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Dogs as Smart as 2-Year-Old Kids

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(Aug. 8) - The canine IQ test results are in: Even the average dog has the mental abilities of a 2-year-old child.
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The canine IQ test results are in: Even the average dog has the mental abilities of a 2-year-old child. The finding is based on a language development test, revealing average dogs can learn 165 words (similar to a 2-year-old child), including signals and gestures, and dogs in the top 20 percent in intelligence can learn 250 words.\n