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I saw my dog reasoning the other day. Unfortunately he's been to the vet rather too often in his life. It's in the neighbourhood, so if we're out and he thinks

I saw my dog reasoning the other day. Unfortunately he's been to the vet rather too often in his life. It's in the neighbourhood, so if we're out and he thinks I'm taking him there, he starts to think about ways to avoid it, and pulls me along alternative routes. Every walk's a negotiation between me and his determination to avoid the vet. Anyway, he got attacked on Monday and I had to take him to get stitched up. This made him extra wary of having to go there again, and it resulted in him trying to drag me along a path he has never walked down in his life, because it's a) through a kids' playground and b) a dead end. But he THOUGHT it would take him away from danger. So yeah, you can say he was responding to hormones if you like, I'm sure that's true. But he was acting on a hunch, or a hope, not on knowledge.

Stratoscope 6y ago
Our dog Brownie suffered a major back injury last December that left her hind legs paralyzed. We took her to Scout's House in San Mateo, CA for several months of physical therapy. This is a pretty wonderful place; if you ever need PT for your dog and you live on the SF Peninsula, I highly recommend them. So does Brownie. After the first few visits she had the route memorized. When I turned off 101 and onto the city streets, she got more excited at each turn as we approached their parking lot. She's made an amazing recovery. Here's how she was doing in March: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSGAf3oo6Jc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSGAf3oo6Jc And even better since then: now she runs and chases squirrels in the yard. She's still a little wobbly, but I can see why she was so excited about her visits to Scout's House.