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Somewhere In The Ether…

Ow do good folks

Whilst out and about, I was observing a guide dog last week and was taken aback at how amazingly well trained it was.

Then I thought of my pooch….

With this in mind, on a scale of 1-10 (with 10 being the highest) how would you rate your pet/s intelligence level (within its own species of course)?

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By *olden RatioWoman
46 weeks ago

Buckinghamshire

My Siamese cat is super, super clever. My oriental cat is an absolute idiot.

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By *olden RatioWoman
46 weeks ago

Buckinghamshire

So to clarify... a 10 and a 1!

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
46 weeks ago

Reading

One of the cats is a 4 the other 1 but they are both 10 on the cute scale

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By *arley QuimWoman
46 weeks ago

Somewhere

Cats 1 & 7

Doggo -4

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
46 weeks ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

My pooch is a chocolate lab.

She’s incredibly friendly and is a bundle of fun.

She’s also really thick.

I love her anyway though

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By *usanStoHelitWoman
46 weeks ago

liverpool

I have a little black moggy. She's a solid 2 on a day it's her turn for the brain cell. She is 100% running on orange cat software and is easily the dumbest cat I've ever known.

She's very sweet and cute though. Even if she is a rubbish mouser.

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By (user no longer on site)
46 weeks ago

My cat is a -1. Doesn't play, has little curiosity, chooses to stay indoors between November and April. My son says "she doesn't know how to do catting".

Nell

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By *offiaCoolWoman
46 weeks ago

Kidsgrove

Watch the hidden lives of pets series (on Netflix now I think.

Mind blowing

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By *offiaCoolWoman
46 weeks ago

Kidsgrove

"I have a little black moggy. She's a solid 2 on a day it's her turn for the brain cell. She is 100% running on orange cat software and is easily the dumbest cat I've ever known.

She's very sweet and cute though. Even if she is a rubbish mouser. "

I'll swop you for a cat that can bring in mice 20 - 30 minutes apart, all night, every night. Moles in September, baby rabbits...serious hunter, the farmer behind us thinks she is awesome, they say they have seen a visible reduction in mice.

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
46 weeks ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Incidentally, I’ve just read a fascinating study that actually ranked dog breeds according to various tests of their intelligence.

The results are as follows:

Top 10 Smartest Dog Breeds:

Border Collie

Poodle

German Shepherd Dog

Golden Retriever

Doberman Pinscher

Shetland Sheepdog

Labrador Retriever

Papillon

Rottweiler

Australian Cattle Dog

….and on the arse end of the scale:

10 Dumbest Dog Breeds:

Basset Hound

Mastiff

Beagle

Pekingese

Bloodhound

Borzoi

Chow Chow

Bulldog

Basenji

Afghan Hound

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
46 weeks ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

And for cat owners, here’s an equivalent rating for cat breeds…..starting with least intelligent:

1. Exotic Shorthair

2. Persian Cat

3. Himalayan

4. Birman

5. American Shorthair

6. British Shorthair

7. Snowshoe

8. Serengeti Cat

9. Scottish Fold

10. Ragdoll

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By (user no longer on site)
46 weeks ago

My mostly-poodle is a good 8 or 9 I think. Although he generally uses his intelligence to be completely neurotic.

A x

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By *usanStoHelitWoman
46 weeks ago

liverpool

Oh she brings them in alright, she just lets them go, alive, in the house! Then they get stuck in the cavity wall and are almost impossible to get rid of

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By *idnight RamblerMan
46 weeks ago

Pershore

In the Pets Forum there's a thread titled How Intelligent are your Owners?

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
46 weeks ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

And the illustrious top ten list of cats as rated in intelligence (this time from 10 to number 1)

Turkish Angora

Siamese

Persian

Japanese Bobtail

Singapura

Scottish Fold

Cornish Rex

Burmese

Bengal

Abyssinian (Considered the most intelligent breed)

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
46 weeks ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"In the Pets Forum there's a thread titled How Intelligent are your Owners? "

I score low there

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By (user no longer on site)
46 weeks ago

We have a yellow lab. He trips over his own legs and will dive in the opposite direction of the ball.

I’d give him a 2, maybe a 3 at a push

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
46 weeks ago

in Lancashire

One collie, one collie cross..

Tbh there's not much difference between them..

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By *parkle1974Woman
46 weeks ago

Leeds

5 my 2 little budgies aren't bad

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By (user no longer on site)
46 weeks ago

Minus 10

His a Bulldog, say no more

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By *ularliWoman
46 weeks ago

Worcester

My springer is very intelligent when he wants to be so I’ll put him at a 8

My jack on the other hand is an absolute Pratt so I’ll put him at 1 lol

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By *ang bang bangity bangCouple
46 weeks ago

Sunderland

We have a German pointer. He's selectively intelligent.

Stealing food - 10

Understand being told to get off the bed - 2

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By *ealMissShadyWoman
46 weeks ago

St Albans/ North Welsh Borders

I own a German Shepherd and I'd say a definite 10. He collects cardboard and uses it as currency, each time I give him a meal he 'pays' me in cardboard, if he wants a treat he will bring me a peice of cardboard...He's not daft because after he's had whatever he's paid me for he pinches his cardboard back for next time

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By (user no longer on site)
46 weeks ago

Too intelligent! Maybe a 12, so she has me thoroughly worked out!

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By *ularliWoman
46 weeks ago

Worcester

"I own a German Shepherd and I'd say a definite 10. He collects cardboard and uses it as currency, each time I give him a meal he 'pays' me in cardboard, if he wants a treat he will bring me a peice of cardboard...He's not daft because after he's had whatever he's paid me for he pinches his cardboard back for next time

I love this. Your dog sounds ace

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By *illy IdolMan
46 weeks ago

Midlands

9 out of 10

Unfortunately her own is a 3

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By (user no longer on site)
46 weeks ago

My spaniels alternate between incredibly intelligent and well behaved and trained ..... and utter dumbass hooligans disgracing me in public.

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By *usanStoHelitWoman
46 weeks ago

liverpool

Mine is part Burmese, clearly not the intelligent part!

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By *ags73Man
46 weeks ago

glasgow-ish

Brilliant.

I just get the eyes from my dog.

He does the fake going out back thing, I open door and he sits at treat cupboard.

He’s emotionally intelligent and sits on me at times.

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By *ellhungvweMan
46 weeks ago

Cheltenham

My pet rock is super bright but he is a bit lazy. Doesn’t seem to move much.

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By *lynJMan
46 weeks ago

Morden

"My cat is a -1. Doesn't play, has little curiosity, chooses to stay indoors between November and April. My son says "she doesn't know how to do catting".

Nell"

Sounds like she's doing catting absolutely fine. She's in the warm, being fed and watered and, I'm guessing, sleeping most of the time.

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By *octor ProdMan
46 weeks ago

working Overseas

Two cats, both as thick as mince

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By (user no longer on site)
46 weeks ago

My dog can't look up

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