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How Smart Is Your Dog

Season 3 Episode 26

Dogs, with their varying smarts, may be able to tell us more about the nature of intelligence in all animals – including humans! Try out these three canine intelligence tests to see if your pet is above or below average – or right on par with the dogs in this study. Keep in mind that we’re comparing the results to border collies and everyone’s testing environment is a little different, so below av

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