By Tim RowlandHerald-Mail columnistDo you have a grumpy dog? The study just makes this rather broad assumption that smarter dogs are better dogs, which is not necessarily true. To wit, my dogs, Pete and Addie, go on a long hike with my brother and I every Friday. All dogs were able to figure this out with the help of their owners, but “grumpy dogs” were more likely to accept cues from strangers, which researchers equated with higher intelligence. First, we need to define “grumpy.” Are we talking librarian grumpy or DMV clerk grumpy, i.e., “I’m smarter than you” grumpy vs. “You’re dumber than me” grumpy.

Source: The Herald May 11, 2021 01:52 UTC