Essay: The Intelligence of Dogs

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Introduction

All animals have their own level of intelligence which they display in their daily activities. Dogs are capable of counting; they are capable of understanding over more than 100 words and purposely mislead other dogs and humans in order to get things done their way. Miklosi (2004) has researched and studied numerous literatures and came to a conclusion that dogs have the capability to solve multiple problems at a time and thus their habits resemble humans more than seen earlier. The psychologist exposed that dogs’ mental aptitude may be equal to a child of 2 year-old.

Miklosi (2004) also mentioned in his researches that there are many breeds of dogs available with different types of intelligence. However there are specific three types of dog intelligence: “instinctive (what the dog is bred to do); adaptive (how well the dog learns from its environment to solve problems); and working and obedience (the equivalent of ‘school learning’)” (Miklosi, 2004).

According to Hare (1998), the differentiation of the dog’s breed plays a main contribution towards their intelligence level.

1. Border collies

2. Poodles

3. German shepherds.

4. Golden Retrievers

5. Dobermans

6. Shetland Sheepdogs

7. Labrador retrievers

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