[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> I once used as an example a published data-set on various
> breeds of puppies and their problem-solving abilities
> (a score of 8 denotes a puppy who solved all 8 tasks
> - e.g. tugging on a wooden dowel tied to the food dish).
>
> The data-set went
>
> Wirehaired Cocker
> Terrers Beagles Shelties Basenjis Spaniels
> 1 0 0 5 0
> 6 6 0 8 0
> ... ... ... ... ...
> 2 6 1 2 0
I googled "canine intelligence" and got this site
http://www.petrix.com/dogint/index.html
(fifth on the list; has tables but no data) and various others. Most
referred to Stanley Coren's book "The Intelligence of Dogs" (1994, often
reprinted, and undoubtedly at a bookstore near you.) I would hazard a
guess that this book is the source.
Interestingly, in the site given above, basenjis were listed as second
last out of all species tested, and shelties among the highest.
_Pace_ basenji owners, this accords with my recollections too. Is it
possible that you have the sense of the data reversed?
There is also some question as to what the three rows mean. The third
does not appear to be a summary of the first two.
-Robert Dawson
Disclaimer: my dog is a black lab cross.
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