appears to be part and parcel.
And then if the Canadian justice system becomes involved somewhere
along the line, a pat on the back seems to be the preferred sentence.
And that I find truly disgusting.
On 11/3/2011 7:37 PM, Robert Bonomi wrote:
> In article<[email protected]>,
> Leon<lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:
>> On 11/3/2011 2:00 PM, Dave wrote:
>>> Management in my apartment building was doing one of their several
>>> yearly inspections today. Among other things, bedbugs were on the
>>> inspection list.
>>>
>>> And, lo and behold, this year they had a tracking dog for bedbugs. Of
>>> course, Deetoo the cat wasn't very appreciative to see a mangy
>>> canine traipsing through her domain. But, the dog has just left so
>>> while Deetoo is still looking around suspiciously, she's almost happy
>>> again.
>>>
>>> I'm always amazed at the scent detection that dogs have. The dog
>>> handler had a sample bottle with two dead bedbugs in it. When the dog
>>> got within a foot of the bottle, he'd start yelping. Fortunately, he
>>> wasn't yelping at any 'scent signs' in my apartment or those of my
>>> neighbours, so we're all thankful for that.
>>>
>>> Just another day on the home front.
>>
>> Whats going to happen when the police pose as bug inspectors and bring
>> in a drug sniffing dog???
>
> Ome might say that that would be a louse-y idea.
Perhaps so but to not be wary would be naive.
On 11/3/2011 6:53 PM, Robatoy wrote:
> On Nov 3, 7:27 pm, Leon<lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:
>> On 11/3/2011 2:00 PM, Dave wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> Management in my apartment building was doing one of their several
>>> yearly inspections today. Among other things, bedbugs were on the
>>> inspection list.
>>
>>> And, lo and behold, this year they had a tracking dog for bedbugs. Of
>>> course, Deetoo the cat wasn't very appreciative to see a mangy
>>> canine traipsing through her domain. But, the dog has just left so
>>> while Deetoo is still looking around suspiciously, she's almost happy
>>> again.
>>
>>> I'm always amazed at the scent detection that dogs have. The dog
>>> handler had a sample bottle with two dead bedbugs in it. When the dog
>>> got within a foot of the bottle, he'd start yelping. Fortunately, he
>>> wasn't yelping at any 'scent signs' in my apartment or those of my
>>> neighbours, so we're all thankful for that.
>>
>>> Just another day on the home front.
>>
>> Whats going to happen when the police pose as bug inspectors and bring
>> in a drug sniffing dog???
>
> That would be the end of that cop's career.
So the cop simply leaves and says no bugs and they keep a watchful eye
on the apartments that triggered the dogs. Lets just say that some one
tipped the cops off.