Sooo, what should I believe?
By rebelann1949
@rebelann (111163)
El Paso, Texas
December 1, 2017 1:03pm CST
Have you noticed that over the past 60 years researchers are constantly disqualifying former claims of what is or is not true?
I know a lot of this tends to be about the food we eat but until I saw this video I had thought cats were smarter than dogs, HA, look what they're sayin now
Considering how little we actually know about the brain, should we actually believe this researcher?
I personally believe all kritters have the potential to be smart but just like humans some can be really really dumb.
People will tell you it's not what you say to a dog that counts, it's how you say it. But now researchers say dogs respond to much more than your tone of voi...
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And where do humans belong on this scale of which animals are smarter 
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It really depends on the individual kritter . . . some will smarter (or dumber) than others!
@just4him (306113)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
1 Dec 17
I've been a dog owner, and that makes complete sense to me. There are words you don't want to say, especially if you don't want to go out for a w a l k just then because you might be too tired or have too much on your plate. But say the word treat and no matter where your dog is in the house, he will be right there where the treats are located and sitting waiting for them. If you do want to go for a walk, he will beat you to the door.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
1 Dec 17
@rebelann As previously mentioned, I can accept the recognition of a few words by the sound they make, but that is far from understanding speech. If you ring a bell each time that you put food out, the sound of the bell will become associated with mealtime, which is really how animals understand a few words.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
1 Dec 17
I take most "new" information with a grain of salt....sometimes a lot more than that.
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@rebelann (111163)
• El Paso, Texas
2 Dec 17
While training either dog, cat, horse or other kritter the human involved has to learn body language so it turns out to be a 2 way street @Morleyhunt
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
1 Dec 17
@rebelann animals are much more intelligent than people give them credit for....but training also comes into play.
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@scarlet_woman (23465)
• United States
19 Dec 17
i don't listen to them anymore.look how many times they've changed "good and bad" foods.now they tell me to feed mom eggs whereas before they'd nixed it for a heart patient.
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@rebelann (111163)
• El Paso, Texas
20 Dec 17
Exactly. I think a lot of the problem is that the researchers who thought one way 25 or 30 years ago have retired and now a new team has come along and found out that their predecessors had it all wrong.
I wonder how long it'll take them to figure out that when food is tampered with to remove it's natural fats or salts that it actually makes the food worse for us. I think the biggest problem most of us have is gluttony, we overeat then complain because we've gained .... I know cuz I done that too.
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@kobesbuddy (74554)
• East Tawas, Michigan
1 Dec 17
I laugh because a couple years back, coffee was really bad for us. Now, they are saying the it has many health benefits, to fight diseases off! What are we suppose to believe? They lie and people will fall for it, in two seconds!
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@rebelann (111163)
• El Paso, Texas
1 Dec 17
You got that right. When they first came out with the whole eat margarine not butter thing mom simply said that she'd been eating butter all her life and margarine tasted bad, I agreed with her, now it's margarine is the opposite. It's never ending isn't it.
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@kobesbuddy (74554)
• East Tawas, Michigan
1 Dec 17
@rebelann Yes, you are right about this! My grandma lived to be 91 years old and she ate real butter and thick cream on her oatmeal, all her life:)
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@rebelann (111163)
• El Paso, Texas
1 Dec 17
Mom lived 99 years and ate all the whole foods so many researchers try to get us to believe are bad for us @kobesbuddy I personally will not eat food if it states it is low fat, fat is something we need as well for fuel as well as antioxidants.
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@Hannihar (129430)
• Israel
3 Jan 18
I have also heard that cats are very smart. I feel that both cats and dogs are very smart. When I talk to my cat I believe at times she listens to me when I talk and she looks interested in what I have to say. She looks like she is thinking about what I said.
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@rebelann (111163)
• El Paso, Texas
3 Jan 18
I think they understand your tone and body language, all mine listen to me when I talk as well.
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