A whale who tried to mimic human speech (2014)

Re:A whale who tried to mimic human speech (2014) by greesil on Saturday May 01, 2021 @10:20PM (#27011832)

Smart dogs are working dogs. If they've got no work, they'll get up to bad things usually because you've left them in your house all day. If you want a pet, get a dumb dog. Or, a very lazy breed, like a greyhound.

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Re:A whale who tried to mimic human speech (2014) by stavros_ on Sunday May 02, 2021 @04:00AM (#27013213)

Greyhounds are as full of love as they are glorious stupidity. I highly recommend them to anyone considering dog ownership.

I do wish I had a border collie (very intelligent working dog) in my life though. I should go round befriending local farmers so I can play with their dogs :D

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Re:A whale who tried to mimic human speech (2014) by rangibaby on Saturday May 01, 2021 @11:22PM (#27012104)

Agreed. I think people forget that smart animals are smart enough to do bad things because they feel like it

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Re:A whale who tried to mimic human speech (2014) by Talanes on Sunday May 02, 2021 @03:59AM (#27013204)

I had a particularly smart and runty beagle when I was a kid that watched the cats jump the fence once, and then worked out that she could leave whenever she wanted.

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Re:A whale who tried to mimic human speech (2014) by BeFlatXIII on Sunday May 02, 2021 @11:42AM (#27016193)

The donkey has the reputation for being stupid and lazy because it, unlike the horse, is smart enough to tell the human “I don’t care”

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Re:A whale who tried to mimic human speech (2014) by hackflip on Sunday May 02, 2021 @10:12AM (#27015456)

I had a super smart poodle mix growing up, and it was smart enough to easily open the latch on its cage from the inside with its tongue. It also knew how to rearrange chairs in order to climb onto the dinner table.

The ones that are too smart outsmart the owners, which some dog owners see as a bad thing.

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