Exactly How Smart Is Man's Best Friend?

A new pooch IQ test shows that canines may be brainier than we think.

By Alexandra Horowitz
Jul 8, 2008 5:00 AMNov 12, 2019 5:40 AM

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In April, Brazilian scientists announced that they had taught a dog named Sofia to use a computer keyboard. The world’s first canine typist can press paw-size keys to ask for water or to be petted. Dogs seem more human the more we learn about them­—but at least we’ve still got them beat on IQ. Or have we?

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