Sunday, September 27, 2009

Dogs and their Supersenses

Have you ever heard of a dog having an unusual sense? Yes, all dogs do have that great sense of smell and sense of hearing , well I guess that I shouldn't say all  dogs, but when I say unusual I mean like being able to do something that you don't really hear about much, hence "unusual". 
I recently read a column by one Craig Wilson who writes a weekly column, every Tuesday, for USA Today. His column titled "Dogs turn tail and hide from thunderstorms" is about his dog being able to "hear thunder a 1000 miles away". As I hear stories about peoples' dogs and their remarkable senses, being able to sense thunder is always a popular one. Although I have heard of dogs being able to sense things like pregnancy, seizures, spirits, among other things. I like to call these "supersenses."
I have a dog. Her name is Hermione. Now my dog, her supersense is that she has an acute sense of time. Now I'm not sure if you've heard of that, but I haven't, but thats just me. Its really quite odd. She can tell, no she knows when its Sunday. See every Sunday my family goes on a "Sunday walk". I don't know what it is about the "Sunday walk" because we take her on other walks throughout the week, but on Sunday she will not shut up. No matter what we do to try to make her shut up, she will not submit to our shouts of frustration. If you don't believe me you can ask my neighbors and they'll confirm that statement. 
Hermione has yet to let me down. And although she doesn't have a problem with thunderstorms, she has her own unique problems. Or should I say "supersenses"?