CBS3 Pet Project: Increase In Studies On Canine Cognition Due To Dogs' Intelligence

Carol Erickson joins CBS3 for this week's Pet Project.

EYEWITNESS WEATHER WATCHER.SIGN UP NOW AT CBS PHILLY.COM/WATCHERS.TIME NOW FOR THE CBS-3 PETPROJECT WECHT ANIMAL ADVOCATECARROLL ERICKSON.PSPCA AND LOOK WHO JOINS US ONTHE SET, HENNESSY, THOSE EARS.I LOVE THE EARS, ONE EAR UPONE EAR DOWN.SHOW YOUR CUTE EARS.HENNESSY'S AVAILABLE FORADOPTION AT PENNSYLVANIA SPCA.SHE'S ONLY THREE.SHE LOVES TO PLAY WITH BALLS.SHE'S GREAT IN THE CAR ANDJUST A REALLY FUN NICE DOG.I LOVE THIS DOG.SO HENNESSY DO YOU NOTOVERLOOK THIS BRILLIANT GIRL.LOOK AT THAT FACE.WE'RE TALKING ABOUTBRILLIANCE IN DOGS AND SMARTDOGS AND YOU KNOW IT MAKES MECRAZY WHEN PEOPLE SAY MY DOG'SSO DUMB.I WAND FUR THAT DOESN'T REFERMORE TO THE OWNER.A REFLECTION WITHIN.YES, BECAUSE THESE DOGS CANDO THINGS THAT WE WOULD NEVERBE ABLE TO DO THINK OF THEBLOOD HOUND, BOMB SNIFFINGDOGS AND SOMETIMES CUDDLINGWITH PEOPLE WHO ARE IN BADSHAPE AND MAYBE NOT THATLOVABLE BUT A DOG WILL DOTHAT.SO THEY CERTAINLY HAVE SKILLS.THERE ARE RECOGNIZED SMARTDOGS SUCH AS BORDER COLLIES.A FRIEND OF MINE SENT ME AVIDEO OF HIS DOG FINNEGAN, IWILL ASK NEW ONE SECOND TO PUTDOWN WHAT YOU ARE DOING ANDWATCH.THIS IS FINNEGAN WATCHING THEPUPPY BOWL.THIS DOG WATCHES TELEVISIONALL THE TIME WHEN HE SEES THISGAME HE HAS TO GET HIS OWN TOYAND START GETTING INVOLVED INTHE GAME.NOW WHEN THEY LIVED IN THEIROTHER HOUSE WOW RUN BEHIND THETELEVISION SET TO TRY TO FINDTHE DOGS.WHEN A FAVORITE OF HIS ISPLAYING AND HE IS IN ANOTHERROOM HE JUST HEARS THE MUSIC,HE RUNS N HIS FAMILY SAYS THATHE IS GREAT, GREAT, GREAT, HEIS ABOUT 14.THEY GOT HIM AT A SHELTER.YOU CAN GET THESE BRILLIANTDOGS BUT BECAUSE HE IS SOSENSITIVE, AND NET ZEST ANYTENSION IN THE AIR OR ANYBODYRAISES A VOICE OR ANYTHING HEGETS UPSET BY THAT.A LOT OF THE PSYCHOLOGICALPEOPLE WHO WERE STUDYING, ANDA LOT ARE, MANY.MANY UNIVERSITIES THEY SAYSOMETIMES THESE SMART DOGS ARENOT THAT EASE TOY LIVE WITHBECAUSE THEY ARE SO SMART.SO THEY ARE STUDYING K-9COGNITION, AND DUKE, BERKLEY,BARNARD, YALE, ARIZONA STATE,IN ENGLAND, HUNGARY, JAPAN ANDHERE IN AMERICA IT IS A NEWFIELD BECAUSE PEOPLE WANT TOKNOW JUST HOW SMART THEIR DOGSARE AND THEY ARE FINDING THATTHEY ARE VERY, VERY SMART.THERE IS A BORDER COLUMN THATI KNOWS A THOUSAND WORDS ANDCAN PICK OUT OBJECTS THAT AREUNFAMILIAR AND DISCERN WHATTHEY ARE.WHILE THEY DON'T SAY THATTHERE IS ANY EVIDENCE THATTHERE IS ONE BREED THAT ISCOGNITIVE SUPERIOR A LOT OFTHE RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THETHREE TOP WOULD BE IN THISORDER, BORDER COLLIE, POODLEAND ALSO THE GERMAN SHEPHERD.THEY ARE OFTEN USED IN THEPOLICE WORK BUT THERE IS A LOTOF VARIETY WITHIN THE BREEDSAS WELL.YOU CAN HAVE A SUPER SMARTMEMBER OF ONE PARTICULAR BREEDAND THEN A COUPLE OTHER MAYNOT BE IN THAT SAME CATEGORY.THERE IS MORE VARIABILITYWITHIN A BREEDEN THISINTELLIGENCE THEN ACROSSBREEDS BECAUSE I'M OF THEOPINION THAT ALL DOGS AREPRETTY SMART.WE'RE FEEDING THEM.WE ARE TAKING CARE OF THEM,AND WE'VE INVOLVED ALMOST SIDEBY SIDE WITH THEM BECAUSE DOGSHAVE BEEN, YOU KNOW, AS AHUMAN CAMPFIRE FOR 30,000YEARS OR SO.SO DOGS ARE GREAT, ESPECIALLYTHIS HENNESSY GIRL.LET ME SHOW YOU ANIMALSAVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION ATPENNSYLVANIA SPCA.WE HAVE GOT SOME BEAUTIES, NOWWE HAVE THIS DOG STORE THAT IMAKES ME SO SAD.HE CAME IN AS A VICTIM OFCRUELTY.HE HAS BURNS OF UNKNOWNORIGIN.HE HAS BEEN TREATED AT OURHOSPITAL.THIS DOG NEEDS TO HAVE AFABULOUS HOME, AND WE WANT HIMTO GET THAT.HE HAS SINCE RETIRED.HE IS A STAFF AND VOLUNTEERFAVORITE AND CAN LIVE WITHOTHER DOGS AS WELL.MISTY ANOTHER DOG RESCUED BUYOUR TEAM IN MARCH, 2019.FINALLY RED TOY FIND THATHOME.STAFF AND VOLUNTEER FAVORITE APROVED FOR KIDS EIGHT PLUS,AND WE HAVE A COUPLE OF CATS.MUCH RATHER BE IN A LOVINGHOME THEN SHELTER HE HAS BEENBOUNCED IN AND OUT A COUPLETIMES IN THE LAST COUPLE OFYEARS.HIS LAST FAMILY SAID HE WASESA GOOD BOY.HOPEFULLY HE WILL BE THE ONEFOR YOU.AND WE HAVE MIRIAM RESCUEDBY HUMANE LAW ENFORCEPRESIDENT FROM A HOME WHERESHE WAS NOT CARED FORPROPERLY.SHE CAME IN VERY SICK, SKINNY.SHE NEEDS HER HOME AS WELL.WE HAVE A COUPLE OF, LOOK WHOHAS GOT A NEW DOG.WE LOVE HENNESSY AND JAN.PENNSYLVANIA SPCA WE HAVE GOTMONEY OFF ADOPTIONS ANDPERCENTAGES OFF ADOPTIONS, FORTHE MONTH OF FEBRUARY AS WE GOTHROUGH OUR VALENTINE LOVESHARE THE LOVE WITH DOGS.YOU WANT TO ADOPT HENNESSYOR ANY ANIMALS ON OUR SHOWVISIT SPCA MACHINE THROUGHFRIDAY TWO TO SEVEN, SATURDAYAND SUNDAY 11 TO SIX.IF YOU CANNOT ADOPT DONATE ATP SPCA.ORG.LETS DON'T FORGET HENNESSY