Your dogs intelligence!

[SirTeddykins]

Originally Posted by BobbiB

I can't really contribute to this thread because Sheldon is a Biewer, not a Yorkie, but I was interested to read the replies because the breeds are so similar.

And I'm more confused about how weird this post got than interested in the subject matter at this point. Lol

An amazingly adorable Biewer, you forgot to mention, which makes me jealous

[BobbiB]

Originally Posted by SirTeddykins

An amazingly adorable Biewer, you forgot to mention, which makes me jealous

Aw, thanks. We like him

[calismama]

Originally Posted by aladinsane33

Of course others have grasped what this thread is about, but, what you wanted to do was start with an hypothesis and prove by research qualitative and quantitative because and I am thinking by what you wrote and how you wrote it that your a research fellow aren't you, so sorry, but, I had a lifetime of it and was not going to introduce this type of thing to an unsuspecting audience of Yorkie owners, it is just not fair and would have soon shut this thread down. Actually I was given a personal invitation to contribute by the administrators who thought I had left so I tried to come up with a subject matter that would get everyone interested and talking, meanwhile giving me an insight into this wonderful breed of dog which quite honestly [because of Toby my yorkie] I find quite fascinating.

Yorkshire terriers are 27th in the hierarchy of breeds as far as intelligence goes or so this internet and various books would have us believe, however, from what I have gleaned so far from the people who own them they should be placed much higher.

What in the world is wrong with you?

[calismama]

Originally Posted by BobbiB

I can't really contribute to this thread because Sheldon is a Biewer, not a Yorkie, but I was interested to read the replies because the breeds are so similar.

And I'm more confused about how weird this post got than interested in the subject matter at this point. Lol

Glad I am not the only one. Yeesh!

[gemy]

Well I was confused too, but with a smile I realize how great it is, that threads do take interesting twists n turns.


Surely I am not the only one with a Yorkie who is not the smartest tack in the box

[Britster]

Originally Posted by gemy

Brit we will have to get together maybe Jackson can teach Razzle :-D


We are going to Salisbury Maryland Nov 5th - Nov 10th Only 3 wks away now. Come and meet us at the show! Magic Dara and Razzle will all be there, but only Dara is showing. Bring Jackson and his crate and we can put you up in our grooming area. Say yes, just would love to meet you both!

Oh wow Salisbury is only 1 1/2 hours away from my dads house, we definitely need to meet up! I'll pm you my cell so you have it. Only thing is, I don't know how well Jax would do in a crate, lol, something he's not used to. He hasn't been in a crate since he was a tiny pup

[MaggieMaysMommy]

i have been trying to train maggie, but the only things she will do regularly are the things she has taught me! lol. For example, ever since the day got her, when we come into the kitchen though my back door (from the yard), she goes right to the stove and waits to have her harness taken off. Well ok then! However my attempts to train at anything else leave her looking at me like im crazy. Lucky for me shes very laid back and a sweetie

[dinkster]

Dinky is "book smart" but not "street smart." he can do puzzles and tricks, but he can't figure out that the dog next door is a gentleman that means no harm and would like to play.

[aladinsane33]

Originally Posted by Britster

Jackson is sometimes scary smart. I have never experienced or had another dog like him. I had a GSD growing up that was smart in a different way but it's hard to explain how smart Jax is sometimes. But people who spend a lot of time around him pick up on it. Often, the smartness can make him difficult in a lot of ways because he's overly observant and somewhat fearful (mostly, he's pretty confident in public, etc, but he has his quirks too).

But he's also the dog that picks things up faster than most, often knows what I want before I ask, is willing to try anything (i.e. if I give him a box, he will try to jump in it, jump on it, put one paw on it, push it with his nose, etc, until he does something that I tell him is right). He knows many objects and things by name and he can problem solve pretty impressively. He is a very creative thinker and comes up with ideas on his own (ex: he learned that when he starts barking, the other dogs start too, so he will lead them all outside, and then he quickly comes back to the door while the other 2 are still outside, and will come in and steal their toy/bone/whatever they were chewing on).

He's very biddable and intuitive and even somewhat creative. He picks up tricks and commands very quickly. He's definitely "book smart" but also has "common sense" as well.

Whereas my dads dogs, a dachshund/spaniel mix and a JRT mix are smart in their own ways but they're not very biddable. They have no desire to please you or to truly learn anything on your terms.

Toby to a T, so it seems there is another Toby here in your yorkie, tell me has it ever appeared as though Jackson can tell the time, is there anything peculiar he will do when he thinks he is going for a walk, anything that he picks up on that so invites him outside, anything that will make him remain inside? Loving this little yorkie of yours did you know his parents, if so, were they clever too? Intuition rather than what you teach him shows a degree of intelligence that in my opinion is beyond doubt in the intelligence stakes. I had a sheep dog [Border Collie] for a good few years and yes it was clever [3rd or 4th in the hierarchy of intelligent breeds] but honestly it was not half as sharp to pick up on things as Toby is, and he still shows this ability at nine years of age..

[Jkpal]

Piper is selectively 'smart.' She becomes sad and retreats if I ask her to sit. However, when I stood outside of the screen door and told her to back up, insisting she do so before I'd come inside, she was backing up the third time I asked!

[ranger5598]

Stitch showed signs early on for high intelligence, i used to play 3 card monte with my daughter for fun, one day she decided to hide a treat in one cup while stitch watches n its unreal, the dog will choose a cup with her paw, but if shes wrong she sits n growls waiting for the cups ro be shuffled, each time ahes wrong she gets more vocal, sometimes shaking, then when she gets it right she attacks the treat, sits down rdy to play again. She was still very young when this began, now she does just about every trick we can find, we leave scent trails to hidden treats, other puzzles, watches tv, and is responcible for grand theft wheelchair, i let her ride me with alot around the house, went for a nap, my daughters yells woke up n my chir was gone, she went straight to the livingroom n promptly crashed into a wall, now i disengage the motors when its not in use, altho i gotta laugh now, my kid said she was sitting there watching tv, when stitch came thru the door full speed n slammed into the wall then ran for cover. After a few moments of shock she began hollerin to make sure the dog was ok, then drove my chair back to me so i could help. She just looked at me all wide eyed daddy u just dont see a dog driving a wheelchair everyday, i couldnt move to help b4 she hit the wall lmao. No injuries, but stitchs ingenuity has led to several rule n lifestyle changes. The mischievious toddler is how she acts. And tho she makes sure my life revolves around her, and its a train wreck most of the time, shes absolutely perfect for us heh.

Ask mr one day n maybe ill tell the story of the ex's shoe/boot collection, and how stitch plots revenge. Now im serious if the dog deserves trouble she wont retalliate, but if she is innocent, god have mercy, cause that dog is coming lol. Plus she is responcible for making a college professor change his tune about this subject vs learned behavior. He left the class n said ok as a human being u win, but i got to teach it as the book states it.

[dinkster]

Originally Posted by gemy

Well I was confused too, but with a smile I realize how great it is, that threads do take interesting twists n turns.


Surely I am not the only one with a Yorkie who is not the smartest tack in the box

I'm glad you beat me to it. Dinky is not all that smart. I'm prone to saying things like, "seems like he'd better go with his looks."
He can find and retrieve a treat like a little Houdini, but he knows only two other tricks-sit, circle. He is a champ at potty training. Otherwise, he gets confused by games we try to play with him, and he can't tell a friend from a threat.
We love him to pieces.

[Potter]

I think Yorkies are generally smart. They are after all ranked 27th on the Stanley Coren's Intelligence Dogs List. I think they are so smart that they can think for themselves and gets bored really fast in general. They also need a little more mental stimulation because of the boredom issue. At least that is the problem I have with Pao. He gets bored easily and I constantly have to find ways to stimulate his mind. Once, I fell down the stairs and couldn't get up and was trying to get my husband to help but he was upstairs in the bathroom, Pao actually knew what I needed and ran upstairs to try to get help for me. Maybe it was intelligence or its pure love, I do not know.