Feh.
I’d go as far as saying that some breeds have as much intelligence as a 2-yr old child.
Feh.
I’d go as far as saying that some breeds have as much intelligence as a 2-yr old child.
doggie ping
And some of them are just as cute.
There was a study years ago that determined German Shepherds were as smart as 12 year olds. Of course, there are smart 12 year olds and dumb 12 year olds just like there are smart and dumb dogs. Our current crop are on the lower end of the scale. How I miss my old husky who was smarter than most people of any age.
I have found I can train a six month old dog but it takes about 18 years to half train a human baby. My conclusion is that dogs are easier to train than humans. My hypothesis (which has yet to be tested rigorously) is that is because dogs are smarter than humans.
Studies either prove what common sense tells us, or it is a lie - Dennis Prager.
I’ve got two dogs.
They’re both smarter than most democrats.
I’ve got two dogs.
They’re both smarter than most democrats.
And, they’ve never lied.
I had a lab mix that not only understood the meaning of certain words, e.g. go out, but rapidly learned the meaning of spelled words, e.g. g-o o-u-t.
Ruby
I tested out signallying to Ruby to fetch by just using my eyes. I was surprised by the results. I can use my eyes to suggest something from her as well as using hand gestures or commands.
No, they do not, it is in fact quite a bit higher, although all dogs are not created equal, same as man.
I am quite certain that some dogs have some form of ESP, and further more, I will go out on a limb and say that my dog is quite a bit smarter than some adults I know, certainly smarter than some frickin democrat green tard.
‘He urged pet owners to keep up with their “baby-talk voice,” as it is likely to get the dog’s attention.’
I disagree with this. And am not seeing the point yet of the research (sorry, I myself am in a fog right now, maybe I’m pretty stupid now).
Even Cesar Millan would disagree - that nonsense of high-pitched baby talk works up dogs and agitates them. It may be OK to “get their attention”, but largely all it does is excite dogs who are already unstable. It is excitable. Low tones are better and are calming.
I’ve seen this so much with so many dogs, mine and others’ at the vets’ and so on. I want to scream at vet techs (invariably girls) who keep doing that screechy talk; all you’re doing is further exciting a frightened dog who doesn’t need more exciting.
Someone dumped a tiny puppy on my doorstep, and now I guess him to be 8 months old, no longer a tiny puppy, but a huge, Malamute mix with bright blue eyes. He knows how to sit, come, don’t, shake, rollover, open doors, pick up trash, and put it in the garbage. He likes to charge into the bedroom in the morning, and flop around on top of me until I give him a good petting. Most of all, he tries very hard to be part of the family, with kids, my wife, my two old, arthritic dogs, and the two cats. He is very playful, but gentle. He is great with commands once he knows them, but not as quick as most dogs when it comes to looks and hand motions, and he likes things on his terms. It makes me wonder if he has a little wolf in him. Then again, I’m used to boxers who get very attached to their people.
One I had would run under the bed when I THOUGHT, "It's time for Schnitzel's bath." I didn't say a word...and it happened several times.
My dog has gone deaf (can you say ‘deaf’ anymore, or is it auditorially challenged?) but has learned to understand sign language.
this is wrong.
Dogs and cats, in their current capacities, are generally regarded to have the intelligence levels of a 5-7 year old child. They an understand words, gestures, tones, body language, use memory, learn skills, etc. My buddy had a dog that could understand a complex sentence. Knew several hundred words. Took years of training.