Many people, for whatever the reason, dismiss our canine companions as simple-minded creatures, lacking the skills in strategy and psychology they imagine to be exclusively human. Perhaps this is why, despite numerous paintings offering evidence to the contrary, there are still people who believe that dogs cannot play poker.
I fold, Sharon H.
Fun fact: labs are the best.
The magpie from the links could probably hold its own playing poker with the dog.
I’ve read about projects that tried to build similar machines to get magpies to collect lost coins. It turned out that a magpie-sized animal could climb into a vending machine for soda or whatever and rob the coin box. Ooops!
Belly laugh here. The scrolldown was epic.
I’m sure he’s a better poker player than I would be…
(I don’t know how to play poker.)
One of my favorite songs is very apropos for this post. And I’ll see your straight and raise you a royal flush!