Saturday, February 2, 2013

How smart is a dog?


A dog is actually very smart, much more so than most people give them credit for. An average pooch can be compared to a two year old child, and can learn to understand about 150-200 words, including hand signals and hand movements. (Source: Bailey, Gwen. 2002. What Is My Dog Thinking?) An average dog can also learn to count to four or five, and has a basic understanding of arithmetics. (Source: petside.com)

The Border Collie and the Poodle generally top the lists of intelligent dogs. They can learn over 1000 words and understand the difference between nouns and verbs. (Source: petside.com)

The video might or might not play, ABC News doesn't seem to like the spreading of it, but it's worth checking out, so follow the link to Youtube. =D




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