Way beyond "Fetch": The amazing border collie, tonight on PBS
That would be Chaser, who has been trained by her owner to understand more than 1,000 words,
along with simple sentences.
From the story at ABC news:
"She was born to live in the Scottish mountains and herd sheep," said (owner John) Piley, who is retired from a teaching career at Wofford College in Spartanburg, S.C.
Eventually, they amassed a collection of 1,022 objects: 800 stuffed animals, 116 balls, 26 "Frisbees" and other assorted items, each given a distinct name ....
Here's another story (which includes a video) on what could be the world's smartest dog.
The 6-year-old border collie and her 82-year-old owner will be featured on Nova scienceNow on PBS tonight.
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Daily Breeze reporter Donna Littlejohn has shared her homes with a succession of wonderful, funny, and occasionally difficult canines -- Muffin, Fritz, Ellie, Mercy, Pilgrim and now Cowboy, an Australian shepherd-border collie, and Tess, a border collie. From strong-willed terriers to weirdly obsessed Australian shepherds, they've invaded her world with boundless energy, wet noses, muddy paws and soggy tennis balls. But they've really brought so much more than that -- like laughter and joy, some unexpected life lessons, and more than a few tears along the way.
E-mail Donna at donna.littlejohn@dailybreeze.com.
Josh Grossberg grew up with the usual array of animals: goldfish, dogs, hamsters, parakeets and turtles. He now owns the loudest dog in the South Bay(Video: Rocket the Dog) and is the least popular person on his block. He spends his free time in dog parks, pet shops and always has an extra plastic bag in his pocket just in case. He also has a cat.
E-mail Josh at josh.grossberg@dailybreeze.com.
That was amazing dog indeed. It is difficult to train animals and let them understand you in what you are saying.
My two chis have been identifying specifically named toys for the last 3 years.
Here's a sample: baby, princess, boney, tiny boney, ted small - the list goes on. Wonder if I should contact PBS.