Super-smart Dog | The Dog with an IQ of 102 | Real Wild

The creators of Animals In Love and Secret Life of Dogs, take us into the hilarious and bizarre world of super intelligent pets and their devoted and eccentric owners. There’s Kirsty whose dog, Cooper, has a 200-word vocabulary and can count better than your average toddler; the Sheridan family whose football-mad parrot, Slipmat, knows every chant and watches every game, and farmer Louise, whose trusty assistant is actually her super-smart dog, Jess.
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[@HumanimalChannel]

When my dog is frustrated with me (maybe I'm not taking him out when he wants) he sighs. Loudly. Pointedly.

[@TheKim369]

Mine sneezes and sprays snot all over!

[@rosetealatte9282]

Hahah, that's cute. My dog makes this sound as if someone is sitting on her and crushing her when we pick her up sometimes or try to get her to sit with us. It's a straining sound. She's letting us know she doesn't feel like it at the moment in unspoken words.

[@HumanimalChannel]

@@rosetealatte9282 that is so darn cute

[@kitschmygrits4836]

Mine walks past me a couple of times and steps on the top of my foot and his feet are really rough!

[@camerondkirby]

Humanimal same here lol. He grunts and lays down and it’s hilarious. This morning he woke me up when my alarm didn’t... my dog is smarter than me lmao

[@catherinenelson4162]

One evening I was watering my plants outside my home in Oregon, U.S A. Well, a momma raccoon came up to me and started telling me off. I finally got the point, and put out a pan of water for her. Oh, and for her numerous children! As it turned out, it was September, and the fresh water creeks had dried out. Those raccoons gave me nothing but appreciation from that point on. They visited every night. If I didn't have the water out, the momma would make noises at my door.

[@Whatbitcoindidofficial]

A Racoon Mom sat under my pick nick table one night with 3 little ones and ate the Bird's bread. I put out food the dogs won't eat, left overs and bread for this family. Every night they clean up. I even put soup out and they drank it all up. I never see them anymore but I know they come cause everything goes that I put out -- under the table, in case it rains. They eat left overs of any kind but not raw anything except apples and strawberries.

[@63rambler66]

Watch out being generous with anybody. If your water dries up some day she will beat you to death. She has the hands to clean up in a panic too.

[@HumanimalChannel]

So smart! They knew thatbyiu had access to resources they don't have. And mumma was brave to approach and try to communicate . I think YOU are smart for taking notice, well done:)

[@papillonstudio6169]

They would have just naturally moved on to where there's more water. It's what's intended.

[@nurulsolehah6801]

Such a wonderful act of kindness!

[@myrkflinn4331]

Even birds know when you're emotionally stressed. An old friend had a cat, a dog, a little parrot and once I felt really sad and cried and surprisingly, all animals came to me and cuddled on me. Cat laid on my lap, dog guarded and the bird nestled in my side. Animals are NOT stupid!

[@cattycorner8]

Myrk Faelinn what a lovely story

[@mattwyrick8394]

Definitely not stupid. I have diabetes and when I first started insulin I let my blood sugar get dangerously low. My dog detected it and wouldn't leave me alone until I had something to eat. If I knew how to deliberately train that in a dog I could make a fortune. The sell trained diabetes alert dogs for around $40,000. Of course there was that time when a low flying airplane went over our place. Crazy dog took off chasing it and barking until she ran face first into the fence. Animals are smart in some ways and dumb as a rock in others.

[@loravipperman3061]

Your story sounds suspect...just sayin 😒

[@mattwyrick8394]

@@loravipperman3061 Suspect all you want. She's in her heated (livestock warmer) bed right beside me. It's not as crazy as it sounds. When your blood sugar is low you eat. When I eat I always share with her. I started doing that because when she first showed up she was emaciated so bad I under estimated her age by almost four months. Because of that she had some significant aggression near food. I started sharing everything with her to teach her that I'm the giver of food not a taker. When I was diagnosed with diabetes and put on insulin I still shared everything with her. So when my blood sugar was low we ate and she learned that low blood sugar = time to eat. Also it would be a good trait for the wild because dogs being predators often attack prey that is weak. If a member of a herd has low blood sugar they are likely starving or otherwise sick and an easy kill.

[@radhasen.animalwelfare.5644]

Myrk Fælinn Any day the love n comfort of my animals... I have no need for untrustworthy, whimsical two faced humans. With animals what you see is what you get...

[@myotiswii]

Those dogs get more education, care and attention than most humans. Imagine what humans could do if we educated everyone and gave them care and attention.

[@GalacticFox32]

Base line humans can achieve massive results within short time spans with relatively mediocre teaching. If all humans had got that level of care put into our teachings and lessons? We'd probably be in the future of flying cars and space flight people back in the old days thought we would have.

[@cindyspiess9963]

Right ? ! 😏

[@ThomasELeClair]

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Beyond well said........

[@Hlimuas585]

“Raccoons can do things that dogs can’t!” Well yeah, raccoons have little hands so they can grab stuff. Dogs don’t have hands.

[@drkmgic]

her raccon cant sit still lols.

[@lemonslisterine1862]

Great observation, Einstein.

[@kaustubhrane2109]

Honestly, I think they are. Considering that raccoons can pick locks in the wild, where they don't always have a treat waiting for them at the other end. Especially when you see that most pets are trained by giving them treats after completing a task so they associate that action with food. So I'd say that's pretty intelligent. Also, they can remember the locks they picked making it easier for them to pick the same lock again.

[@seamikki6510]

But if dogs had thumbs?!? We'd be in trouble!!! 😎

[@sweett5896]

It eerked me that she took her to places like the toy store & let her ride on her shoulders in the car when she can't seem to gain control of the raccoon! It's not safe either, obviously it almost fell out car & got run over!

[@thereaIitsybitsyspider]

Can we talk about how that raccoon just forced its owner to buy a car?

[@vanessav6918]

Theitsybitsyspider No any Ferrari 😂

[@cattycorner8]

LOLOL!!

[@PlamenaPl]

the gold digger of animal world

[@erikjarandson5458]

Raccoons aren't just as smart as the smartest dogs; they're as smart as cats. When you live with an animal, suddenly discover that you're the servant in the relationship, and have no idea how it happened, odds are that the animal is a cat -- or, apparently, a raccoon.

[@seancascanet3428]

Cats are no where near as smart as dogs...you said that like cats are smarter and they're not even close

[@misspink9676]

The racoon doesn't seem to have any attachment to her owner at all. I think that's the key difference.

[@graceapted1814]

I agree, although I was surprised by how well she did in the recall tests

[@AlexA-tx3ql]

Great point

[@yonsangyap4933]

@@AlexA-tx3ql 5有

[@cattycorner8]

We think of racoons as big rats. They are troublemakers and they bite, same with opossum.

[@jess.i.can22]

cattycorner Opossums are extremely intelligent and are the least likely of any wild rodent-like animal to bite.... and it’s nearly impossible for them to carry rabies and several other diseases.

[@weo1weo1weo1]

whenever my dog wanted something he would come up to me and spin in a circle and growl at me, then I would start asking him questions and he would stop and listen to me, I would go through a list of questions to try and figure out what he wanted and when I got to the thing he wanted he would start spinning again. Also sometimes he would sort our shoes while we were out, he would put the left shoe of each pair on the couch and the right shoe of each pair on the staircase XD.

[@void-xt8pw]

thats actually really cute-

[@chocoboasylum]

My dog does the same thing (aside from the shoe thing)

[@tijj]

Some dogs act like that are dumb and lazy, but really they are super smart and have the ability to learn they just don’t choose to. Same with cats

[@dmd07051]

Brilliant!!!

[@staceykersting705]

@@chocoboasylum Same!

[@celestialcircledance]

It's not just smarts but a willingness to learn and extra devoted pet owners that is part of the equation . I would argue that animals in the wild have to be even smarter to find food and outwit predators .

[@anim8torfiddler871]

So when you Don't have to be smarter than your food, brain function just goes on vacation? There's a lesson in there somewhere for humans.

[@serpentarius1194]

I don't necessarily think that makes wild animals smarter. It's just that they're devoting their time, effort and mental capacity to something else. I wild wolf isn't going to learn 150 different names for individual objects, because it needs to use it's wits to survive. The pet dog on the other hand doesn't need to, so can devote it's brain power elsewhere. Granted, a lot of stuff is instinctual, hence why working dogs work as well as they do. You make use of natural instincts so they can herd sheep/find and kill rats etc. But yeah, I'd certainly say that a wild animal and domestic animal are generally similar in intelligence, just devote it to different areas (there's an exception for things like cattle which were bred for docility. To be more docile they basically became dumber than their wild counterparts, which is true for many farm animals. They're smarter than you'd think, but not like wild oxen are)

[@screwistic]

@@anim8torfiddler871 yes we say that but then we see that we have outsmarted them and many people outsmart animals. So we are smart and brain doesn't kick in. Counter point to the original comment, it is not like that at all. They are trained by their parents and are infused with this information by birth. They are brought to the water. Brought the food. That is why people can locate the same animal very easily. Or why stray cats and animals live near humans because they dont enter our areas unless knowing what it is. They know this by being brought there as kids or feeling the scent of food or water. They arent smart in that regard they are just biologically different. We cant smell water but a lot of other animals can.

[@lindatullos9430]

@@anim8torfiddler871 LOL true , you use it or lose it but food isn't the only motivator for brain function. much higher order thinking doesn't involve food ,but replacing it as the driving force to learn. When you don't have to worry about where your food and shelter is coming from , you can turn your brain to much more interesting pursuits.

[@susanhowe163]

@@serpentarius1194 WILD wolves are proven to be far more intelligent than most domestic dogs. For example, wolves know the howls of others from their own pack,even if there are several other wolves from different pack howling at the same time. They are able to organize a hunt. They know which ones are the best for the hunt and the leader decides who will come with him on the hunt. The leader eats his fill, and then the strong female eats. I don't claim to explain why wolves are so much more intelligent than most domesticated animals, and maybe there are some animals more intelligent than the wolf, but wolves have my passion and love ❤.

[@catherinenelson4162]

Melanie's human is sooo intense!

[@samsonian]

Melanie has her owner trained real good. Honestly, I think she may be smarter than her human.

[@cuddlycooper]

It’s her passion for her animals that you’re seeing! She’s a lovely person & has devoted her life to caring for her animals 😊

[@kristinazoe370]

@@cuddlycooper exactly

[@camerondkirby]

Cooper The Shih Tzu I don’t know... I think she obviously has passion and has all good intentions, but it’s just not carried out right. They’re animals, not children. Animals can be pets, yes, but never children.

[@MCOOHMusic]

Fr lol

[@lynnarthur1411]

Never underestimate the intelligence of any breed of animals. Including reptiles. I lived with a Dachshund that played a very clever game of hide and seek. So clever, that my company looked forward to playing this game with her. RIP Trucey Herbalina Von Fritz. The best roommate a girl could have ❤️❤️❤️

[@anitahardesty2163]

I would love to have my dogs IQ tested. Everyone says hes human. He understands complete English and is so extremely smart it's insane! Takes me one time to teach him anything. He is a mini Australian shepherd. I can tell my dog to go get anything and he knows exactly what I'm saying. My dog knows 300 words. He knows the spelling of 50 words. He knows complete sentences also. I've done the various tests for his IQ at home and everytime it takes a second to do it without me saying anything. The blanket test, the chair test, the bucket test etc.. the total score for all 6 tests he got 3 points which is 18. 16 and above is brilliant. I was shocked.

[@SOP83]

That crazy racoon lady was cracking me up.

[@chqncxllor1636]

lol same, it kinda reminds of the infamous girl that has 4 laptops.

[@Dakini45]

She is doing a great job to change people’s negative attitudes to raccoons, I met one knocking at my back door in Texas and I could tell she was v intelligent. I could see that she had independent movement in her fingers and could manipulate objects very easily. I told her that I loved her but if she stayed around our area someone might kill her, I never saw her again thank goodness, I hope she found somewhere safe. I also worked in a brand new college as a professor. The college had been built on natural land, it became a bird sanctuary. The local raccoons felt it belonged to them and broke into our arts building that included a fabulous concert hall and practice rooms, studios. The main damage was that they managed to fix all the water fountains so that they were permanently on, they need water to eat as they don’t have saliva. A few machines were brought in to dry out the beautiful custom carpets and everything was back to normal in a few days. Again it took a lot of intelligence for the raccoons to work out what tools to use to get in and then fix the water supply. It is easy to take a superficial attitude and see them as a nuisance and not the highly intelligent animals they are that need to be protected.

[@chqncxllor1636]

@@Dakini45 I appreciate you taking ur time and writing this,

[@bar10ml44]

Sterling Pickens eccentric but she means well.

[@SobrietyandSolace]

Nothing about her is crazy.

[@samsonian]

I loved the look on Barley’s face when his mom is trying to show him other dogs’ achievements...he’s like, “what, it’s not enough I work my ass off to keep you happy? Good grief!”

[@lucisventusnoctis]

I think barley recognized the other dog too and so got growly haha

[@shipwreckedpoet3]

@@lucisventusnoctis hahahaha

[@statusaeswave2979]

When I moved to my 5 acres . . . one hot summer day I heard a tapping on my south door and found a raccoon there, knocking. She stood up and I saw that she was a young, new mom. I got some water and passed it out to her and as time when on, I purchased cat kibble to give her. She kept coming back, bringing each new family to share. Best thing about it was that I would open the sliding door with a knee high barrier and hold the dish of cat kibble out -- she would come, stand, reach out and pat my hand and take the first helping. So very polite, always, my Missy Mom !!!

[@shastafog2516]

Problem is they are rabies vectors. Their salvia carries rabies. No open sores please. Old folks with weak immune systems BEWARE!

[@rebeccahopkins9522]

I’ve had the pleasure to have had both a highly intelligent dog and a highly intelligent cat in my life. When I was a child, My dog Skipper, a Jack Russell/Daschund was extremely intelligent right front the beginning. Not only did he cover himself up with blankets when he was cold, watch tv sitting on his hind legs and could use the remote to turn the channel, he even used to watch people’s mouths when they talked and try his darnedest to mimic the words we were saying and to talk back. And he was good at it too. My mom, not an animal person (😡) would sometimes swat at him with the broom. He’d promptly go to the master bedroom, open the closet door, take my moms best high heeled shoes out, chew the hell out of them, PUT THEM BACK IN THE CLOSET IN THE SAME SPOT AND SIDE BY SIDE, then shut the closet door 🤣 Then if my mom made him get off my bed or shoo him, he’s piss in her shoes AND ONLY HER SHOES. Needless to say, she put a lock on her closet door. He was clearly not happy about it either as he tried to chew and scratch through the door 🤣he was really something. He could also take his own water bowl into the tub, drop it under the faucet, turn the faucet on and put water in it, turn it off and then drink the water. He was also very sweet, mischievous and tons of fun. God I loved him so much. He was the greatest. Then years later I had a Maine Coon cat named Tanner who was the smartest cat ever. He learned to open and close doors, use the people toilet, walked on a leash, used to go and visit friends and family and walk right in and flop right down on the home owner’s feet like nothing, he even used to get in the shower with me and give himself a shower and also when I’d grab my car keys he’d immediately stand under where his leash was hung and grab it and pull it off the rack and literally bring it to me in his mouth, cause he loved to get in the car and go for a ride. He was also the most loving and sweetest cat ever. They were both the greatest friends I’ve ever had. Sadly they are both passed away now, but hardly a day goes by I don’t think of them, especially when watching animal videos. I have to write though, that we had terrifically strong and loving bonds together, which Melanie seems to have none of with her human 😉 Super smart or average intelligence, all animals are precious and amazing in their own ways. ❤️

[@lma1943]

Rebecca Hopkins Thank you for sharing your story, loved it! 💕

[@justadog8011]

That’s amazing! I hope their happy up there!

[@mkingl25]

I love this comment I hope this goes somehow viral

[@juneevans8115]

Our animal is partaustralian dingo. This do* teaches himself @ll kinds of things to impressus

[@lizzyhannan3875]

scientists are only just realising: .... animals have emotions .... animals are smart ....... pet owners : DUH!!!

[@1MinuteFlipDoc]

mammals with brains!

[@dalefaith24]

Lizzy Hannan 😂😂😂

[@TheAnnaKarpinska]

Yet they keep eating them

[@lights4946]

Ikr you’d think scientists never owned a pet before. They’re clearly intelligent. Reminds me of when i learned that scientists used to think animals couldn’t feel pain meanwhile if an animal gets injured they yelp and cry so clearly they feel pain and you can see it without all the tests. Now they acknowledge that they do, thankfully. Currently scientists say insects can’t feel pain, but since they thought the same of animals when that clearly isn’t the case.. I’d say they probably can. That’s why if i have to kill a bug in the house i make sure i do it as quick as possible so they don’t suffer.

[@scrubjay93]

I completely understand your view, but the word "scientist" is really too broad. "In 1872, Darwin published The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, in which he argued that all humans, and even other animals, show emotion through remarkably similar behaviors. For Darwin, emotion had an evolutionary history that could be traced across cultures and species-an unpopular view at the time." It is only unfamiliarity with the subject or bias that would make a scientist believe animals have no emotions. Domestic rats have been shown in controlled laboratory experiments to exhibit altruism to unrelated individuals, something that would have been thought impossible for animals other than humans not long ago. They were the first to show that in an experimental setting. When a rat in a cage group dies, the other rats are clearly depressed for a day or two--they form very close bonds like other social animals--corvids, elephants, dolphins. They have recently shown that they can also recognize the emotions of other individual rats through their facial expressions, which are likely perceived through their incredible array of whiskers. This is called empathy---the ability to recognize the emotional state of another of your species. All of these things have adaptive value for social animals, which is why humans are by no means the only animal that has emotions.

[@pollypocket2282]

Our family dog shitzu Suzie was the same. She knew the name of each toy, food type and told you when she had to go out and was hungry. She also loved to sit up like a human and watch tv!

[@DaniHMcV]

Our Shih-Tzu Chewie was the same :)

[@crazyplantlady9214]

That also means they know what "I love you" means and that's really all I'll need my future dog to know

[@vigneshrk]

awwww...but "sit" is quite useful too lol

[@lilyroberts402]

The woman with the raccoon seems like her life is way too consumed with it. It seems unhealthily obsessive. Is the raccoon happy being her performing circus pet like this?

[@lilyroberts402]

@Rata 4U Yeah, but there's a huge difference between healthy mental stimulation, and training a raccoon to do all of this nonsense. - Where do you draw the line? I guess, is the question, and obviously not everyone agrees with me and that's fine. Just, the raccoon doesn't look happy, imo. I feel sure it would be happier in an environment which most mimics a healthy raccoon life in the wild than being a frantic performer to appease an obsessive person.

[@lilyroberts402]

@Nyree HarrisI just don't think raccoons riding bicycles for humans with obsessive, repetitive focus is a good thing. I'm allowed to disagree with someone.

[@lilyroberts402]

@Nyree Harris Also, I'm not "battling" anyone, lol. I enjoy the discourse. I think it's worth having, and people are allowed their own views on this.

[@lilyroberts402]

@Anon Ymous Okay

[@mattwyrick8394]

@Rata 4U That's what I do with my dog. Whenever I eat out I bring something back like a small number of fries then I hide it before I bring her in. It's her favorite game. If french fries ever become illegal I'll have the best detection dog ever. She actually knows way ahead of time that we are going to be playing the game because she smells the food on me when I get home.

[@peacefreedom4930]

I don’t know how to feel about that raccoon. Her human has so much nervous energy. It makes me uneasy. I can’t tell if Melanie does tricks because she enjoys it or feels she has to. The border collie seemed to initiate the activities. But Melanie is dragged around. Why wasn’t she crated in the city or the car?

[@cattycorner8]

Leslie Sinclair My thoughts exactly!

[@autumnanne54]

Yes!!! Well said

[@Tegist123]

24:40 shes in a crate while in the car

[@braxtongarris04]

@@Tegist123 she tried to jump out the window... So not all the time no..

[@JoeNoobie]

Because the childless single neurotic owner thinks of the animal as her baby. She gives it false attribution of human qualities. Like when she bought the car because the animal climbed out of the crane toy to get in the car toy. She attributed it to the animal having a temper tantrum wanting to possess the toy and being coaxed with it when there's no evidence the animal has a concept of possession or that "having a temper tantrum" might gain it possessions. She's just a silly neurotic woman fixating on this animal because nobody wants to have a relationship with her and foster her ability and desire to be a mother.

[@jaz1551]

oh my, the raccoon clapping for itself is precious!

[@iiiiivvvvvyyyyyy]

Ikr I was gonna mention but I am glad you noticed too

[@DonnaBrooks]

Can you give me a timestamp? I didn't notice that!

[@DonnaBrooks]

@@iiiiivvvvvyyyyyy I missed it! Can you please give me a timestamp?

[@LTilli313]

The lady with the raccoon was kinda weird and seemed borderline obsessed. I have to say Melanie won my heart over riding that tricycle though!! She did the shapes, the maze, & basically all the tricks the smartest dog did. I also like Melanie's hands -- she actually has digits!

[@phatmonkey11]

May be high functioning autistic

[@lindasanders7621]

I agree with you, I felt that she was a little too arrogant to prove her point. I love the raccoon though, well behaved smart and a sweet baby. I loved how the Golden peeked over the maze and just jumped over to his mom. 😂😂

[@a.evelyn5498]

I think she may be on the spectrum, & that’s by no means a bad thing. She deeply cares about her raccoon.

[@a.evelyn5498]

I do worry for her raccoons don’t have long lifespans. They can live to be over a decade with the proper care. Nevertheless I wonder what she’ll do with all those toys when Melanie is no longer with her… the amount of toys definitely seems excessive.

[@poppykok5]

One of my happiest early memories are when my beloved Grandma used to set food out on the big front porch for the neighborhood raccoons...I'd sit by the window in total fascination...I simply can't imagine a life without animals to love...

[@Katerina-wj2ct]

That raccoon lady was kind of going on my nerves

[@RedSpiralHandTV]

She seems a bit like she's on the spectrum, you know, a big of Asperger's.

[@paigejohannesen9681]

rude.

[@carolcoates3750]

Katerina Well she is American and we know how gushy they are!

[@sarahkim3265]

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[@Katerina-wj2ct]

@@sarahkim3265 и јас така мислам

[@mefford67]

*Goat’s are NOT stupid! I met an African Pygmy when working at a ranch AND he was insanely clever. He soon recognized the sound of my car well before I was visible. Discover their favorite snack and you can easily train them!*

[@mackenziekarsonovich1073]

I’m American and I LOVE the raccoons that live near my house. I even leave salads by the woods for them lol. The possums are cute too!

[@missjewells5063]

My family had a ShitZhu for 19 years, and she was spoiled, and very intelligent. She understood when we talked, and would respond. Learned quickly, and loved affection, especially from ppl that didn’t care for dogs, lol.

[@mimimills2524]

We have a Shih-Tzu and we swear she knows what we're saying!

[@vikkinicholson2300]

This Shih-Tzu looks just like my late Alex. He was so beautiful and sweet and I will forever miss him.

[@bloemundude]

Raccoon intelligence is definitely worth further study. At my house outside Chicago, I've seen their problem-solving and motherly abilities showing their young various techniques of finding food. I had one beg from me on my front stoop when I came home with a pizza once. I gave him a few bites worth of crust. I've since found tiny dirty paw prints on my front window.

[@jon9428]

Just the crust? Heartless my man. I once gave a raccoon half of my subway footlong because he had the balls to come to me.

[@bloemundude]

@@jon9428 In my defense, I was bring the pizza home for more than just me. Blame my relatives; I do.

[@marmaladepie2722]

@@jon9428 BLESS YOU !

[@sparky6086]

My great aunt had a pet raccoon who would hold a handheld mirror by it's handle & look at itself, as if it were a human.

[@sparky6086]

Dad remembered a mule, who would stop plowing as soon as he heard the local factory's steam whistle. He knew, when it was quitin' time!

[@carolcoates3750]

The dumbest animal in this video was the raccoons owner for letting it climb out of a moving cars window!

[@SharJ24]

😂😂😂😂

[@lorimiller4301]

They make Seat belts for Dogs now. Safety First.

[@carolcoates3750]

@@lorimiller4301 I''ve got one for my lad, damn good idea!

[@lorimiller4301]

@@carolcoates3750 Good to know. My wish is more pet lovers taking excellent care of our furry friends. They deserve it. 😊💘🐩🐁

[@nx_br4ndy459]

@@lorimiller4301 We need racoon seatbelts!

[@bnenomore]

I don't blame that raccoon trying to end it all out the car window lol That woman is crazy

[@SharJ24]

😂😂😂😂

[@saraanders1194]

Jokes on you Gabe gets all the toys he wants if he remembers them

[@Felix_Effex]

he really wants 200 head in a field..

[@IExpectedBSJustNotThisMuchBS]

I had a dog when I lived out in the country. We had a rope that we hung from the screen door on the porch, which opened inward. The dog trained himself (as he had with so many other things). He'd also push the door open from the outside. One day, he was carrying a huge 5 ft stick and wanted to take it onto the porch with him. As he approached the door, he paused, set it on the top step, pushed open the 3 ft wide door, picked up the stick and turned it parallel to his body, and carried it through. He was the most amazing dog.

[@MrSomecrackhead]

My one dog will either pull on a door knob or hit it with her paws while pushing, knowing which way the door opens and successfully turns the knob fairly quickly most of the time. My other one will head butt doors hoping to get through.

[@brandinshaeffer8970]

The raccoon is the only one not just smarter than a dog, but smarter than its owner. Kudos Mr. Raccoon...kudos.

[@francinepuskarich5755]

My little Teddy, passed away in December 2019 he was 15 1/2 years old.....he was a Coton de Tulear and very very smart......he also rang the bell to go out to the yard.....and when he was a puppy and we sang happy birthday to my husband and Teddy started to sing all on his own and sang for 15 1/2 years every time he heard a song. And we even sang the Good morning song everyday to the tune of happy birthday.....I MISS HIM TERRIBLY

[@Dakini45]

She is doing a great job to change people’s negative attitudes to raccoons, I met one knocking at my back door in Texas and I could tell she was v intelligent. I could see that she had independent movement in her fingers and could manipulate objects very easily. I told her that I loved her but if she stayed around our area someone might kill her, I never saw her again thank goodness, I hope she found somewhere safe. I also worked in a brand new college as a professor. The college had been built on natural land, it became a bird sanctuary. The local raccoons felt it belonged to them and broke into our arts building that included a fabulous concert hall, practice rooms, and studios. The main damage was that they managed to fix all the water fountains so that they were permanently on, they need water to eat as they don’t have saliva. A few machines were brought in to dry out the beautiful custom carpets and everything was back to normal in a few days. Again it took a lot of intelligence for the raccoons to work out what tools to use to get in to the building and then fix the water supply. It is easy to take a superficial attitude and see them as a nuisance and not the highly intelligent animals they are that need to be protected.

[@NTF-zb9wi]

A friend of mine had 2 young raccoons adopt him, when he was living in a camper at a junk yard in PA. They'd open his window every morning & let him know that they each wanted a banana, tapping on his hand until he gave each of them one of their own. (Or, so he described to me...)

[@ThomasELeClair]

@@NTF-zb9wi ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,My experience with raccoons was at DeNaples auto parts,,,,I worked in a big building , the junkyard was all around the building......I dismantled cars inside the building.........One afternoon a coon came up to the plate that I put out for the cats..... He must have smelled the food from outside , as I ate a late lunch every afternoon ,,,I laid out food for [him or her ] , but it only went on for a few days .. Never saw the coon again.....got a few photos somewhere.....

[@kristoferstoll587]

That Raccoon lady needs a friend BADLY! "YES!"

[@bentleyr00d]

Yeah, her personality is...unusual.

[@sheenak3733]

She seems happy.

[@sheenak3733]

@@bentleyr00d Nice she's not a carbon copy of anyone.

[@davidataturk4406]

How the fuk do you know she has no friends?

[@lambchop6278]

Or maybe you need to open your mind a bit more.

[@tonyrevo]

My Shih Tzu knew every toy's name easily and he had a lot!

[@scrubjay93]

I was most impressed by the raccoon's ability to focus in that setting surrounded by what would be natural predators! Definitely deserved the prize she was awarded. I have never doubted their intelligence--so much depends on the human learning how to train a particular species, finding the right motivation, behaviors suited to the species, being able to understand the body language of the animal, etc.

[@thecatwoman6496]

Our little Shihtzu x Maltese, Lucy, is incredibly smart. Born without retinas, she’s totally blind, so she’s developed her other senses to a high degree to compensate. She maps out new places by circling the room, and any stairs too. She only does it once, yet she remembers how many stairs every time, where the water bowl is, and where she leaves her toys and bones, and goes straight to them. Or she will stand by the laundry door if she wants a different toy. When I cuddle her she only allows it for a short time then waves her paws to get down, but if I say hold my hand first, she wraps her paws tightly round my hand, then waves her hands just once, which means put me down now. If somebody else picks her up she will wave her paws furiously, and people think it’s so cute, but we know it means put me down right now. She knows an extraordinary amount of words, including the names of her doggie friends that we visit. If her water bowl is empty she woofs once, and stands next to the bowl. Same if she wants to go outside. She sleeps on our bed, and in the morning she tries to wake us, firstly by giving a little whisper-woof. If we don’t respond she gives a slightly louder woof. If we still don’t respond she shakes and rattles her collar. If all this fails, she gives us a couple of taps on the shoulder. When she wants a treat she follows me to the kitchen then sits and raises her paw. I call that her ‘good manners’. She also waves goodbye to visitors with her paws. When she’s outside she knows where the car, tractor and trailer are, even though they’re never in the same place twice, and will walk around them. But the most extraordinary thing she does is this. Once a month or so we travel to a farm approximately 2 ½ hours away. About an hour into the journey we always stop at a servo for coffee and a little walk for Lucy. Every time when we are about a kilometre away, even if she’s been sleeping, she wakes, cocks her head a bit, then jumps up ready to get out. We have no idea how she does it, but she never fails. If anyone knows how she does it I’d love to know. She does it before the indicator goes on, and before I back off the accelerator, so it’s not that.

[@otpyrcralphpierre1742]

More than likely, she hears a change in the tone of the pavement. It's hardly discernible to Humans, but is to dogs. My Jack Russel gets bored and goes off to sleep when I'm driving for more than an hour, but he wakes up as soon as I get to a stretch of the road that changes the tone of the tires. He also responds to changes in throttle and brake, and perks up when I hit the turn signal. I swear, he could drive if I adapted the controls.

[@sherrysaunders3758]

I’d love to see video of your dog

[@otis2554]

She is amazing .

[@ThisIsShumi]

I like how Cooper has his tongue out most times like, “Stupid humans 👅!”

[@mamacitadelosperros533]

Missing teeth.

[@sarahs5340]

Yes, but Cooper stole my heart. Star power!

[@riohenry6382]

Shih Tsus are the sweetest, prettiest dogs around. My Shih Tzu learned to keep up with his Jack Russell brother just fine. They’re very obedient and a great pet for any family

[@AlishaArlene]

I'm an American and I love raccoons! Absolutely adorable creatures! Hard to have as pets though. Bevause they are so smart, they are also very curious and inquisitive and get into things constantly. Melony is very blessed to have a mama who loves her dearly and keeps her mind stimulated!

[@fineblanket]

I want a tv show where they put melanie in a suit and she's a magazine editor and all day she points at things with those creepy little hands of hers and her interns have to interpret whether its in or its out.

[@2cleverbyhalf]

I have a chihuahua min pin mix. She is really bright. She knows my routine better than I do, and she bosses me around when it is bedtime because she loves to snuggle before going to sleep.

[@francinepuskarich5755]

Teddy spoke every time he wanted something. Cookies or walk .....played ball like a champ...I could go on and on about him...he was such a joy....

[@lyndainlv]

I think the animals behave more normally than their owners.

[@_hyeong_5162]

😂😂😂

[@jaswantkhalsa2849]

No doubt raccoons are smart. They’ve been outsmarting humans for years.

[@RC-ie5ru]

How so? Need examples

[@925263]

@@RC-ie5ru Distracting them to steal their stuff. Sending in one raccoon as a diversion, only for another to come and wreck the trashcan, simply for fun. Pretty much one-trick ponies though, even if said tricks are advanced. Once you learn what an individual raccoon's game plan is, it's over, so it's not like they actually outsmart humans. Winning one mental battle out of a hundred isn't a win.

[@danilejai7801]

Absolutely, I was an home insurance adjuster and the raccoons always had the upper hand on the home owners!

[@ImehSmith]

Thank you

[@kathypomeroy5538]

@@ImehSmith .. ch

[@gwynthegnome2050]

Lol….the shitzu actually has its owner trained very well. Every time it rings the bell, the owner comes and opens the door!

[@lovingatlanta]

👍😍⭐️My Shih Tzu was super smart. He could count, understand the spelling of words, knew directions on how to get to places and understood that whispering meant to be really quiet. I didn’t train him to do a lot of stupid tricks. But I did teach him one stupid trick which was to, play dead. 😂 It was the only thing I trained him to do in which he would absolutely insist on getting a treat for, 😂 it’s like he knew it was stupid but wanted to please me do he complied. Otherwise he did what ever I told him to do without complaint or treat. Another example: I buy expensive high thread count sheets & bed linens. Although I never let him sleep in my bed, I would give him the old high thread count stuff for his bed. To see if he had expensive taste, or knew the difference, once I tried to trick him with a new 200 thread count pillowcase, he kicked the pillow with that pillowcase out of his bed. He refused to have anything to do with it. He chose to sleep on the hard floor and displayed pouting and depression until I gave him a high thread count pillowcase on his pillow. He was very intuitive too and could sense when things weren’t right or if I was having a migraine or not feeling well. I can go on and on. Every one who met him said he acted like he was a human. I miss him. RIP ole boy, RIP. 💝🙏

[@ThomasELeClair]

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,thank you for the story.......

[@lovingatlanta]

@@ThomasELeClair - 👍🤩💝

[@laujenny4709]

I like stupid dogs....when I call my dog, he just looks around and pretend I am calling others

[@sammyblackchow9541]

At least he looks around. A few of mine have sometimes acted like I wasn't even there.

[@UniDocs_Mahapushpa_Cyavana]

Maybe he is intelligent enough to know if he does nothing, he can just have a lie in.

[@ast-og-losta]

lol... my Mom's dog would look for himself when he was called. Funny.

[@luceatlux7087]

i loved the image of Kip, lazy asleep, with his tongue out while his owner says, "Kip hasn't got anything to prove..." AMEN buddy; i hear ya...

[@pedalpusher4141]

lol

[@GEGE-bx3fj]

There was that one teacher or prof whose dog knew a 1,000 names of his toys. He cud even pick out toys he had never seen b4...he was able to reason that the toy he wasn’t familiar w/was the one his master was talking about. Raccoons r VERY clever Fr across the waters Canada 🇨🇦 🐥🐥🐥hugs etc

[@cleoxo2566]

Yes, that dog's name was Chaser, and he was a boarder collie, owned & trained by a retired college professor named John Pilley. He was featured on the science program Nova - a program on Public Broadcasting in the US - and not only did he correctly identify every toy he was asked to find, he used the process of elimination to fetch a new toy named by a name he'd never heard. It was amazing. Just Google him to see the video.

[@TheMuddyMilesTrain]

I taught my childhood border collie 5 new tricks and an entire skit routine when she was 13 years old. Miss you Pepper.

[@abrahammond407]

"Kimberly thinks that raccoons are leagues smarter than the smartest dogs in existence" Kimberly: "A raccoon is definitely as smart as a smart dog"

[@ryanblack844]

Then it nearly jumps out of the moving car's window. No dog is that stupid.

[@justasillygoofyguy]

@@ryanblack844 I would just like to say, thousands of dogs are that "stupid" my dog attemps to jump out the window everytime we go out even if the windows only slightly open. She's a mix of german shepard, rottweiler, border collie and pitbull, so all considered smart dog. I've also seen so many other dogs do the same, so it's not just my dogs. I don't mean to sound rude, I just needed to tell you.

[@tatijanacaldrmoska9418]

When I tell my jack Russell Millie where's grandma or grandpa she go's and finds them. She knows let's go for a walk, come, out, be nice, be gentle

[@tatijanacaldrmoska9418]

@Nyree Harris I agree with you, Jack Russell are super smart

[@lindaedwards2342]

I’ve known this for years lolI I have gotten use to having to spell words out because my beagle Bugsy knew way too much. He acquired quite the Vocabulary over there 19 years he lived.

[@TheKim369]

We started spelling certain words for our Jersey the dog, for example if we were discussing if we should take her for a W A L K now or later. Wasn't long before she learned to decipher those special words. She only lived 18 wonderful years.

[@TheKim369]

@@SusanKay- After that come elaborate descriptions, like we need to go to the animal care professional, ha, ha.

[@jelatinosa]

@@SusanKay- my cats would do the same 😂

[@harrynac6017]

We never have a "cookie" with our coffee, but a "grown men's treat" 😁

[@cynthiat6505]

My Miki knew what we were spelling. She knew when I was unhappy, she’d come up to me and look straight into my eyes and not stop until I would tell her I was ok. She knew when I was about to have an asthma attack, before I began to wheeze. We miss her more than words can describe.

[@Doxymeister]

Poor Kimberly. Yes, Melanie is quite smart, and raccoons ARE considered pests here in America. I think it's BECAUSE they are so smart that makes them such a pest. There's almost no container that they cannot get open, no building they cannot get into if they're so inclined. Those of us who live on farms can tell you all about the many trials and tribulations we go through to keep our livestock feed safe from them. At my farm later in life, we kept all our horse and chicken feed in an old full-sized freezer, turned over on it's back, that has a padlock on it--that's what it takes to keep those pesky raccoons out. Once a raccoon sets it's sights on your chicken coop, your chickens are done for. They often are unable to kill an adult chicken, but are good at catching and eating your young pullets and decimating your eggs. Why does Kimberly keep Melanie in a large cage at home? She does because if left loose, Melanie would destroy Kimberly's home overnight. Not even kidding. It's nice Kimberly wants people to know that raccoons are smart--but we all already knew that, we have to live with them on a daily basis.

[@animalinstinct843]

We all love animals can't live without them

[@katiekat4457]

What about Chaser the border collie that has over a thousand toys that he knows. Plus he does agility.

[@TheKim369]

Yeah, I was kind of jealous, my Maggie, border collie knew more than 150 words, (and probably that dog too), not only did she know the names of items, but also action words like go for a ride, go for a walk, lie down, sit, etc.

[@katiekat4457]

@Barbara Sowak thanks for giving me the update. I have wondered about her. I didn't know there was a book about her. Do you know what the title is or who the author is? I would really like to read it.

[@anaj9346]

Raccoon 😍 what a little superstar 🤩. Gosh I love animals.💕

[@DaniHMcV]

Our beloved Shih-Tzu passed away just after Christmas, 2016. He was so smart that my husband and I would always say “he’s only missing his speech”. He understood compound command or questions that were open-ended. He provided the answer by showing us exactly what he wanted after, or often before we even asked him a question, etc. If there was anything he wanted, he showed us. He could also understand a pointed finger, which many dogs do not. He had many toys and he too could retrieve each based on our name for them. There was nothing Chewie wanted that we couldn’t understand. We miss him so much. My husband was raised on a beef farm and no stranger to saying goodbye to animals he considered his buddies, but when Chewie died, he wept, just like he wept when his grandmother, the woman who raised him, died. He meant that much to all of us.

[@quickfeather]

Cooper: Picks up shapes and puts them in the box of his own accord Kimberly: Literally flips the box to the right side and gives the shape to Melanie "She learned it SO quickly!"

[@justasillygoofyguy]

I honestly think rat's need more recognition for how smart they are, they're as if not more smart than dogs, everything i've seen these dogs do I've taught my rats and I don't even often do training. Shadow the rat has amazing rats and they are so amazingly smart. Rat's do not deserve the bad rep they get!!

[@ldg508]

50 cent: I got the magic stick Raccoon: Hold my beer

[@juneevans8115]

Another thing our dingo does. Is 5is. I use a chair lift to get up and down stairs. He sits at the top of 5he steps and waits until I get down and fold the seat up before he comes downstairs. Also when my husband who walks up, or me again in my chair lift, he waits until we give him permission to come up. Again, We. Did not teach him this. He goes into his crate right away on command. He has one downstairs that he recognizes. as his home.and another crate upstairs that he recognizes as his bedroom. He goes to the door and sits quietly to go out and does not go out ahead of us. Then he comes when we tell him to. Soo many things he has taught himself. But we have also taught him things that he learns after we tell him once. Almost unheard of in the canine world. Things like shake a paw. Sit. Wait. Sit pretty. Etc. He learned his name within two days after we got him. Things he does that we have found out are natural for a dingo. He climbs a fence like we do. He digs hole, which is a major headache, but we can’t stop him as it is natural behaviour for a dingo who dig dens for their young. They say they also climb trees but we h@v3 not tried him on that. I prefer he doesn’t do this.

[@divebum121]

I’d be interested if they let the raccoon run without the leash, what would happen.

[@rickjason215]

The Raccoon would be gone. I know raccoons, because they nested in my house. I was attacked by one. Dogs have a connection to their owners. A raccoon doesn’t. Kimberly needs to get rid of that horrible pest and get herself a man.

[@ivankarakov9691]

* NO! My raccoon! My raccoon! Leash stays! *

[@cynthiadianecarey9902]

@@rickjason215 Wild racoons are just that... wild animals. So are wild dogs, and a lot more apt to attack a human. Pet racoons love their people.

[@davidataturk4406]

@@rickjason215 Coon PTSD?

[@hash524]

The raccoon was trying to get away in the car. I feel reeeeally bad for her.

[@smallstudiodesign]

Raccoons are so intelligent ... and creepily so. Those little paw-hands are their best tool to get them in and out of so many situations. I think squirrels are up there too. And crows -- very very intelligent.

[@kikilriki]

Don't know if the racoon is smarter than a dog but it's definitely smarter than the owner

[@kamalmanzukie]

LOL

[@lambchop6278]

Cheap shot

[@ladyblazette]

That woman with the raccoon has lost her mind, definitely not a bright idea to take her into a toy store.

[@janetdonald9801]

ladyblazette I think everyone in that toy store that day would disagree with you.

[@keh-dalia809]

The raccoon lady is obsessive!!! Edit: okay, I think they are all obsessive. The only one who isn't is Gabels owner who didn't purposely train to make him smart, he's just naturally smart!

[@russellwilliams4317]

My colli lived for 24 years and she was too intelligent. She could climb and scale 11ft concrete walls and used to walk me to school and even waited for me after school to walk me home. She did that from elementary school to my senior year in highschool. Not to mention, she never liked fetch, lmfao. Every time I tried she would look at me as if I should go get it. I miss her every day. This colli is beautiful and I love hearing stories of them.

[@Happybidr]

Given the IQ test, it is not even possible for any animal to take the test, much less score 102.

[@beverlybalius9303]

Happybidr Now how would you know?? It’s a dog iq test I am sure!! They know Dog things!! Lol!

[@mccari09]

Lol national IQ in the uk is only 90 Mine is 140 so there is no way a dog has 102

[@LilianNunesdeSouza]

@@mccari09 IQ is a quotient, it doesn't measure absolute intelligence. It takes age into account. For example, a toddler may have a 160 IQ, while a 30 years old person a 120 IQ. Who does have the higher absolute intelligence? Definitely, the 30 years old person. But this toddler has a higher intelligence potential, which means that when he gets 30 years, he will have a higher absolute intelligence than that other person. The dog with a 102 IQ probably faced an human IQ test designed for toddlers and he got that high score because he was too young, some months of age I suppose. His little age distorted his IQ (his intelligence potential). Of course the curve of intelligence improvement through age is completely different in humans and dogs. Even the curve that measures biological age does not have the same scale in dogs and humans. So it was a completely distorted result, but probably the dog faced a real IQ test for humans (toddlers).

[@mccari09]

Lílian N Souza somebody feeling like they need to prove they are smart lol

[@cuddlycooper]

Happybidr this is correct. I never took an IQ test, & 102 also isn’t even considered a high score on any human test. I don’t know why they gave it this title 😂

[@hannahlanai]

I can't but feel Melanie would be totally disinterested in learning or tricks if food wasn't involved. Granted, I've never had a raccoon, but it seems that the desire to please their owner isn't really there that you characteristically see in dogs. She is adorable though with her little hands ^_^

[@AlphaBravo860]

38:26 lol He got jellous... "Mom, That ain't not nothing. I'll show him at the competition."

[@nytimb]

when that raccoon dies that lady is going to lose her mind (or what's left of it anyway)

[@Julmaa87]

I was wondering if she was a bit insane..

[@adalovelacestan4640]

they can live up to 20 years in captivity

[@marionlacebal9498]

😂😂😂

[@galemiller7422]

@@Julmaa87 yes she's a little bit short on brain cells I realized that when I saw all those toys she had in the room for a raccoon! That's just weird! 🙄

[@celestek.2395]

I don’t think border collies should be pets unless they work on a farm or you are a high energy household that is engaging in activities with them. Otherwise they will develop unwanted habits to try and occupy their minds and bodies. We need to learn about pets and their NEEDS as a breed, before we buy them.

[@catherinenelson4162]

I agree fully! I had a border collie that I got from the animal shelter. He obviously had been abused. He was afraid of men and of feet. But what a beautiful soul! He loved to run in the field near our house and jump fences!

[@bentleyr00d]

Very true. Border Collies need so much stimulation all the time that they're often not the best house pets. Give me a simpleminded dog who's happy to lie around the house.

[@dennisnashville7114]

I absolutely agree Celeste. A friend has a super smart Border Collie. It is a constant struggle to keep that dog involved and entertained.

[@katherinemorelle7115]

It’s much the same with Australian Cattle Dogs. Heelers are almost as intelligent as Border Collies, and for much the same reasons. They’re also just as physically high needs. I tell people all the time- Heelers are amazing dogs, but you need to have a plan to exercise them a lot, both mentally and physically. If you can’t give them that, don’t get one. I don’t have a Heeler because I’m disabled, and can’t give one the physical exercise it would need. I got a cat (a rather smart cat) instead.

[@NTF-zb9wi]

Akbash Shepherd Dogs are very similar in the "workaholic" sense. They're more laid back; but, they still need at least 5 fenced acres to patrol, on top of their other jobs. My guess as to why my wonderful ASD wound up in the nearby pound, after the ACO picked him up roaming. She went to the trouble of finding where he had lived; and, went up to the door. When the skank that lived there answered the door, she told her, "We've got your dog down at the pound, if you'd like to come get him..." The reply she got was, "GO F()CK YOURSELF!!!" and the door slammed in her face!... That skank's loss is DEFINITELY my gain! I could not have custom designed a better mobility service! dog! All I can figure is that they might've adopted him as a puppy, mistaking him for a Lab mix. I was told by an Akbash expert that he MIGHT POSSIBLY have up to a quarter white Lab (due to his only being 100# (+/- @3 pounds) and having a bit more "biscuiting" than what's typical for a full Akbash; but, his personality id 100% Akbash!!! I'm really hoping that being at the bottom end of the size spectrum will result in a longer lifespan than he'd have it he was towards the top; or, even the middle of the breed parameters. I'm going to be LOST whenever I DO lose him!...

[@boxertest]

Anyone think Gabriel the Border collie has a problem with his back leg, seems like a limp

[@GotAnUmbrella]

He probably does, but I assume the owner knows and it might even be from his age.

[@GotAnUmbrella]

And FYI It's Gable, not Gabriel.

[@merrywalsh2809]

Two of my shih tzus are very smart. One had a large vocabulary, and the other is very observant and anticipates exactly what I will do right away.

[@kkjames5643]

I had a shitzu and he just passed away last month at 14 years old from cancer. He knew how to do math, amount many other things. People don't give them enough credit.

[@seamikki6510]

Oh Dear..26:40...did the Professor just plant the seed that Kimberly needs to get MORE raccoons! 😲

[@rvprossjjlrzar]

We had a very smart Shih Tzu. I was wondering why they were so far down the list of intelligence too. Love seeing Cooper prove this list wrong. Glad to see the racoon getting its due as well.

[@joannalynn3848]

My Shih Tzu was very smart. He learned the directions go left left; go right; go straight,when we walked around the neighborhood. I did not try to teach him this. He always walked ahead of me and always went the direction I told him to go. I varied our walk every time we went out.

[@insomniacslive]

a raccoon riding a scooter is the sweetest thing i've ever seen

[@goddessrick8734]

She wanted to prove Cooper isn't just cute with an adorable photo shoot🤦

[@Musica-zt6ov]

17:36 Racoon: ight im bouta head out

[@kathleendado4230]

I have had shih tzu my whole life (since 1986 when no one knew what breed they were) and never have I thought of them as stupid, dumb, or a lap dog.

[@courtney9213]

I love Cooper❤❤❤ he’s the cutest little guy!!! With his tongue out.

[@laurenf5587]

I have a shiz tzu mix and he learns tricks really quickly and figured out that scratching the door means he gets let out. He’s very smart :)

[@CheeseySavage]

28:22 I laughed at how perfectly that dog packed itself into the suitcase. Like I remember the days when I was curious enough to try & fit into a suitcase. Most of the time it worked and I still can bc I’m just really short. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@flanneryred5755]

That raccoon shouldnt be accepted in a dog competition! A "pet" competition, sure, but she is NOT a dog!

[@donnahowell4864]

I think her owner was trying to prove her pet raccoon was smarter than a dog. They are smart but they are definitely not a dog. That's like comparing people, monkeys and elephants. We each have different species advantages.

[@Sassy_Alaskan]

My neighbor had a border collie and that dog was a genius. We never taught her anything. She just knew it. It was like she spoke human and understood every word we were saying. Super smart dogs.

[@cleatishoskins6429]

I had food and water out for stray cats in my area when I realized from the dirty water each morning that racoons were visiting. I continue to feed them, watch for them in the night, especially when they begin to bring babies each summer. I find them fascinating, though messy.

[@XFanmarX]

Every time they did a shape-test with Melanie, her owner just keeps putting the correct shape and hole right in front of her. And Melanie just smashes it in until it fits without even looking. Raccoons are smart. But that lady isn't fooling anyone.

[@cyberspacecadette777]

All I've seen raccoons do is steal cat food.

[@oossum]

If you think animals are dumb because they dont conform to things humans class as IQ look at people in their dellusions. Dogs made me realise. Thanks. Allways for their lives

[@Whatbitcoindidofficial]

My son left me with his 4 big dogs. 2 of them were bro and sis. My son was in the hospital, I cared for the animals. The big German Shepared, brother of the female barked under my bedroom window all night long. Didn't know he knew where it was. He barked for me to come and help his sister who died that night. Next day I apologized to him for not listening to his barks. He turned his back to me the entire time. Finally, he turned around and howled like a wolf. He actually cried out loud. Never did that again. He is blind now, old and I spoil him. He is independent, learned to go outside, the size of the yard etc. They are much smarter than I gave them credit for. He crawled upstairs for company and loves my little Dachshund who barks to give him the right direction. (his 3 other companions all passed away, old age. I cared for them all and now have only the two left.

[@remedy....9040]

I’ve always felt animals are smarter than people give them credit for... Makes me really sad for all those wild, domestic, and farm animals in horrible conditions...

[@oossum]

@@remedy....9040 1by1 we change to better behaviour. Keep the spirit your concern gives us strength to heal, correct and be of good care to all animals together even those within men and women boy and girl. A great tool in this matter is that people do not like to be frowned upon. Hint there are many ways to make a soup but all of them create such. Good seeds....

[@jelatinosa]

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[@sammyblackchow9541]

@@Whatbitcoindidofficial Dogs are so wonderful. Mine have given me so much over the years. I'm old now and they are all dead but I still have the memories.

[@ninabains4349]

Kimberly and Melanie are so adorable!!!! I love them both!!!!

[@jannelson1221]

I had a shih tzu named Nanopet who unfortunately died 6 years ago at the age of 17. She amazed me! Not only could she discriminate a whole bunch of toys and other words, perhaps 200, she could tell the blue snake from the red snake and retrieve them on request!! The colour discrimination did not generalize from toy to toy tho, as far as I could tell. I truly believe even now that she could count up to 4...Then, my life became too time intensive to train/test her much more. She was more responsive than my late husband ever was hahahaha!!

[@NTF-zb9wi]

My service dog can definitely count, at least to 4... He knows how many Alpo-snaps each of his tasks are worth; and, if he "gets shorted on his pay" (sometimes my cookie pouch isn't as full as I thought it was; or, too many people try to talk to him, which results in his earning a cookie for turning towards me and ignoring them), he "expects an interest payment" when we get back to the car...

[@needmoreramsay]

Meanwhile Cooper is thinking " I've trained my mom to give me a treat every time I put the shape in the box."

[@fellen1611]

I've had goats since I was young, as well as dogs. I've spent about the same amount of time with both, and honestly, they're not that different. I would say that dogs are still a bit smarter, but goats can be taught loads of tricks, and have a decent sense of emotion it's kinda neat :)

[@etaylor8028]

My shih tzu/Bichon mix is super smart! Whenever he wants to go out to use the bathroom (we live in an apartment) he’ll go stand by the front door, and he’ll look at your shoes and then back at you as if to make the message clear. He taught himself this as a puppy. He also solves those dog puzzles that are meant to provide “hours of stimulation” in minutes.

[@angelah.2291]

My Chihuahua also knows the names every one of his toys and will get them on command. It’s really impressive with the 3 that look alike but are different animals and he knows the differences between the 3. Animals in general are amazing and very loving.