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You remind me of the horse that could count.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clever_Hans#The_Clever_Hans_eff...

"The Clever Hans Effect has also been observed in drug sniffing dogs. A study at University of California Davis revealed that cues can be telegraphed by the handler to the dogs, resulting in false positives."



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