Opinion | Can You Tell How Smart a Dog Is by Giving It a Test? (Gift Article)

I'm not a dog person, but I loved! this (cause it's really about people too.) www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/o...

Your Dog Is a Genius. Just Not the Way You Think. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/o...

Scientific study of dog intelligence at Duke Univ. "How much of what we call intelligence is really proclivity for and mastery of a valued job? ... “It’s an evolutionary genius to have this partnership with humans,” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/o...

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/o...

How I Realized My Dog Is a Genius www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/o... “Stop!” Woods chided me. She explained that canine intelligence doesn’t express itself the way human intelligence does and that I didn’t understand what I saw. “Just wait,” she said.

Um, me? "Someone deemed clever in one setting can be clueless in others. Someone who speeds through any crossword put before him but can’t read the room is arguably dumber than someone who bungles puzzles...: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/o...

Yes, Perchik, you have potential, even if all you do is act cute. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/o...

Your Dog Is a Genius. Just Not the Way You Think. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/o...

I read this but it confounded me. He took his dog to do this test, and was surprised when his dog followed the tester's direction to an empty bowl instead of going to the bowl with a treat. He thought his dog failed the test. What? Do you understand dogs at all? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/o...

How I Realized My Dog Is a Genius www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/o...

How I Realized My Dog Is a Genius www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/o...

How I Realized My Dog Is a Genius www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/o... “Stop!” Woods chided me. She explained that canine intelligence doesn’t express itself the way human intelligence does and that I didn’t understand what I saw. “Just wait,” she said.