When your dog reaches out toward the wall, that’s an automatic reflex—like when a doctor taps your knee and your leg jerks ...

The new challenge measures a dog's intelligence through exercises designed to assess memory, problem-solving and reasoning ...

The viral wall test is a fun trend, but not a real measure of dog intelligence. Results mix trust, body awareness, reflexes, and past experiences. Real smarts show in problem‑solving, social reading, ...

As I was reading a recent report describing research on the testing of dog intelligence I was reminded of an experience that I had some 15 or 20 years ago. I was visiting a respected breeder of German ...

A new research paper by Rosalind Arden and Mark Adams called "A general intelligence factor in dogs" has rocked the field, and numerous popular summaries have been published globally. This is hardly ...

I’m always impressed by the logic that grades dogs on an intelligence scale, because it seems obvious to me such scales are more about dogs doing what the person making the scale wants than anything.

The humble dog has been adapting and evolving alongside humanity since before we learned agriculture and how to make our own tools. This long history means dogs are incredible at human-canine ...

Young handsome man holding and hugging labrador retriever dog, smiling with love to his best friend© Krakenimages.com/Shutterstock.com Scroll through social media ...

Scroll through social media, and you may run into the so-called dog intelligence wall test. In these clips, an owner holds their dog in front of themselves and walks toward a wall to see how the ...