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Delinquent Dogs Are More Intelligent Than Obedient Dogs

Wednesday, January 12, 2005

British dog expert Jan Fennell spoke at a seminar organized by the Dog Wise program in Wellington, New Zealand and claimed that dogs who misbehave are smarter than obedient dogs.
Known as "The Dog Listener", Miss Fennell says delinquent dogs are far from irredeemable: "The naughtier they are, the more intelligent they are and they aren't going to be pushed around by an idiot.
I suppose it makes sense. If you think about this in terms of humans, kids with high intellect often become bored and restless at school when held back to keep pace with the rest of the students. That's when they get themselves into trouble. It's long been known that dogs who tear up objects do so out of boredom. It's not that the dogs are delinquent, they just need more intellectual stimulation.

3 Comments:

  • Oh thank goodness! My Great Dane is a genius!!! I am so relieved to know that is her problem, and I thought she was too dumb to understand "NO"! She is just too smart to care!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 6:45 AM, January 14, 2005  

  • I have a Basset Hound - and she's definately just too smart to care. The only way you get good behavior out of her is if it's important to her - usually if food is involved. But she's definately a smart dog - if you want to keep her out of things, they have to be up really high (she moves furniture to reach things) or require opposible thumbs to open.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 9:00 AM, January 14, 2005  

  • Boy am I glad to hear this!! I have a Bassett/Beagle mix and she is a handful. I also have a six year old daughter with the same problem. Now I understand what is behind the behavior. Thanx.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 7:20 PM, January 14, 2005  

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