How Smart Is Your Dog? Find Out With Dognition

A dog scooting butt-down across the carpet may not seem like the clever animal that comes closest to human babies in communication skills. But a web app aims to build on the discovery by enabling thousands of dog owners to record the results of playful experiments with their canine companions.

The "Dognition" project could revolutionize scientific understanding of dogs by gathering data from man's best friends all over the world. Such an effort would help answer broad questions such as whether different dog breeds really have different levels of intelligence even as dog owners gain new appreciation of their beloved pets' individual personalities.

"In a weekend, we could have 10,000…
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