Dog Geniuses

Genius dog Max with his toys. Cooper Photo.

Every dog is a good boy or girl. But it turns out that a few of them may also be geniuses. According to a new study, some uniquely gifted dogs are capable of learning up to 12 new toy names in just one week — and remembering the new names for at least two months. The tests were part of the Genius Dog Challenge, a social media campaign aimed at locating more dogs with knowledge of object names.

Read the whole story at my Animal Minds blog: Are Some Dogs Geniuses at Learning Words?