> Depending on the task their task currently at hand, I would have thought > that canines perform quite well....
Normally, yes. But you should see how some American canines are spoiled/pampered! Then there is the Western American canine (any breed), where during the "dog days of summer" the animal just sits there, unable to move from the dust and heat, right next to his master, likewise imobilized, together on the front porch. -- R;
