Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Creative disobedience. I like it! Who knew my dogs' behavior had such a wonderfully colorful name? And I thought they were just being little sh*ts! Lea :o) - ----- Original Message ----- From: "BOB KRAMER" <BobKramer@COOPERCARRY.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 1:07 PM Subject: RE: [Leica]OT P******g Pyrenees : I don't put *too* much stock in the breed intelligence ratings. Get a breed : in the top ten, and they will be plenty smart enough! The ratings are : extremely subjective, and who knows what training methods are being used in : any of the evaluations. And genetic temperament traits come into play as : well. For instance, GSDs (German Shepherd Dogs) tend to be more robotic in : their responses to commands, whereas Dobermans tend to have a bit of this : "creative disobedience" thing going on in their thought processes. As the : old Schutzhund saying goes, a Doberman will kill for you, but a GSD will die : for you (although I am not so sure either behavior is the kind I would want : to train into a dog). : : My dog Jazz taught herself to open a closed door with her teeth at 12 weeks : old (by turning the door knob, after watching me). That's as smart of a dog : as I care to have! : : Those are a couple of fine looking dogs there, B.D.! :-) : : BK : : > -----Original Message----- : > From: lea [mailto:lea@whinydogpress.com] : > Subject: Re: [Leica]OT P******g Pyrenees : > : > It pains me to say this but Border Collies have actually been : > tested to be : > the smartest breed followed by the Poodle. : > : > Lea : > ----- Original Message ----- : > From: "Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@hfx.andara.com> : > Subject: RE: [Leica]OT P******g Pyrenees : > : > : Bob: : > : : > : I though it went German Shepherd, Dobberman, and then : > Labrador retreiver. : -- : To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html : - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html