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Vibrations

Hi Caroline -

You're not alone in the vibration thought and I have no doubt there are times when that could be part of it, such as in your example. Might be vibrations or the sound of the walk or who knows what else.

Doubt that is the entire picture as dogs have been reported responding this way when the owner was being driven home in some other car. And when PJ started once, I was basically somewhere about eight miles away with several major highways in between. Haven't heard one idea yet that encompasses all the examples I am aware of.

Have an animal that does this? There is a study going on: http://dogsthatknow.com/dogsthatknow-experiment.htm

Help get the answers.

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