Just for fun
Do you think your dog is smart? Average? What is his particular type of intelligence? Is he great at learning but with poor common sense? Is he really good at reading people's emotions? Is he street smart but not good at learning tricks?
I don't think Watson is particularly smart - at least compared to some dogs I've met and owned. He's a simple creature who doesn't try to out-think me and isn't a great problem solver. What he lacks in problem solving abilities he makes up for in determination - he will try the same thing over and over to get what he wants, even when it's not working :rofl1:
He's also not very quick at learning new behaviors - he needs a decent amount of repetition and for me to approach it from a couple angles before the light bulb goes off. Once he figures it out though, he has it and can usually apply it in completely new environments without a problem, and he's slow to forget. His generalization skills are surprisingly good.
I'm not complaining! Super smart dogs are awesome, but I like my sweet simple boy too.
Do you think your dog is smart? Average? What is his particular type of intelligence? Is he great at learning but with poor common sense? Is he really good at reading people's emotions? Is he street smart but not good at learning tricks?
I don't think Watson is particularly smart - at least compared to some dogs I've met and owned. He's a simple creature who doesn't try to out-think me and isn't a great problem solver. What he lacks in problem solving abilities he makes up for in determination - he will try the same thing over and over to get what he wants, even when it's not working :rofl1:
He's also not very quick at learning new behaviors - he needs a decent amount of repetition and for me to approach it from a couple angles before the light bulb goes off. Once he figures it out though, he has it and can usually apply it in completely new environments without a problem, and he's slow to forget. His generalization skills are surprisingly good.
I'm not complaining! Super smart dogs are awesome, but I like my sweet simple boy too.