Dogs Smarter Than We Thought

[mandy]

After a decade studying dogs in their human habitat, Mr. Miklosi and his colleagues have accumulated a body of evidence suggesting that dogs have far greater mental capabilities than scientists had thought. Dogs' smarts, it turns out, come out in their relationships with people.

Another implication is that dogs may make better cognitive study subjects than primates..

Dogs also excel at imitating people...

Dogs' unusual ability and motivation to observe, imitate, and communicate with people appears to be with them from birth...

full article: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/10/2...2035.shtml

[regic]