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Ow do good folks 
Whilst out and about, I was observing a guide dog last week and was taken aback at how amazingly well trained it was.
Then I thought of my pooch…. 
With this in mind, on a scale of 1-10 (with 10 being the highest) how would you rate your pet/s intelligence level (within its own species of course)?
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I have a little black moggy. She's a solid 2 on a day it's her turn for the brain cell. She is 100% running on orange cat software and is easily the dumbest cat I've ever known.
She's very sweet and cute though. Even if she is a rubbish mouser. |
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"I have a little black moggy. She's a solid 2 on a day it's her turn for the brain cell. She is 100% running on orange cat software and is easily the dumbest cat I've ever known.
She's very sweet and cute though. Even if she is a rubbish mouser. "
I'll swop you for a cat that can bring in mice 20 - 30 minutes apart, all night, every night. Moles in September, baby rabbits...serious hunter, the farmer behind us thinks she is awesome, they say they have seen a visible reduction in mice. |
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Incidentally, I’ve just read a fascinating study that actually ranked dog breeds according to various tests of their intelligence.
The results are as follows:
Top 10 Smartest Dog Breeds:
Border Collie
Poodle
German Shepherd Dog
Golden Retriever
Doberman Pinscher
Shetland Sheepdog
Labrador Retriever
Papillon
Rottweiler
Australian Cattle Dog
….and on the arse end of the scale:
10 Dumbest Dog Breeds:
Basset Hound
Mastiff
Beagle
Pekingese
Bloodhound
Borzoi
Chow Chow
Bulldog
Basenji
Afghan Hound
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And for cat owners, here’s an equivalent rating for cat breeds…..starting with least intelligent:
1. Exotic Shorthair
2. Persian Cat
3. Himalayan
4. Birman
5. American Shorthair
6. British Shorthair
7. Snowshoe
8. Serengeti Cat
9. Scottish Fold
10. Ragdoll
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And the illustrious top ten list of cats as rated in intelligence (this time from 10 to number 1)
Turkish Angora
Siamese
Persian
Japanese Bobtail
Singapura
Scottish Fold
Cornish Rex
Burmese
Bengal
Abyssinian (Considered the most intelligent breed)  |
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I own a German Shepherd and I'd say a definite 10. He collects cardboard and uses it as currency, each time I give him a meal he 'pays' me in cardboard, if he wants a treat he will bring me a peice of cardboard...He's not daft because after he's had whatever he's paid me for he pinches his cardboard back for next time 
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By *ularliWoman 2 weeks ago
worcester |
"I own a German Shepherd and I'd say a definite 10. He collects cardboard and uses it as currency, each time I give him a meal he 'pays' me in cardboard, if he wants a treat he will bring me a peice of cardboard...He's not daft because after he's had whatever he's paid me for he pinches his cardboard back for next time
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I love this. Your dog sounds ace |
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"I own a German Shepherd and I'd say a definite 10. He collects cardboard and uses it as currency, each time I give him a meal he 'pays' me in cardboard, if he wants a treat he will bring me a peice of cardboard...He's not daft because after he's had whatever he's paid me for he pinches his cardboard back for next time
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Brilliant.
I just get the eyes from my dog.
He does the fake going out back thing, I open door and he sits at treat cupboard.
He’s emotionally intelligent and sits on me at times. |
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By *lynJMan 2 weeks ago
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"My cat is a -1. Doesn't play, has little curiosity, chooses to stay indoors between November and April. My son says "she doesn't know how to do catting".
Nell"
Sounds like she's doing catting absolutely fine. She's in the warm, being fed and watered and, I'm guessing, sleeping most of the time. |
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