Our Corgi is so smart...she has manipulated us into providing free room, board and health insurance for life.
Sounds just like our Shih Tzu. ;-)
And a chauffeur
They described the labrador perfectly. Mine likes to anticipate. He always tries to guess what is going to happen next and get ready BEFORE I say anything. He also has a need for speed when it comes to commands. LOL. I have taught many dogs to shake hands but none did it with the speed he does it. That too he tries to anticipate. So if I have a treat for him, he runs through the entire trick list before I even have a chance to give a command. He’s hilarious. Also he understands language amazingly well. He knows MANY words and is always adding new ones. He doesn’t seem to max out on that. He is a good listener, much better than most people
I had a Corgi that watched television. Note - I’m not talking about “seeing moving images”. I’m talking about WATCHING. He liked light comedy, but hated police procedurals and would leave the room in disgust. In particular, he loved Susanne Sommers in Three’s Company and Carrie in Sex and the City. He watched America’s funniest videos for the animal videos. My FIL thought that we were insane until my dog sat down with him and watched a Sopranos marathon. We had a Tivo, and when my FIL would go to the bathroom he would pause it and the dog would give him a dirty look. After that, he believed.
The weird thing was that he could even understand cartoon representations of dogs. Look at “Snoopy” in Peanuts. He immediately recognized the cartoon dog as a dog. We tested him with a stick figure drawing of a dog. He barked at it!
Of course, with my dog watching television, that demonstrated that he was as smart as many people, which is not actually saying much...
Yes, our little guy has been running our house for 13 years now. Poor fellow has a cancer growth on this lip, and his hearing is going, so I don't think he will be with us for much longer. Hubby and I will mourn him greatly, as he has been a wonderful companion for our family. The first ah-roo did it -- we were his slaves immediately after that.
My Corgi, Frank (for his blue eyes!), is my best buddy. He burps, farts, talks in his sleep, and when he wants your attention he stares directly into your eyes w/out blinking (He could make a cat blush!). He follows my wife around and keeps her in view at all times. He has great herding instincts and follows commands immediately. He can read facial expressions and interprets them correctly. My wife and I are bonded with Frank and would never part with him.
Regards,
GtG