Is YOUR dog, IYO exceptionally intelligent?

[thedarkwolf]

My GSD female knows a few tricks and understand a lot of the things I say. My GSD mix male acts dumb a lot but he is the one that knows how to open doors and gates and has figured out that if he runs outside and barks the female will run out and see what he is barking out. As soon as she gets outside he comes running back in and steals whatever toy the female was playing with .

 

[AreaCode707]

My Great Dane is a sweetie, and she has a people-like personality to me, but as far as intelligence, she's nothing outstanding. Most Danes aren't. They're a great breed of dogs but they're not the geniuses of the dog world.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

My dog is as dumb as a mud fence.

 

[Maleficus]

My dog's are not 'very smart' they are very aware of our habits and can read our body language just like we can read theirs to an extent.

 

[JBT]

My GF's Rotty is as dumb as a boulder, a REALLY dumb boulder.

 

[Wuffsunie]

Stupid MUTT in the literal sense. None of my dogs has been that bright, and they've all been shepard half-breeds of some form or another. Cute but dumb for the most part. At least the last two we got were house trained.

 

[Kadarin]

My dog's pretty smart.. If I tell him to go get a particular toy, he usually comes back with the right one.

 

[stormbv]

My dog's a Lab. 'Nuff said.

 

[Vonkhan]

My dog is, BY FAR, the stupidest creature alive - even a brainless bacteria is smarter than her.

Examples:

Lies on feet under the table - when I'd call her name *BOINK* hits her head - EVERYTIME!

Throw her a treat, thinks its a huge meteor coming at her ... runs away, comes back, sniffs it and happily devours it

Ate a bar of soap, electric wire for a shaver, monitor cable, rubber bands, a tube of Arctic Silver3

She stole some cookies from the table and came to me wigging her tail. I yell at her, and take the cookie and she runs away. After that she comes back with another cookie wigging her tail again, and I slap her. After one minute she comes back AGAIN with another cookie wigging her tail again.... What do you do with this dog??????????????????

 

[Ness]

Originally posted by: Vonkhan
My dog is, BY FAR, the stupidest creature alive - even a brainless bacteria is smarter than her.

Examples:

Lies on feet under the table - when I'd call her name *BOINK* hits her head - EVERYTIME!

Throw her a treat, thinks its a huge meteor coming at her ... runs away, comes back, sniffs it and happily devours it

Ate a bar of soap, electric wire for a shaver, monitor cable, rubber bands, a tube of Arctic Silver3

She stole some cookies from the table and came to me wigging her tail. I yell at her, and take the cookie and she runs away. After that she comes back with another cookie wigging her tail again, and I slap her. After one minute she comes back AGAIN with another cookie wigging her tail again.... What do you do with this dog??????????????????

Take her over to where the cookies are, and slam your hand up against the table or whatever... yell and scream and everything... but not at her. Give her the impression that the cookies = death. The reason what you did didn't work is that she was looking for attention and she's getting it. Hitting a dog does nothing but makes them want to bite you. It is NEVER a good method for learning.