If you think dogs are super intelligent, my dog will prove it all wrong. Dumb as dirt doesn't even begin to describe it, I'm not even sure it knows it's own name...
-SW
I'd keep that to myself if I was you. most people who spend alot of time around dogs know that after 3 or 4 years they take on the characteristics of the owner.
and cats are more reward oriented than dogs. any time I see a cat that was actually trained to do something useful a reward has to be given almost every time.
when they are puppies you have to reward dogs, but once they are full grown most of your smarter dogs do what they are told out of a sense of loyalty, and a desire to make you happy. cats work out fo a desire to make themselves happy.
and as far as vocabulary and the usefulness of what dogs can do. I used to work with some brothers who took their dog with them every where. all you had to do was say the dogs name and Budwieser. the dog would jump into the truck bed, open the cooler, dig past the cokes and bring you a beer. you didn't have to say it with any special tone, or point at the truck. just say the dogs name followed by the word budweiser and he'd get you your beer. I've never seen a cat do anything remotely close to as useful as that. now if they'd only taught it a Crown Royal comand.
