My dog is not getting into Harvard.
Granted, all that know the Awesome Dog, aka Moxley, would likely agree. Via a friend, I found this blog post, about someone concerned that her dog might be…well…special.
I’ll admit, I laughed until I near cried reading this - and the graphics contributed to no end to my amusement.
Upon finishing this essay, I decided, “I must find the Dog IQ test!”
And Moxley scored 18 out of a possible 30 points*.
On the “hide the treat under a cup” test, he technically failed, with 1 point. I showed him the treat and the cup, as well as my putting the treat UNDER the cup. When I said, “OK!” he trotted up to the cup and sat down and waited for me to move the cup. I consider it a success because he knows that he is not allowed to break into containers when I am watching. But technically, a fail.
“Towel over head” test. Maybe I put the towel too far over his body, I’m not sure. But he gave two shakes of the head, couldn’t shake it, and then laid down for a nap. 1 point.
The “smile” test. You’re supposed to stare at the dog and then give a big-assed smile (I assume this has something to do w/showing of teeth) and you see how long it takes for the dog to come to you in a happy manner. I gave him 3 points on this one, because I wasn’t far enough away - he just looked at me and the tail went wild. He just didn’t feel the need to actually move towards me because I was close enough anyway. 3 points.
“Treat under tea towel” - Sit the dog, show him the treat, and put it under a tea towel and see how long it takes to get the treat. Mox happily ran up to the tea towel and then sat down next to it - again, waiting for me to give the OK for releasing the treat from it’s “container” - once I said, “Get it!” he quickly pawed about to get under the towel and to the treat. Once given the OK, he got 3 points.
“Getting food w/a paw!” I automatically gave him the 5 points on this one, since I’ve seen him grab bits of food that the cats have knocked under their feeding table. 5 points
“Oh, banana!” Use your normal sing-song-dog-voice and call him by “refrigerator” and “movies” and then his name and see what he really responds to. I got a raised eyebrow and a tilted head from the voice, but he didn’t come to me until I said Moxley. 5 points.
So, perhaps my furball isn’t Harvard bound, but he’s smart enough to have trained me exceptionally well.
*Scoring
0-4 = Your dog must be an Afghan (I disagree - Buck from Married w/Children was an Afghan and he couldn’t have been TOO stupid!)
5-15 = Your dog is not too bright, but is most likely very cute
16-25 = Your dog is smart, but won’t go to Harvard
Over 25 = Your dog is a genius
Originally posted at CafeChatNoir.net.
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