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RJFerret212 karma

Scent. Families smell alike, share a microbiome, eat similar foods, etc.

Remember our primary sense is sight, so to us, swap similar babies, we'd have no idea, but for dogs, it's like you're purple and brought home your purple scented baby, not the neighbor's green smelling baby.

Most animals also shelter young even cross species, like other mothers feeding different species offspring. The nurturing the hungry and caring for young seems an innate trait.

RJFerret48 karma

Since blood and sweat impacted them, likely any water based liquid.

RJFerret39 karma

Such as? It would seem weird trying to find where they work to go interrupt and shake their hands in appreciation, as much as folks might like to. Calling 911 and asking, "where are you" might be ironic, but obviously problematic.

RJFerret22 karma

You didn't plan on this career, so what path brought you to it?

When called, what information do you seek first?

What is the most annoying habit of true emergency callers, and what would you have folks calling in do differently to alleviate it?

What impact do callers with location disabled on their mobiles have?

Are latitude/longitude coordinates as useful for responders as a nearby street address for outdoor incidents?

Do you have text/SMS 911 available yet? How does the less interactive nature of texting impact things? (Or if not enabled for you yet, what do you anticipate/have you heard? Will procedures be different than verbal?)

What other modern forms of communication might be adopted, since texting is being replaced by online/mobile chat services.

RJFerret21 karma

Any box store employee'll cut a new one, or can use the self serve kiosks, no worries. Don't even mention it's engraved don't copy, they won't check/care.