That's an intriguing viewpoint. Yes, the more we know about animal brains and capacities permits us to entrust them with more tasks. And the more we know about how they learn enables us to train them to do those tasks. And those are technologies too!
(Who knows, maybe the dogs are having a seminar (while playing poker) on "human communication skills: vest or harness?")
Woo hoo about drugs helping!
ETA: Having seen how civilians interact with service dogs, I'd only partner with one if it provided unique capacities. Even someone as skilled at stranger-management as you might find herself overwhelmed with the babytalk and the fussing the dog gets. OTOH, I've known one handler who had a Boxer, and that forestalled a lot of kitchy-woo nonsense cause they are imposing dogs.
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(Who knows, maybe the dogs are having a seminar (while playing poker) on "human communication skills: vest or harness?")
Woo hoo about drugs helping!
ETA: Having seen how civilians interact with service dogs, I'd only partner with one if it provided unique capacities. Even someone as skilled at stranger-management as you might find herself overwhelmed with the babytalk and the fussing the dog gets. OTOH, I've known one handler who had a Boxer, and that forestalled a lot of kitchy-woo nonsense cause they are imposing dogs.