re: #285 The Shadow Do

And I’ll betcha’ he got it too!

I’ve had lots of dogs and I can train them to do almost anything without saying one word.

Yeah, but you have to train them to look at you for the gesture. Verbal cues are traditionally combined with gestures to begin with, so the dog hears you, turns to look at you, and learns to associate the two. I have no doubt that some dogs can be trained without using speech at all, but I also have no doubt that it is quantums more difficult to do so.

And it certainly would not be of any use in out of line of sight communication.