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Re dogs: I'm actually going to disagree about the dogs, because have you ever met a smart breed of dog that belonged to an owner that didn't train it or stimulate it enough? They turn into nightmare criminals. A friend of a friend has this border collie that she never trained right, it'll do things like chew on a doorknob to get into the house from the garage, then methodically poop in every room in the house. Like a determined goal oriented criminal.
Maybe this metaphor is going in a different direction đ
I have to admit I've never owned a dog myself, I'm just going by how people generally seem to talk about dog intelligence.
I think youâre right, most of the dog intelligence lists youâll find are based off of trainability and willingness to cooperate with humans. Which makes sense, since thatâs the main reason someone would want to know how smart a dog breed is. For instance, Beagles are usually ranked near the bottom of intelligence lists. I have a beagle: she is very clever, but stubborn as a mule and extremely focused on food. Training her was difficult because unless you had food, she usually wouldnât cooperate. Once you were holding food, sheâd ârememberâ how to roll over, sit, whatever. Stupid? Not at all. Independent and focused on âwhatâs in it for me?â Very much so.
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A large amount of dog owners talk in such matter, but it isn't unclear if it's plurality or majority. And I think that people who have such vulgar "dog intelligence" concept deny utility of IQ tests.
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