Dogs (like rats) are multitalented but they are also not very smart the way humans are. A recent book, devoted to the intelligence of dogs, is 250+ pages long (Stanley Coren, The Intelligence of Dogs: A Guide to the Thoughts, Emotions, and Inner Lives of Our Canine Companions, 1994). Interestingly, despite careful qualifications by Coren regarding definitions, the ranking of breeds by intelligence literally made newspaper headlines. We are obviously fascinated by the notion that dogs - or at least certain breeds of dog - might, just might, be really, really smart. It all makes as much sense as evaluating humans on our ability to sniff for bombs or echo-locate.
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We merely think we are and, on occasion, act as if we are. But, by believing in ou... NEIL STRAUSS To think better, to think like the best humans, we are probably going to have to learn again to judg... WENDELL BERRY Dogs might love a place, as people do, but the only place they love beyond all others is the place w... DEAN KOONTZ All three are pay sheet dogs and have made a difference in the kennel. They are steady, consistent, ... RODNEY COOLEY You must save what you can of your life; you musn't lose it all simply because you've lost a part. HENRY JAMES Science has so far been unable to tell us how self-aware dogs are, much less whether they have anyth... JOHN BRADSHAW I visualize a time when we will be to robots what dogs are to humans, and I'm rooting for the ma... CLAUDE SHANNON Dachshunds are ideal dogs for small children, as they are already stretched and pulled to such a len... ROBERT BENCHLEY Some people just keep cats and dogs for fun at first. 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RON CHERNOW Dog owners who have dogs with a respiratory infection should keep their dogs at home. As far as the ... CYNDA CRAWFORD Because dogs live in the present. Because dogs don't hold grudges. Because dogs let go of all their ... STEVEN ROWLEY The very best thing about dogs is how they just know when you need them most, and they’ll drop eve... STEVEN ROWLEY It's just fun to get together with a lot of pug owners. The competitions are kind of silly, we're al... KEVIN BARRON I've long suspected dogs of being much smarter than people; I was even certain they could speak, but... NIKOLAI GOGOL
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JEAN KERR Strong character is brought out by change, weak ones by permanence. JEAN PAUL The nobility of a human being is strictly independent of that of his convictions. JEAN ROSTAND The timid are afraid before the danger, the cowardly while in danger, and the courageous after dange... JEAN PAUL We can be seduced...by powerful political groups that promise more wealth and lower taxes. Those wit... JEAN VANIER Mirrors should think longer before they reflect. JEAN COCTEAU At twenty-four she imagined with dread that she was growing old. JEAN RHYS A man must dream a long time in order to act with grandeur, and dreaming is nursed in darkness. JEAN GENET Stupidity, outrage, vanity, cruelty, iniquity, bad faith, falsehood -- we fail to see the whole arra... JEAN ROSTAND Power may be at the end of a gun, but sometimes it's also at the end of the shadow or the image of a... JEAN GENET Contact with men who wield power and authority still leaves an intangible sense of repulsion. It's v... 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JEAN KERR If a hermit lives in a state of ecstasy, his lack of comfort becomes the height of comfort. He must ... JEAN COCTEAU We all have the extraordinary coded within us... waiting to be released. JEAN HOUSTON The era of the political was one of anomie: crisis, violence, madness and revolution. The era of the... JEAN BAUDRILLARD Politicians -- power itself -- are abject because they merely embody the profound contempt people ha... JEAN BAUDRILLARD It only takes a politician believing in what he says for the others to stop believing him. JEAN BAUDRILLARD The abjection of our political situation is the only true challenge today. Only facing up to this si... JEAN BAUDRILLARD The end we aim at must be known, before the way can be made. JEAN PAUL The average, healthy, well-adjusted adult gets up at seven-thirty in the morning feeling just plain ... JEAN KERR The ideal, without doubt, varies, but its enemies, alas, are always the same. JEAN ROSTAND