Animal Intelligence: What´s Dog Intelligence?

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Animal Intelligence Kelse K. Moore

Dog intelligence
Most dogs are abdoned at a young age due to the mother being abdoned also or the owner not wanting it. a dogs intelligence is about the same as a 2 year old child. A dog can learn (160-250) words and signals. Border Collie, Poodle, German Shepherd, Belgian breeds (Malinois, Terv etc.), the Schnauzer-Pinscher breeds including Doberman, Aussie Shepherd are some of the most intelligent dog.

Border Collie
Border Collies are smart in there own way, but how smart are they to humans? Border Collies are the smartest dog breeds around today. They can do many activities for humans and can understand more
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Yorkies are smart in the things that matter to dogs, in other words they are dog smart and dont really pay attention to humans. A yorkies bread in England is to catch rats in clothing mills, possibly because they are so small. Male and female yorkies can grow up to 9 inches tall. A normal yorkie can weigh 7 ponds a yorkie with health problems can weigh 4 pounds and a over weight yorkie can weigh 15 pounds.
German Shepherd
German Shepherds are the third smartest dog breed. Their intelligence makes learning from humans very easy, which part of the reason they make such good rescue dogs. German Shepherds breeds must understand a new command after only five repetitions and follow the first command given to them 95 percent of the time. A German Shepherd's original purpose is to herd and protect sheep. German shepherds are great with new people, but also can be suspicious of everyone. Because they pay a lot of attention to people they know when something is wrong with who they are close with and that makes them go resuce and guard

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