Guest guest Report post Posted April 13, 2007 > This is a conventional belief, but I've known a heck of a lot of > other animals who on their own learned to do all sorts of unusual > things to please their favorite people--horses, cows, pigs, ducks, > chickens, parrots, even cats, contrary to their reputation. What about elephants? > But two-thirds of that process is just wasting time & effort. > Neither the stick nor making the animals hungry is necessary at all. The sadists who gravitate to this kind of job don't think it is a waste of time and effort - they enjoy it! John. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites