Was I surprised to discover that there is a dog capable of recognising a stunning 340 words? Yes and no. On one hand everyone with some experience of dogs knows that they are considerably more intelligent than they are given credit for. Darling, our English pointer, for instance, can definitely count. If I show her how many treats I am putting in my pocket and reward her with one at a time she always knows when she has had them all. On the other hand, a 340 word vocabulary is pretty impressive especially compared to certain teenage children of my intimate acquaintance. Anyway, here is the footage of this amazing dog:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8441974.stm
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