In which case it would be similar to what I believe drives the apparent concioussness of the Ring -- Sauron's spirit through the bond between them, rather than the Ring having its own seperate intellect. It's certainly a good theory, mighty Ainur such as Morgoth and, to a lesser extent, Sauron presumably having such large intelligences that they can do this. Sauron's psionic abilities (which he uses over his Orcs) are undeniable, at any rate.
The problem is, when connecting it to Dragons, is that they really did appear to have their own separate minds. In the Hobbit, Smaug seems to think and reason by himself; furthermore, there is his self-centredness. His treasure-hoarding and self-praise/love of flattery are examples of a selfishness that I don't think would be apparent was he a mere exemplification of Morgoth's spirit. Glaurung too shows these traits to an extent -- self-praise to a lesser extent, but treasure-hoarding he also does (reputedly as does Scatha the dold-drake). Different personalities in the two dragons also manifest themselves here.
The signs seem to be that Dragons did have their own particular spirits, you know -- although theories like that one can have a place because we don't actually know anything about these spirits.
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Ok, Gwaihir, I see that it is rather difficult to change your mind [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
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Nah, I'm just argumentative [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]. You've made me more uncertain about what Goldberry is, which I appreciate, but still I can't agree with your replacement explanation. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]