Lola is too smart

[ShowGirlLola]

I can't believe how much she understands and remembers. I don't know why yorkies aren't higher on the most intelligent dog lists, I guess it's because of their stubborn streak lol.

The most surprising thing:
I had to go out without her a few times and she wasn't happy about it, so I told her I'd take her out the next day. She settled down.
The next day we got up and she started bugging me right away to go, this went on for a few hours. Finally we were about to go and she was satisfied.
No one brought it up or acted differently, she remembered on her own.

Then today I was helping my mom with something and Lola came over to us with a toy. I told her I'd play after I finished helping my mom, she laid down until we were done and then brought the toy to me.

Another thing happened today too, my mom dropped her glasses in front of Lola, Lola picked them up, and stood against her leg to hand them to her. We couldn't believe it, she usually runs away with stuff. I haven't taught her to do anything like that.

[ShowGirlLola]

I forgot another thing.

If I buy Lola a toy (or something she thinks is her toy), she will remember and bug me for it as soon as we get home until I give it to her, even if we went in a few stores after buying the toy.

(her version of bugging is usually following closely, watching intently, and letting out the occasional grumble, the more intense version involves jumping around, growling, and barking)

[wemple2]

She's one smart pup. Winston never fails to amaze me daily. I need to work with him more often, he learns things so fast.

[yorkietalkjilly]

She sounds like every Yorkie I've ever had - special dogs in the memory department. They are intelligent little toots and remember things you tell them most of the time. Yorkies excel at remembering - at least all 3 of mine have been. If Tibbe does something good when stopping doing something I tell him to stop or just does something he should like bark when he hears an odd noise at night and I tell him Good Boy, let me finish this and I'll get you a treat.....he'll go lie down and wait until I'm done and then he's up and waiting expectantly and urging me to get into to the kitchen for his treat - even an hour or more later. He remembers promised playtime with his toy like your Lola, too! He never forgets promises made unless he goes to sleep while waiting for me!

If some night I tell Tibbe someone is coming to see us tomorrow as soon I get off the phone, I swear he remembers that the next morning. Maybe I act differently the morning we're going to have a visitor and do things with more purpose or I hurry through things more or I don't know, but my little guy is just as happy and boisterous and running to repeatedly look out the front window that next morning almost from the time he wakes up and all hours before the visitor is due. Somehow he just knows or - remembered - or something. But he knows someone is coming well before I start getting dressed or sprucing up the house for a visitor.

But that little cutie Lola picking up and returning her grandma's glasses to her sounds so cute I pictured that in my mind - that tiny little Yorkie standing up on Granny's legs and offering her glasses back to her - just so sweet. I'll bet both you and your mother were floored when you saw her doing that and she got lots of praises. What a good girl she was!

[Verbena]

I really think it is the stubborn too . . lol Galen doesn't want to do something he plants his feet and gives me that look . . You all know that look . . I look at him . . Really !? . . . He is a whole 3.6 lbs. . .

But I know if I promise him zoomies . . .i better give it too him lol


She is adorable giving her Grammie her glasses . . She is growing up

[Maximo]

How cute that she handed grandma her glasses!

I believe the reason Yorkies are not ranked high on the "intelligence" lists is that the measurement they use is the ability to follow commands. Not that Yorkies are not good at obedience and tricks, but following commands is not a comprehensive assessment of intelligence.

Max never forgets a thing. He knows when there is bag of chew treats in the cabinet (we don't always have them). If I tell him in the morning that we are going to have one, he doesn't forget all day.

[Lilah Charm]

Yes the imagery of handing grandma her eye glasses is so sweet. What clever little pups we have. Lilah definitely knows all of my words and feelings and responds accordingly.

[Wylie's Mom]

Originally Posted by ShowGirlLola

I can't believe how much she understands and remembers. I don't know why yorkies aren't higher on the most intelligent dog lists, I guess it's because of their stubborn streak lol.

The most surprising thing:
I had to go out without her a few times and she wasn't happy about it, so I told her I'd take her out the next day. She settled down.
The next day we got up and she started bugging me right away to go, this went on for a few hours. Finally we were about to go and she was satisfied.
No one brought it up or acted differently, she remembered on her own.

Then today I was helping my mom with something and Lola came over to us with a toy. I told her I'd play after I finished helping my mom, she laid down until we were done and then brought the toy to me.

Another thing happened today too, my mom dropped her glasses in front of Lola, Lola picked them up, and stood against her leg to hand them to her. We couldn't believe it, she usually runs away with stuff. I haven't taught her to do anything like that.

Dang, what a smartie-pants, I love it! She is really amazing.

One thing Wylie remembers that just boggles us is - we used to keep his extra plastic-newspaper toys in an upper cupboard YEARS AGO (since been moved to another one). To this day, he'll still occasionally just run over to that area and look up at that cupboard and then look at us, telling us to get a newspaper toy out of the cupboard. I don't know how he remembers we used to keep it there!

[Cherie6446]

Zoey is very smart too. She has a small nylabone frisbee that I have to toss off and on all day. Sometimes her brother takes it upstairs and leaves it. She will stand in front of me and whine and "sneeze" until I ask her what she wants. I tell her the frisbee is upstairs and I point up to the ceiling. She walks away and I hear her on the stairs looking for the frisbee. Pretty soon here she come with it in her mouth. Amazing. She also knows when I say it is in the kitchen.
The vet tech was surprised when I told her that Zoey fetches the frisbee and puts it on my feet to toss again. She said yorkies were not known for fetching. Tell that to Zoey.
They are very smart and do remember what is told to them so don't tell them a fib. Lol

[Quadraphinic]

Gina is the same, I tell her to get her duck, dragon or ball, and she will bring what I told her to, we have been working with word association over the last few months though. Gina is in training to be my service dog, and is exceeding all expectations. I know they can follow the commands, Gina is proof of that, they just need the training, Yorkies are one of the smartest dogs I've ever come across, and I've seen a lot more people getting Yorkies as service dogs lately, not just therapy, but actual service dogs. The two trainers that have helped me work with Gina, said she was the smartest small dog they met, and that was when she was 10 weeks old, sometimes she is too smart for my own good, and I wouldn't change her for the world.
Cheers Quad & Gina

[ShowGirlLola]

Originally Posted by wemple2

She's one smart pup. Winston never fails to amaze me daily. I need to work with him more often, he learns things so fast.

Thanks
I need to do the same, I'm sure Lola could learn a lot if I put more effort into training her.

Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly

She sounds like every Yorkie I've ever had - special dogs in the memory department. They are intelligent little toots and remember things you tell them most of the time. Yorkies excel at remembering - at least all 3 of mine have been. If Tibbe does something good when stopping doing something I tell him to stop or just does something he should like bark when he hears an odd noise at night and I tell him Good Boy, let me finish this and I'll get you a treat.....he'll go lie down and wait until I'm done and then he's up and waiting expectantly and urging me to get into to the kitchen for his treat - even an hour or more later. He remembers promised playtime with his toy like your Lola, too! He never forgets promises made unless he goes to sleep while waiting for me!

If some night I tell Tibbe someone is coming to see us tomorrow as soon I get off the phone, I swear he remembers that the next morning. Maybe I act differently the morning we're going to have a visitor and do things with more purpose or I hurry through things more or I don't know, but my little guy is just as happy and boisterous and running to repeatedly look out the front window that next morning almost from the time he wakes up and all hours before the visitor is due. Somehow he just knows or - remembered - or something. But he knows someone is coming well before I start getting dressed or sprucing up the house for a visitor.

But that little cutie Lola picking up and returning her grandma's glasses to her sounds so cute I pictured that in my mind - that tiny little Yorkie standing up on Granny's legs and offering her glasses back to her - just so sweet. I'll bet both you and your mother were floored when you saw her doing that and she got lots of praises. What a good girl she was!

Aww Tibbe is a smart boy too. Lola waits for promised treats too.

I wish I had seen Lola give her the glasses, but I'm sure she got a lot of praise from her grandmom.

Originally Posted by Verbena

I really think it is the stubborn too . . lol Galen doesn't want to do something he plants his feet and gives me that look . . You all know that look . . I look at him . . Really !? . . . He is a whole 3.6 lbs. . .

But I know if I promise him zoomies . . .i better give it too him lol


She is adorable giving her Grammie her glasses . . She is growing up

Lol, yes very familar with the look. How do you promise zoomies? All of my dogs just did it whenever they pleased.

[ShowGirlLola]

Originally Posted by Maximo

How cute that she handed grandma her glasses!

I believe the reason Yorkies are not ranked high on the "intelligence" lists is that the measurement they use is the ability to follow commands. Not that Yorkies are not good at obedience and tricks, but following commands is not a comprehensive assessment of intelligence.

Max never forgets a thing. He knows when there is bag of chew treats in the cabinet (we don't always have them). If I tell him in the morning that we are going to have one, he doesn't forget all day.

That's probably it. Yorkies know the commands but they only do them when they want to. Lola will do a lot of tricks easily (sit, sit pretty, high five, etc.) but she'll only lay down or roll over on her terms.

Aww Max really loves his treats.

Originally Posted by Lilah Charm

Yes the imagery of handing grandma her eye glasses is so sweet. What clever little pups we have. Lilah definitely knows all of my words and feelings and responds accordingly.

It really is amazing how much they understand, I talk to Lola a lot and try to tell her what's going on. For example she responds much better if I ask if I can pick her up rather than just bending down. She always has an eye and an ear on me, listening for words that interest her and making sure I don't go anywhere without her.

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

Dang, what a smartie-pants, I love it! She is really amazing.

One thing Wylie remembers that just boggles us is - we used to keep his extra plastic-newspaper toys in an upper cupboard YEARS AGO (since been moved to another one). To this day, he'll still occasionally just run over to that area and look up at that cupboard and then look at us, telling us to get a newspaper toy out of the cupboard. I don't know how he remembers we used to keep it there!

That's so cute, maybe he thinks there are newspapers in both cabinets.

[ShowGirlLola]

Originally Posted by Cherie6446

Zoey is very smart too. She has a small nylabone frisbee that I have to toss off and on all day. Sometimes her brother takes it upstairs and leaves it. She will stand in front of me and whine and "sneeze" until I ask her what she wants. I tell her the frisbee is upstairs and I point up to the ceiling. She walks away and I hear her on the stairs looking for the frisbee. Pretty soon here she come with it in her mouth. Amazing. She also knows when I say it is in the kitchen.
The vet tech was surprised when I told her that Zoey fetches the frisbee and puts it on my feet to toss again. She said yorkies were not known for fetching. Tell that to Zoey.
They are very smart and do remember what is told to them so don't tell them a fib. Lol

That's so cute.
I think your vet tech just doesn't know much about yorkies, Lola fetches and a lot of other yorkies on here do too.

Originally Posted by Quadraphinic

Gina is the same, I tell her to get her duck, dragon or ball, and she will bring what I told her to, we have been working with word association over the last few months though. Gina is in training to be my service dog, and is exceeding all expectations. I know they can follow the commands, Gina is proof of that, they just need the training, Yorkies are one of the smartest dogs I've ever come across, and I've seen a lot more people getting Yorkies as service dogs lately, not just therapy, but actual service dogs. The two trainers that have helped me work with Gina, said she was the smartest small dog they met, and that was when she was 10 weeks old, sometimes she is too smart for my own good, and I wouldn't change her for the world.
Cheers Quad & Gina

Good girl Gina! What are you training her to do?
I can see yorkies making great service dogs, they're very into their person, intelligent, and determined.

[JuanRamos]

This is one of the first videos I watched when we got our puppy. I was surprised by how well trained this pup was despite being so young.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fAwW8X9xJ0