The Genius of Dogs

The Genius of Dogs explores the curious mind of man’s best friend in relation to human intelligence, as dogs and humans are connected and have many similarities that make the relationship between them so strong and unique.

Similar to infants, dogs develop over time skills to survive and learn from humans when watching them. However, they learn much more rapidly than babies. Another similarity between the two is that dogs also learn how to observe their surroundings and have reactions.

An interesting fact about dogs is that they can understand human gestures without being trained to do so. Of course, if you want your pet to learn tricks and understand orders, you’re going to have to put in some hours or hire a skilled individual to do so.

Just like your toddler, your four-legged pet can make the same errors. For example, if you hide an item behind a piece of furniture, and then move that object, in full view, into another hiding spot, they both would still search for it in its original hiding place.

Dogs managed to survive and develop alongside humans for a reason. They’ve learned social skills, tolerance and to be approachable. They’re friendly and helpful. Unlike other species, these qualities helped them survive and become the most popular pets worldwide.

Maybe we can learn a thing or two from them as well. Being kind takes you places!

We love the idea of talking to our pets. Children are often trying to encourage their animal friends to speak up. So, we started talking to them and they started answering in their own ways. However, they don’t actually understand words, but symbols.

For example, they can hear a specific word, like ‘frisbee’ and recognize the respective object, if trained multiple times. They can even recognize objects from pictures. Moreover, dogs even learned how to trick us! For example, they can steal a piece of food without our knowledge and eat it secretly, knowing we wouldn’t allow it.

However, there are certain limits to a dog’s ability to understand things. They can’t seem to perceive obstacles on their way, or basic notions of physics, such as the height or weight of an object as they’re trying to pass through spots they don’t fit in.

Nevertheless, dogs are social animals, and they stick with their owners under any conditions. This is how they keep on learning more and more from humans, and develop more intelligent traits, like identifying items and learning how to solve simple problems.

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