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Last night A recounted a story about a new discovery on the difference between dogs and wolves. Wolves, when given a test of their ability to solve a problem will continue to paw at their task unrelentingly, whereas dogs will make a valiant attempt or two and then, without fail, turn and look to the human administering the test as if to ask for assistance. On the basis of this evidence, scientists have concluded that wolves, the more tenacious of the test's subjects, are the more intelligent.
This morning I observed our dog, Leonard, as he watched my every move. Each of his glances seemed to call out something different: "when will we be going for that walk?" "how about breakfast sooner rather than later."
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