speaking of retarded st bernards...

[phosfate]

I finally figured out the essential difference between Penny and Tasha.

When Penny was taken for a ride in the car-car, she managed to leap from the front seat to the back over and over again without so much as jogging the driver's elbow. She understood the basic workings of an automobile and would never have considered interfering with the vehicle's operator.

When we had no other choice than to take Tasha for a drive, she was certain that her rightful place must be in the operator's lap, and not even the most vicious elbow driven into her chest could even slightly dent her determination to become co-occupant of the driver's seat.

Tasha was a good doggie, but not a bright one.

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[nitasee.livejournal.com]

I don't know that Tasha's car-car behavior is indicative of her overall lack of smarts. (Though, I do believe she wasn't the brightest.) The smartest dog I ever had was fully of the belief that her rightfull place in the car was in my lap. Luckily for me, she was all of twenty pounds, so not as big a problem as say Tasha. My other dogs had similiar beliefs no matter how much I tried to dissuade them. Somehow, when it comes to car-ridin', most dogs become tongue-lopping fools.