Can your dog do this?

[slonezp]

 

[A-Jay]

Impressive for sure - 

But until that dog can do this - 

There's still room for growth.

(circa 2005 - Sierra was a bit of a freak (insert wolf) & my wife's 5'9'')

A-Jay

[12poundbass]

My dogs are lacking in the intelligence department. One's old and lazy. The female is crazy and bosses the other two around. And my GP is basically a bull in a China shop in my house. 

 

I once met a dog that would open the fridge and get you a beer if you asked him. Pretty cool to see. He was a lab and they tend to be way smarter than pugs and GP's are stubborn and think for themselves. 

Sums it up right here.

[OCdockskipper]

One of our dogs is an Anatolian Shepherd.  We didn't know that when we got him from the rescue place, we just thought he was a creme colored shepherd mix.  After we accidentally figured out what breed he was, his demeanor made sense.  Anatolians were bred in Turkey to guard herds of lifestock (not herd them) by living among them and fighting off bears, wolves and other predators.  They bond with those they guard and are because often there aren't people around when they are doing their job, have to be self sufficient and make decisions independent of human interaction.  This fits Captains personality to a T.

 

He believes he is the protector of all of our family, our other dog & the cats, even if they don't want to be protected.  He pushes his way to the front of any activity and has a need to know exactly what is going on at any moment.  Fetch a ball?  That is play for kids, he has a job to do, although apparently having his stomach scratched is part of his job description.  You can tell him to do or not to do things, but unless the commands are coming from me, he will just look at you and decide for himself whether or not he wants to.  Intelligent, stubborn and self sufficient, tough combination.  

 

While he hasn't figured out how to open a door like that robot dog, he does know that if he pushes or chews hard enough, he can get through anything.  He gnawed the laces off an old plastic football for heaven sakes, lets see a robot dog do that.

[12poundbass]

1 hour ago, OCdockskipper said:

One of our dogs is an Anatolian Shepherd.  We didn't know that when we got him from the rescue place, we just thought he was a creme colored shepherd mix.  After we accidentally figured out what breed he was, his demeanor made sense.  Anatolians were bred in Turkey to guard herds of lifestock (not herd them) by living among them and fighting off bears, wolves and other predators.  They bond with those they guard and are because often there aren't people around when they are doing their job, have to be self sufficient and make decisions independent of human interaction.  This fits Captains personality to a T.

 

He believes he is the protector of all of our family, our other dog & the cats, even if they don't want to be protected.  He pushes his way to the front of any activity and has a need to know exactly what is going on at any moment.  Fetch a ball?  That is play for kids, he has a job to do, although apparently having his stomach scratched is part of his job description.  You can tell him to do or not to do things, but unless the commands are coming from me, he will just look at you and decide for himself whether or not he wants to.  Intelligent, stubborn and self sufficient, tough combination.  

 

While he hasn't figured out how to open a door like that robot dog, he does know that if he pushes or chews hard enough, he can get through anything.  He gnawed the laces off an old plastic football for heaven sakes, lets see a robot dog do that.

This is my GP as well. He is also a flock guardian. They were bread to guard sheep (hence the color of GO's) and other livestock for up to a week by themselves. They aren't supposed to seek the acceptance of humans but my dog Hank missed that memo. He'll grab your arm or stick his about under your arm and make you pet him. 

 

You mentioned yours is a rescue. After we rescued Hank I researched the breed and it's sad that there are a ton of GP rescues because people hear guard dog, or the big white beautiful dog is cool. They stick them outside at night...guess what these guys are nocturnal and will bark all night if left outside, so a lot of people get rid of them. They also like to roam to 'check the parameter. I'm guessing yours also falls into this category. All in all he's the best dog I've ever owned. Flock guardians aren't for eveyone, and research should be done before getting any animal. I'll always own one from now on. 

[burrows]

My dog does back flips

[ratherbfishin1]

Just now, Burro said:

My dog does back flips

Is that it

[burrows]

3 hours ago, slonezp said:

 

This should scare you. Seen the episode on black mirror called metal head on Netflix.

[slonezp]

8 minutes ago, Burro said:

This should scare you. Seen the episode on black mirror called metal head on Netflix.

 

[burrows]

2 minutes ago, slonezp said:

 

 

[OCdockskipper]

1 hour ago, 12poundbass said:

...guess what these guys are nocturnal and will bark all night if left outside, so a lot of people get rid of them...

I read that most flock dogs have a different opinion of what a threat is than people do.  Captain is sure the two bunnies on the hill behind us are planning an attack, he must have watched Monty Python & the Holy Grail.  

 

The do have great baritone barks, deep enough to make any bad guys reconsider getting within 100 feet of the house.

[Bluebasser86]

9 hours ago, Burro said:

This should scare you. Seen the episode on black mirror called metal head on Netflix.

Creeped me out

[Bankbeater]

I've had a couple of dogs that were pretty smart.  One was a hound that would routinely open up a baby gate with a clothespin latch on it.

[burrows]

Honestly I’m not hating on everyone’s dogs but I have a couple of poodles and a German Shepherd I don’t think any of your guys dogs are as smart as mine. Hey I have the smartest breeds man I’m sorry but it’s true and mine are better looking. 

[drew4779]

My mom's dog knows how to open doors.  He let's himself out in the morning. All of her door knobs are dented in from him. Too bad he doesn't close the doors behind him. 

[Gundog]

I think that robot dog is creepy. Gives he the heebeegeebees. If I saw that thing crawling towards me I'd shoot it. 

[Further North]

Had a German Wirehaired Pointer that could let himself out of his kennel...watched us open it many times, than just did it himself...so we put a stick in the latch.  He pulled it out.

 

We put a lock in the latch...after he proved to himself that he couldn't open the lock (tooth marks all over), he just climbed the 8 ft. fence in the corner...

 

Same dog figured how to open doors in the house, and kitchen cabinets.  Started with lever-style handles, but eventually figured out round knobs as well.  Lotta dented knobs...

 

He got himself locked in a bathroom once, two doors, followed my roommate in one, was sniffing around when the roommate left by the other door and closed it...must have bumped the first door closed of something.

 

When we got home, he was curled up in the living roomfeet and muzzle covered with what looked like flour...He'd dug through the wall next to the door...

 

Had a German Shorthair pointer who figured out how to unlatch the kennel we used in the car....Came out a restaurant on a hunting trip to find her sitting in the driver's seat.  Figured we'd just forgotten to latch it properly, popped her back in the kennel, stopped at a hardware store, double checked the latch...

 

She was back in the driver's seat when we got out.

 

Right now, we've got a 2 year old Brittany that will retrieve food...started one evening, I'm on-line (probably here) snacking on a couple crackers and cheese.  She comes prancing out of the kitchen, head and ears up, tail up and wagging...sits down in front of me, expectant...I ask, "What do you want?" and she leans forward and deposits a cracker I must have dropped on the chair.

 

Couple days later, same deal, but she comes up from downstairs...sits in front of me again...this time I put my hand out...and she gives me a jelly bean.  God knows where she found it.

 

Gotta love dogs...

 

 

[Gundog]

10 hours ago, Further North said:

 

Had a German Shorthair pointer who figured out how to unlatch the kennel we used in the car....Came out a restaurant on a hunting trip to find her sitting in the driver's seat.  Figured we'd just forgotten to latch it properly, popped her back in the kennel, stopped at a hardware store, double checked the latch...

 

She was back in the driver's seat when we got out.

 

 

 

This part reminds me of my sister's dog. Back in the 80's when car doors had door lock knobs my sister use to take her dog everywhere. She would leave the dog in the car briefly and lock the door. When she would try to unlock the door with her key the dog kept pushing the knob back down, locking the door again. The dog did this so routinely that friends and neighbors would gather around her car to see if the dog was gonna let her in or not. And when the dog locked the door on her you could hear from a block away everyone laughing.

[CTBassin860]

My gf's parents have a dachshund. Her talent is being able to go out in the yard for 20 minutes, then come inside and crap on the kitchen floor lol.

[Redlinerobert]

And this is just the beginning.  Can't imagine where robotics will be 100 years from now. 

[Gundog]

17 minutes ago, Redlinerobert said:

And this is just the beginning.  Can't imagine where robotics will be 100 years from now. 

Me too however I don't think anybody will ever truly develop artificial intelligence. I think its impossible to give something true intelligence. I believe intelligence is the sole domain of living things and not even all of those. 

 

 

[Redlinerobert]

55 minutes ago, Gundog said:

Me too however I don't think anybody will ever truly develop artificial intelligence. I think its impossible to give something true intelligence. I believe intelligence is the sole domain of living things and not even all of those. 

 

 

 

Well, I would love to agree with you, but 150 years ago if someone told you that you'd be talking into a device the size of a pack of cigarettes and having a conversation with someone on a different continent they'd think you were on the sauce! 

 

Oh and then you have robots whose AI is programmed to have them learn the way toddlers do. 

 

 

[Gundog]

4 hours ago, Redlinerobert said:

 

Well, I would love to agree with you, but 150 years ago if someone told you that you'd be talking into a device the size of a pack of cigarettes and having a conversation with someone on a different continent they'd think you were on the sauce! 

 

Oh and then you have robots whose AI is programmed to have them learn the way toddlers do. 

 

 

Call me when it grows up. It will make a lovely garbage can. Its not AI if it can't learn on its own as we intelligent beings can. Think about how a dog knows when it hears a refrigerator door open and close that its time to find its humans. It learned on its own. 

[Redlinerobert]

garbage can.  lol.