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Years ago, while I was overseas, Mrs bought an Afghan in a moment of madness. It too could have stepped over the gate, but chose instead to run, full tilt, into the paling fence. Repeatedly.
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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Actually I'd class that highly intelligent. The abstraction of an injunction from a symbol (think road signs), a sacramental relationship, if you will, requires smarts!
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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oops! really? Couldn't believe this. Poor creature looked beautiful. 
I have dealt with German shepherds more. I tend to forget it's a 'dog' by the way it behaves. Found them highly intelligent. I could just talk to them, literally. They understand every damn thing! 
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy.
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They're the dog of choice for the sheep farmers in the UK. We used to have a programme called "One Man and his Dog" on British TV. It was a weekly competition between 3 shepherds to see who could complete a series of tests with a flock of sheep. The fastest dog won. It was fascinating to watch the dogs work to just whistles from the shepherd.
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I remember it! It was an excellent "back from the pub, had Sunday Roast, collapse in front of the TV" program.
Then they lost Phil Drabble, and it was never the same ... 
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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So true - RIP, Phil Drabble
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I have watched these programmes too . I think on Animal Planet channel. They were lovely.
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy.
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That's not what is important, what matters is EQ in today's market-lead, team-based world.
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Right! [^]
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy.
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Interesting. Russels are recognised by The Kennel Club and so are eligible for Crufts. They're also recognised by the Australian Kennel Club.
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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yea!  I just love them. But I heard, they are quite short-tempered.
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy.
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Vunic wrote: 6.Shetland Sheepdog
Sigh... I miss my Sheltie... He was a brilliant dog... No wonder they call that breed "Miniature Collies". Didn't need any training, just understood everything. Only downside was that he would bark his head off whenever the UPS or FedEx guy rang the bell.
Vunic wrote: 7.Labrador Retriever
Had one of those too, before the above... Friendly dog, but seriously dumb as dirt... I mean, dumb as a bag of rocks... Almost as dumb as the folks in QA (rimshot)
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I think almost every dog breed that takes care of sheeps, turns out to be an intelligent one. Thinking where things might have clicked for them
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy.
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Our labradoodle is the dumbest dog we have ever had. There are protozoa smarter than him! Our two wolfhounds are both very smart, though. Just a tad on the goofy side.
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???
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From personal experience, Jacks are very clever dogs and AKC / CKC can go die in a fire for not including them. If you want thick-as-pig-sheet then go for an Airedale; beautiful, noble and destined to special needs classes at obedience school.
I would question 'intelligence' on any gun dogs; retrievers doubly so. Gun dogs are good at simple tasks, the McJobs of the canine world.
Get a Jack. Get two.
veni bibi saltavi
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Nagy Vilmos wrote: From personal experience, Jacks are very clever dogs
You have owned one?
Nagy Vilmos wrote: I would question 'intelligence' on any gun dogs; retrievers doubly so. Gun dogs are good at simple tasks, the McJobs of the canine world.
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy.
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Vunic wrote: Least Intelligent...
11.Shih Tzu
I'll vouch for that. My sister's owned two of these, and they've gotta be the most useless little yappers that have panic attacks the moment they can't see anyone around.
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Easy to add a heavyweight to make a fool.
(9)
modified 18-May-16 4:19am.
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Simpleton ?
Easy = Simple
Heavyweight = ton
We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP
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Day off today so on CP early was a pretty easy one though 
We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP
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It's time to replace my old-and-worn-out kb and mouse.
Curious what you are using, and happy with.
Anyone using the MS ergonomic wireless kb and mouse set [^] ?
fyi: I am not a "gamer," and have no need for a mouse or keyboard that provides a "light show," but I am a speed-typist.
thanks, Bill
«There is a spectrum, from "clearly desirable behaviour," to "possibly dodgy behavior that still makes some sense," to "clearly undesirable behavior." We try to make the latter into warnings or, better, errors. But stuff that is in the middle category you don’t want to restrict unless there is a clear way to work around it.» Eric Lippert, May 14, 2008
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I have Logitech for both.
The keyboard is a Logitech Y-BN52 [^] which is very comfortable to use, and has good "feel" - plus multimedia keys for volume, mute, and such like. It replaced my 15 (or more!) YO "very, very cheap" one which I loved, even if most of the keytop legends had worn off... because the KB that came with the system was horrible. Bad feel, keys slightly too close together, ... nasty and error prone.
The mouse is a Logitech Trackman Wheel[^] becasue I'm used to them, like them, and they don't fall off the edges of a mouse pad! I've had to replace one of the uSwitches, but that was next day from flea bay, and only a couple of solder joints.
Both are wired: I dislike wireless keyboards and mice, mostly because the battery never runs out, but also because it's physically tied to the computer so a) it's easy to find if the cat gets playful, and b) it's one less "black box" to try and test when the mouse or keyboard stops working.
Since neither of them move much at all, the wire doesn't get in the way.
Particularly with the KB, get your hands on one and type: it's amazing how bad some of them are - a tiny difference in key size or placement can have a huge impact on your accuracy. And the "feel" of the keys is important too: too "hard" and "clacky" puts some people off, too "soft" or "mushy" and I'm never sure what I typed unless I'm watching the screen all the time.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Cherry MX Blue keys (tactile clicky), corded.
Whatever cheapo corded mouse hangs around.
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