Why Dogs Chase Cars
Why do dogs chase cars and what would they do if they ever caught one?
———- from Kim Teevan of San Francisco, CA
Kim, get on with your life. You’re 40. It happened. It’s okay. It’s not like you’re as old as Dr. Science or anything. Okay? But good question… Dogs chase cars because they’re trying to tell the driver something very important. What that message might be is something the driver, and ultimately science, will know only if the dog catches the car. Unfortunately, no dog has ever successfully caught a car to transmit the bytes of information she/he had in store. Dogs that have caught up with cars seem to end up snapping at the car tires, which usually ends up costing the dog’s life. So, because one important variable in the equation has ceased to exist, we cannot come up with a solution. Science can only state that dogs will always chase cars and will never be able to get across what they’re trying to say.
Kim, get on with your life. You’re 40. It happened. It’s okay. It’s not like you’re as old as Dr. Science or anything. Okay? But good question… Dogs chase cars because they’re trying to tell the driver something very important. What that message might be is something the driver, and ultimately science, will know only if the dog catches the car. Unfortunately, no dog has ever successfully caught a car to transmit the bytes of information she/he had in store. Dogs that have caught up with cars seem to end up snapping at the car tires, which usually ends up costing the dog’s life. So, because one important variable in the equation has ceased to exist, we cannot come up with a solution. Science can only state that dogs will always chase cars and will never be able to get across what they’re trying to say. 