tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974406546323301344.post823340889967396568..comments2023-04-08T06:06:13.055-07:00Comments on Notes from the Pens: Grooming, Implements and Mirror NeuronsAya Katzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830585801297506770noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974406546323301344.post-69745920889163526962014-09-13T08:38:26.355-07:002014-09-13T08:38:26.355-07:00Hi, Kathy, I am working on speaking more precisely...Hi, Kathy, I am working on speaking more precisely, too, but the thing that really trips me up sometimes is incorporating the other person's point of view into the way I frame my communication.<br /><br />At the beginning of the video, Bow was calmly watching me brush my hair, not by looking at me, but by watching the action take place in the small image on the screen.<br />Aya Katzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07830585801297506770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974406546323301344.post-83935848620616339692014-09-13T06:38:40.977-07:002014-09-13T06:38:40.977-07:00Aya, the older I get the more I learn about langua...Aya, the older I get the more I learn about language and try to be more clear & exact when I say something. It's a work in progress. But you have a perfect example here of why it's so important (if we want something - for example, Bow to brush YOUR hair).<br />Anyway, he looks very relaxed in the first picture and looks like he maybe observing your or listening to you say something and contemplating it. I like the idea of mirror neurons - never heard of that, but that is probably why our dogs end up acting so much like us too!Nikkis Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04900207220789667368noreply@blogger.com