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<DIV><FONT color=#800000 size=4 face=Baltimore>A momperson quote: "<FONT
color=#000000 size=3 face="Times New Roman">PS One of the problems with standard
IQ tests for people is that the more<BR>world experience you have the higher you
may score. You may have an IQ well<BR>into the triple digits but if you have
never been outside the cave you are<BR>not going to score as well as a college
graduate, are you? So, the more<BR>training you have, the better you score.
Ditto for dogs."</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800000 size=4 face=Baltimore><FONT color=#000000 size=3
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800000 size=4 face=Baltimore><FONT color=#000000 size=3
face="Times New Roman">I couldn't agree more. When we had our litters of
Dachshund babies we tried to make early life interesting and challenging for
them from their first steps.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800000 size=4 face=Baltimore><FONT color=#000000 size=3
face="Times New Roman">Little tunnels, little ramps, pillows to climb.
they learned to think and problem solve. They were also exposed to
different surfaces under their feet and</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800000 size=4 face=Baltimore><FONT color=#000000 size=3
face="Times New Roman">different bowls such as plastic, ceramic, metal to eat
out of. Lots of different noises and of course people.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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face="Times New Roman"></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800000 size=4 face=Baltimore><FONT color=#000000 size=3
face="Times New Roman">And don't get on Stanley Cohen's case too much. We
attended one of his seminars on how dogs think and Mr. Cohen was very
interesting and amusing. </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800000 size=4 face=Baltimore><FONT color=#000000 size=3
face="Times New Roman">He has a great love for dogs and even has a hound
himself. His talk on how dogs process information via eyes and ears
was illuminating.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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face="Times New Roman"></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800000 size=4 face=Baltimore><FONT color=#000000 size=3
face="Times New Roman">As someone else mentioned most intelligence tests are
designed around a dog's willingness to do what the human wants him to
do. Our hounds were bred for</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800000 size=4 face=Baltimore><FONT color=#000000 size=3
face="Times New Roman">independent thinking on the hunt.
Bassets, Dachshunds, Beagles etc etc all know they know best. They know we
don't hear, smell or even see as well as they do.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800000 size=4 face=Baltimore><FONT color=#000000 size=3
face="Times New Roman">the very fact that they put up with us at all is a
testament to their great working intelligence.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800000 size=4 face=Baltimore><FONT color=#000000 size=3
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800000 size=4 face=Baltimore><FONT color=#000000 size=3
face="Times New Roman">But, for pet owners who want a dog that will sit, beg,
rollover, fetch and do all the other "good" dog things, a Stanley Cohen
intelligence list is a valuable tool to have when looking </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800000 size=4 face=Baltimore><FONT color=#000000 size=3
face="Times New Roman">for that perfect fit.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#800000 size=4 face=Baltimore>Cathy Blatz<BR><A
href="http://www.summerhilldachshundsandbassets.com">www.summerhilldachshundsandbassets.com</A><BR><A
href="http://www.bassethoundclubofwpa.com">www.bassethoundclubofwpa.com</A><BR><A
href="http://www.dachshund-wpdc.org/">http://www.dachshund-wpdc.org/</A></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>