Do you ever smoke nearby your dog?
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My dog, Paladin or Pal is always close by. That is unless his nose, he's a Lab, gets the best of him.
Absolutely, Levi and I take our daily Town & Tune Tour in the SL500 to head for his walkabout, I puff away to it, while doing it and on the way back. We venture out several times a day with me piping and Levi by my side unless his Weimaraner's nose catches a better scent.
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My dog, Bailey, a bloodhound/lab mix (mutt), thinks my pipe is my snack and it is also snack time for her. Hence, I always have company.
Bonding with the pets is always satisfying. Something comforting in knowing that you are unconditionally loved. Or a least, tolerated.
Our dog will sit by me when I smoke and he doesn't seem to mind it. However, he's not fond of my lighter, and will shy away sometimes when I light up.
For sensitive, intelligent companionship, it is difficult to do better than our four-legged family members. Our three cats are quite tolerant of my pipes. They study the smoke as it rises, and don't evade me when I'm lit up. The question of animal intelligence strikes me as a settled matter. If you have to ask, you aren't astute enough to answer the question. I get far more communicative signals from dogs and cats in less time than I get from most people in weeks, most of it highly coherent and factually right on the mark. Also, you know right away how they are feeling about you at the moment; the fact that they themselves know continuously puts them ahead of most humans. The evolution of intellect is incremental and humans are not leading the game in all respects ... folks.
My dog, a lab, and my wife's dog, a W. Highland Terrier, pay no never mind. The Highland will sit next to me on the couch, half asleep. Lab on floor. They don't bat an eye, even when awake! to lighting or puffing.
The dogs and cats are well covered here. I'll cover cows. They predominantly smell and taste rather than see. When I smoke around them, they do tilt their heads up as to smell the fragrance. Very seldomly they try to lick the air, which is normal. Cows have a unique, curious nature. They get spooked by sound and motion. I always heard that pipe smoke calms them
Our cats occasionally sit with me while I smoke. As MSO said they like to study the smoke as it rises. The watch so intently I sometimes wonder what they see in the rising whisps.
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