Phil,
Isn't amazing and awesome the things that God has planted in amimals?
Vinny
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From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 9:32 AM
Subject: Dogs Know


>I don't think I told this story on here.  We have an old 18 year old dogs.
> He can hardly see and he can't hear.  We thought more than a year ago he
> wouldn't make it throughout that year.  Sandy began feeding him some 
> special
> senior dog food and giving him vitamins and all and he perked right up. 
> He
> can once again jump up on things, go up and down stairs, but he has a
> difficult time getting around some times.  The other night, Sandy let the
> dogs out.  zippy would not come.  We have several steps you go down to get
> off our deck and Zippy doesn't hesitate going down those steps and into 
> the
> yard.  I think he gets lost sometimes but normally his nose somehow leads
> him back to the stairs.  If we don't hear him, or if he doesn't come in 
> with
> the rest of the dogs as he normally does, he'll find his way to one of our
> two deck doors and start barking till we let him in.  The other night, he
> just would not come no matter how much Sandy called.  I was getting ready 
> to
> go outside and hunt for him when our larger, and younger, basset hound 
> named
> Barney, went out the opened door Sandy was using to stand in to call 
> Zippy.
> She heard Barney go down the stairs and a moment letter, he was leading
> Zippy back up the stairs and into the house.  Now, try and tell me that
> Barney didn't understand Zippy was sort of lost and when to lead him home.
> Isn't that interesting.
>
> Phil.
>
>
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