On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 14:44:26 UTC, Darryl Okahata
opined:
"Stan Goodman" writes:

While it may be an old wives' tale, something like this is followed
in other parts of the world: in Hawaii, people sometimes put out large
glass bottles of water (gallon jugs or so) around their yard to
"discourage" dogs and cats from going to the bathroom there.

I have no doubt of it, there is no limit to the foolishness of ignorant
people. I have seen apparently rational people swear that they are getting
energy out of a crystal hanging around their neck -- not much different from
expecting water bottles to influence the bladder and bowel discharges of
cats and dogs.

Well, I think the "theory" is that dogs and cats are more reluctant
to go to the bathroom around water. I have no idea how true this is.

That may well be true; it makes evolutionary sense for clients of the
waterhole to avoid fouling it.

On the other hand, it isn't clear that dogs and other non-human mammals can
perceive that a glass bottle has water inside. Or, if they could, that the
column of water it contains is equivalent to a pool from which water can be
lapped up.

--
Stan Goodman
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Israel

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