{"id":3326,"date":"2014-10-06T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-06T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drscience.com\/wordpress\/archives\/3326"},"modified":"2014-10-06T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-10-06T21:00:00","slug":"intelligent-terriers-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/drscience.com\/wordpress\/archives\/3326","title":{"rendered":"Intelligent Terriers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"QuestionImage\"<\/a>  My Yorkshire terrier, Breezy, is very bright. She can tell the difference between Kramer and the others on TV’s Seinfeld. She growls when Kramer is on and falls asleep during other portions of the program. Now I read where chimpanzees have been trained to talk to people through computers. Do you think my Yorkie would be eligible for a similar type of program?<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

———- from Mrs. Seymour Daly of Casper, Wyoming<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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\"\"  Very doubtful, Mrs. D. Dogs and chimps are different creatures. Apes have thumbs for one thing and they don’t have the irritating little yelps that Yorkies possess. If your Breezy watched 60 Minutes or Masterpiece Theater instead of Seinfeld, there might be evidence of intelligence that would warrant further testing. But, the way things stand now, I would advise you have the nasty little creature put to sleep.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"QuestionImage\"<\/a>My Yorkshire terrier, Breezy, is very bright. She can tell the difference between Kramer and the others on TV’s Seinfeld. She growls when Kramer is on and falls asleep during other portions of the program. Now I read where chimpanzees have been trained to talk to people through computers. Do you think my Yorkie would be eligible for a similar type of program?

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