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Insomeofinvestigationsthevariancewassoseverethatnotonlywasthedogworkthepolaroppositeto wherethesubjectwasultimatelyfound,thedistancecouldhavebeenmilesofwithabsolutelynorelationship toanythingthesubjectmayhavedone.
Theexcuseswerevariedbutusualyalongthesamelinesofsubjectivity:
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So,whattheheckcausesthisconditionofabsoluteblind faith?TobeginwithitiswhatIcalthe“Dog/Godcondition. DogissimplyGodspeledbackwardsandGodcannotbe wrong.WealwanttobelieveinourbelovedK9’sand supportthem farmorethanwewouldoftensupportour ownchildren.ItisthenatureofourloveforDog.The second and m ore insidious issue is that, yes, the dog
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trailingdogsisthatweoftenputalofourinvestigativeeggsinthesingleeggbasket.Thisiswrong,especialy whenwhatthedogdoesdefieslogic.Andfolowingscenttrailsover24hoursisnotlogicalletalone scientificalyproven;thoughtherearesomenowadayswhotrytosayitis.
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