You can't teach an old dog new tricks?
By kgwat70
@kgwat70 (13387)
United States
November 12, 2006 8:34am CST
Have you ever heard of this saying? If so, do you believe it? I don't believe it but what does everyone else feel?
3 responses
@happygal68 (3275)
• United States
14 Nov 06
We adopted a 5 year old black lab, I was able to teach him new tricks also. So, yes, I would have to agree with you to disagree on that statement.
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@birthlady (5609)
• United States
29 Nov 06
Well, it means that people are engrained in their habits, usually bad habits, such as a cheater will always cheat, and so on. I think its an individual thing, some people are open to change, some are not.
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@MySpot (2600)
• United States
29 Nov 06
Perfectly put, birthlady.
This phrase was meant as a figure of speech but I agree that it is, ultimately, an individual choice of whether to change or not to change.
@kgwat70 (13387)
• United States
29 Nov 06
Yes, it does mean that people are stuck in their old habits. Some can learn to do things differently and some will continue to do the same things. It all depends on the other person if they want to learn something new or not. i agree with you. Thank you. :-)
