Your dog is smarter than you think

I read an article on MSNBC this morning about new research that is revealing dogs are smarter than we previously thought.

The experiment suggests that dogs can put themselves inside the head of another dog — and perhaps people — to make relatively complex decisions.

“This suggests they can actually think about your intention — they can look for explanations of your behavior and make inferences about what you are thinking,” Hare said.

This explains perfectly why Monty chewed up the arms on my glasses when I wouldn’t pay attention to him on Saturday night. That or he just thought my ear grease was tasty…