grrclark Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 One of our collies drops her ball out of one of our upstairs windows when it is open then sits at the door wining to be let out to get it. When she comes back in she's straight back up to the open window and does it all over again. If you leave the door open she does it for around two hours before she gets bored. We cant decide if its intelligence or stupidity. I think that it is intelligence, understanding the cause and effect of her actions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 (edited) some kids on a few estates around here fit that bill. KW Can you herd them with a collie as well? I think that it is intelligence, understanding the cause and effect of her actions. Although the definition of stupidity is repeating the same action and expecting a different outcome- like voting for Labour really We used to have a big Charolais bull running with our cows. One Sunday lunch time the bull appeared on the front lawn. We put him back in the field, and as we walked the hedges to see how he got out we found a heifer in difficulties calving. We put it down to a coincidence. However, the bull did this several times over that summer, and each time there was a cow calving. In the end, whenever the bull got out, we'd check the fields before putting him back. We also had a cow that could count. In the milking parlour, the fourth stall on the left would always yield more feed if knocked. This one cow had worked this out. We could never get her to go down the right aisle at all. she would always stand by the gate into the left side, she would let 3 cows go by and then force herself in. If 4 cows went past, then she'd back out and wait for the next batch. Very clever animals. Caring father? Edited May 26, 2015 by keg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a303 Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 How smart do you have to be to sneak up on a blade of grass. Fantastic! Explains a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 Can you herd them with a collie as well? r? No, but a Rozza can scatter them with a flashing light Don't say Dogs cannot count, try any number of dog biscuits in your pocket, you hound will know exactly how many there are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 But I'll bet there are some interesting accounts available of remarkably intelligent dogs- that might be an interesting thread? One from today`s paper http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3096146/Down-boy-Amazing-dog-learns-bounce-children-s-trampoline-escape-garden-follow-owner-work.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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