LOL, Mork does the same thing with the barking and toy stealing. She knows that if she starts barking, Gizmo will drop his bone and run over to bark as well. While he is barking, she runs over and steals the bone back. It's pretty hilarious.
I'd say that of all of my families dogs that Oreo (our tiny toy poodle), while the oldest (she's 10 years old) and most set in her ways, is probably one of the smartest dogs I've ever seen. Mork, who is a Yorkie, seems pretty smart too but she is young (she's 4 months old) and she is still learning. We had Mork potty trained in about a week and she learns commands pretty quickly. I taught her sit and down and she did very well with them. I think Gizmo (shih tzu-poodle mix) is a pretty smart boy too. He's a problem solver. He figures things out pretty quickly. Also, he seemed pretty easy to train although he wasn't as easy to train as Mork. But our Vet told my dad that Mork and Oreo are smart dogs and that Gizmo is a little bit slow but very sweet. That being said, I'm pretty sure that Gizmo is the Vet's favorite of our three dogs.
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