Active Canines

Brainy Dogs Studied

National Geographic Magazine: Animal Minds, 2008-Mar, by Virginia Morell: The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig has launched a study of three border collies reknowned for their vocabulary (200-300 words) and uncanny ability to figure out what their human companions want. Maybe these collies are especially good at it because they're working dogs and highly motivated, and in their traditional herding jobs, they must listen very closely to their owners.

Give your Dog an IQ Test

PoochIQ.com: When you give your dog the Pooch IQ Test, you'll be fascinated as you watch his or her thought process up close. After the test is done, you'll not only be able to calculate your pup's IQ score, but you'll also understand your dog and his or her behaviors on a much deeper level. Most dogs LOVE to be challenged! They live for it. Challenges keep dogs' minds active and make their lives more interesting.

New Sniffing Team Arrives in Malaysia

Paddy and Manny have arrived in Putrajaya, Malaysia to become a permanent police squad charged with finding DVD's hidden by intellectual property pirates. Paddy was a rescue, and both are Labradors trained and donated by the MPA. See their photo at ABC News: Dogs Sniff Out DVD Piracy, 2008-Mar-3, by Julia Zappei: Malaysia decided to establish the DVD-sniffing squad after a visit last year by a similar team from the U.S. Motion Picture Association. The visiting dogs helped authorities unearth 1.6 million pirated DVDs and other optical discs and equipment worth $6 million over six months, Mohamad Roslan said.