Five men and five dogs (each man owned a dog) went hiking. They encountered a river that was swift and deep. The only way to cross it was an abandoned boat, left ashore on their side. But it would only hold three living things. Unfortunately, the dogs were edgy and could not be near another person (not even momentarily) unless its owner was present. One of the dogs attended a highly advanced, highly specialized obedience school and therefore knew how to operate the boat -- the other dogs lack this skill.

How did the five men and the five dogs cross the river?

Genuis dog takes 2 dogs across and comes back to the shore. He then takes the other 1 dog across and comes back to the shore.

No dogs have been in contact with the others' owners, only each other.

Now owner of genius dog gets in with his dog and takes his dog across.

Now the person can collect people freely without the wrong dog/person interference.

Jen.

Posted by jmnw on 2004-11-27 18:52:07