Do you think you have a smart pet? / LJWorld.com

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Asked at Massachusetts Street on October 20, 2008

“No. I have a very instinctive cat, but I don’t know about smart.”

— Steve Wood, blacksmith, Sisters, Ore.

“Yes, I do. I have a very smart Yorkie. When it’s cold outside, she always wants to wear her sweater, and she won’t go outside when it’s raining because she doesn’t want to get wet.”

— Jessica Dean, Kansas University senior, Wichita

“Yeah, I think he’s smart. We just got a new puppy, and he already knows how to come when he’s called and how to sit.”

— Maria Watson, Central Junior High School ninth-grader, Lawrence

“I think my dog is good at figuring things out and putting things together, but I think it’s all in how you train them. Smart owners, smart pets.”

— Alex Khan, Kansas University senior, Kansas City, Mo.

How smart is your pet?

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misplacedcheesehead 4 years, 7 months ago

Absolutely! I have three of them( all kitties). They are smart enough to play hide and seek with my jewelry, sewing items, and other "human" things. If they resent my using the computer, they simply lay themselves on the keyboard!My oldest one( a very rotund calico) knows when I'm sad or not feeling well. She comes and lays her head next to mine.

Pywacket 4 years, 7 months ago

Don't forget--it's illegal to wear partisan lemurhosen within 500 feet of the polls. Might be considered campaigning.We have a cat who loves to play fetch with pony beads and a dog who can (almost) see Missouri from his house, so he thinks he's an expert in interstate commerce.But, really-- EasyDoesIt nailed it at 9:03 a.m. Those critters have us all trained. They win.

snap_pop_no_crackle 4 years, 7 months ago

TOB, this very minute, there is a house in Ohio where 87 lemurs are currently ready to cast their ballots. A scan of their microchips would reveal they all came from Snap's House of Happy Lemurs. I'm hoping the Ohio election board doesn't have scanners.

jonas_opines 4 years, 7 months ago

One of my cats when he was a kitten had a wonderfully fun game called "Hide Sharp Things in Shoes." Tacks, bottle-caps, rocks. It showed wonderful selective instinct, as he definitely had to discern "sharp" objects before placing them in said shoes.

jonas_opines 4 years, 7 months ago

logicsound: The cat we had when I was a kid knew enough to jump onto doorknobs and turn them with her weight. It might have been an accident, I suppose, but I saw it happen.

RETICENT_IRREVERENT 4 years, 7 months ago

Not really. The beagle rings a bell when he wants to go outside, but then he just runs around in circles, nose to the ground. He digs for moles and tears up the yard, and thinks he can talk to coyotes. The other dog is just a fluffer, and just kinda twirls around like Lance Bass or something. But if you pick her up, she gives you this helping leap launch jump. No, not real smart, they are just stoopid duumb doggies.

jumpin_catfish 4 years, 7 months ago

Compared to who?

snap_pop_no_crackle 4 years, 7 months ago

My lemur's a ghost-writer for Stephen Hawking.

yankeevet 4 years, 7 months ago

I have a 4 years old siberian husky; he can open up the refrigerator (rope tied too handle); bring me a cold beer; so now if i could just teach him too open it; but i am afraid he would drink it...................

Trobs 4 years, 7 months ago

My cat pulled a plastic can of treats off the fridge, drug it up the stairs, popped the top and left it in the middle of the stairs. No treats gone. A warning? I think so.

sgtwolverine 4 years, 7 months ago

A dog that wants to wear a sweater when it's cold is not a smart dog.As to the question: I don't have any pets ... unless you count my cameras, in which case: yes, my pets are extremely smart.

beatrice 4 years, 7 months ago

I don't care much for dogs, but I've never met a retriever that wasn't a great animal. Sorry for Winston's passing, mike. We know they are just furry critters, but they sure can bring joy to our lives. Our two cats are pretty and lovable, and fortunately one of them is good at hunting scorpians. However, I'm not sure if they are any smarter than their feline peers. None of 'em can fetch worth a darn.