2007-01-04 07:52:07 · 17 answers · asked by Lauren 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Yes they are they understand everything we say and do. so your dog or a dog can be your best friend!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-01-04 07:56:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! Dogs are extremely smart, but some don't have a very big attention span. Dogs use a lot of different problem solving techniqes to get what they want.
Try this to see what I mean:
Get a piece of meat (beef and bologna seems to work best) and show it to your dog. Stack 2 piles of larger books (textbooks work great, as do encyclopedias) so that they are about 8-10 inches off the ground, with about 1/2 and inch between them. Make sure they are lying flat on the ground, and that your dog won't be able to move them. Then put the meat in the 1/2 inch crack, and your dog will try several different ways to get to it. He will probably go from the front first, trying to stick his nose through the crack. Then he might try using his tongue, then try to get at it from the top. He might use a paw, but he will work until he finds a way to get to the meat. It might take a few minutes, but I assure you, he will find a way. Be sure to tell him what a smart dog is is when he finally get it!
2007-01-04 16:06:58 · answer #2 · answered by opinionated 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on your deffinition of smart. Most dogs are trainable, so if that says smart to you, then yes.
I don't beleive that an easy to train dog is necesarily a smart dog, though. I've got my reasons, but no desire to explain in full. All I'll say is "How smart do you think you need to be to be able to sit on command?"
I think there's more to dogs than we know already, so yes, I think they're smart.
2007-01-04 15:58:12 · answer #3 · answered by mandy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it all depends on the breed read up on your breed to figure out if your dog has lots of smarts for instinse my dog is in the top 3 smartest dogs a border collie
2007-01-04 15:56:19 · answer #4 · answered by missy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, dogs are very smart.
2007-01-04 15:55:00 · answer #5 · answered by Chihuahua Lover 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-01-04 15:57:06 · answer #6 · answered by sarah 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only as smart as the owner.
2007-01-04 15:55:59 · answer #7 · answered by reklaw 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah i think so because i know a dog that is smart so i think they are
2007-01-04 15:55:15 · answer #8 · answered by Demi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hell yah some are smarter than ppl but then again some are dumber then rocks=)\
Depends on the dog you are talking about.
2007-01-04 16:29:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They measure animal intelligence by the individual animal and no longer by the breed. I personally feel that aside from that instinct thing they have going for themselves they just do Human Will.
2007-01-04 15:59:03 · answer #10 · answered by Eva 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋