dphoadley opened this issue on Jul 14, 2009 · 44 posts
ockham posted Tue, 14 July 2009 at 9:13 AM
It's been pretty well settled for a long time that dogs are (on average) smarter
than cats. Animal behavior researchers know how to eliminate the effects
of "desire to please."
What I find interesting is that the distinction between a smart and dumb dog
(or smart and dumb cat) is pretty much the same as between a smart and
dumb human. In each species, the smart one can predict what's going to
happen next, while the dumb one is always surprised by events, always
slow to catch on. And dogs know the difference: a smart dog will get
frustrated when her dumb friend isn't getting with the program.