I am always amazed at people who doubt the intelligence of animals. May not be the same as ours, but as the video clip linked here shows, it is no less smart

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/218fa57b36

That's one heck of a smart dog.

I had once a minpin in boarding that first jump the 1 meter stone wall, then clamped himself on the wire net and climbed another 2 1/2 to 3 meter, muffled himself through the bamboo sticks, then sailed down on the next door neighbors' mosquito net. From there jumped down another 1,75 meter down on the ground.

It completely baffled me how on earth he managed to get in the next kennel. Till one evening I heard strange noices and I caught him in the act.

It also baffled me why he did it. The next door females weren't even in season and he had his own two wives.

Anyway, from then on his name was Hudini.

Nienke

tuvia our park dog (mixed boxer great dane galumfy sort of goofy dog) was an expert at release the different kind of clips we used to clip his chain to the cable... we tried every type including the type used on tying horses in stables... safety clips, swivel clips, the large shackles, small screw type shackles... no matter what , within one week, we would find him up at the kibbutz running around with some doggy friends in the neighbhorhood, and terrifying the people (he was a huge leggy red black brindle) while he dragged his chain with him...

it wasnt like he didnt like his home either, cause he would see us, and jump in to the car, then get out and run to his area and dog house... he wasnt bored (he worked, and had time off cable, and toys)... he just managed to undo every type of collar or clip.

forgot to add, and they were never broken. he managed to somehow get them to unswivel, or get the clip to open or unscrew...

Edited October 10, 200817 yr by bina

I was home alone one night (8 yrs old- my older siblings that were supposed to be caring for me had decided to bugger off down the street) and burglars decided to pay a visit. We had a great dane. As the visitors were trying to jimmy the door to the room where I was watching the TV, the old girl came in, stuck her nose behind the curtain, gave her bark, turned around, pushed me away from the curtain where I had come to look and positioned herself between the door and me . She then let loose her barks and growls. Maybe it was instinctive turf defense, but to a terrified kid holding on to her hind quarters, she was smart enough to know what to do and certainly more reliable than my pea brained brothers who had abandoned me for a road hockey game.

When my brothers showed up to resume their charade of caring loving boys (not), they were surprised to see the attemped break-in. Of course they did what resposible brothers do everywhere and said, dumbass why didn't you call the cops, you're going to get in trouble now. Like I knew at 8 yrs old way back then where the biggest crime in our neighborhood was someone throwing a snowball at a passing bus. When the parents got home, there were some unhappy siblings and a big dog that was the hero of the house with whom I slept with on the floor for a month or so after that.

Ok, so maybe it's not a nobel prize winning event, but to me she was a genius and my best friend ever. (Ranks right up there with the time she managed to grab a left over roast off the counter without my father knowing as he was about to make a sandwich.)

Now a truly smart dog would be able to get back in!