How Smart is Your Dog?
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Luna, down. You’re so smart! A lot of pet owners think their doggos are smart – very intelligent. MENSA ready. But how can we know for sure? At different points in history, dogs have been the gatekeepers of the afterlife, fluffy hunting companions, security guards and even family members. They respond to our body language, like gesturing and pointing, they understand verbal commands and sometimes, they can be deceptive – having a theory of mind (meaning they understand that our thoughts and feelings may be different from theirs). But canine intelligence hasn’t been carefully studied until recently. Perhaps because “intelligence” is so hard to define. In dogs intelligence has been broken down into three categories: Instinctive: how well ...
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Luna, down. You’re so smart! A lot of pet owners think their doggos are smart – very intelligent. MENSA ready. But how can we know for sure? At different points in history, dogs have been the gatekeepers of the afterlife, fluffy hunting companions, security guards and even family members. They respond to our body language, like gesturing and pointing, they understand verbal commands and sometimes, they can be deceptive – having a theory of mind (meaning they understand that our thoughts and feelings may be different from theirs). But canine intelligence hasn’t been carefully studied until recently. Perhaps because “intelligence” is so hard to define. In dogs intelligence has been broken down into three categories: Instinctive: how well ...
