I live very close to my Black Labrador Retriever. My current hypthosis is that we both experience the same stimulii but her sensors are much more sensitive than mine. Also, her brain seems to be very tightly focused on whatever the task. She can be oblivious to distraction. Sort of like a small, specialized computer compared to a larger general purpose computer with lots of interrupts to handle. But I won't dismiss that there be more to it than that simple analogy... John Ferrell 6241 Phillippi Rd Julian NC 27283 Phone: (336)685-9606 Dixie Competition Products NSRCA 479 AMA 4190 W8CCW "My Competition is Not My Enemy" ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Walshe" To: Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 8:23 AM Subject: Re: [OT]: Today's potpourri (Tag corrected) > I saw a program on TV last week about a dog(in UK) which is trained to > monitor his owner's condition on a permanent basis. The owner has epilepsy > and the dog detects an imminent attack up to 15 minutes in advance and > alerts the owner who can then prepare for the attack. The dog would then > prevent the owner from getting up too quickly after the attack also. Pretty > amazing I thought. > A side benefit of having the dog is that the lady's frequency of attacks has > dropped from 7-10 a week to 1-2 a week. Believed to be because of reduced > stress levels - no longer worrying about when the next attack will come > (being a menieres sufferer I can appreciate that!) > Sean > *************************************************************** > John.Walshe@inpactmicro.com > > INPACT MICROELECTRONICS (Irl) Ltd > 21A Pouladuff Road, > Cork, > Ireland, > > Tel: +353 21 4318296 > Fax: +353 21 4318980 > > WWW.INPACTMICRO.COM > *************************************************************** > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: > [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads