Ep. 16 -- Squall the Genius Dog

<p>Lots of people live with smart dogs, but what is it like to live with a canine genius? Meet border collie Squall and his housemate Bobbie Kurivial, one of only six dog-human teams to make it to the end of the international Genius Dog Challenge. </p> <p>On a quest to find "canine Einsteins or Mozarts," ethologists at Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary issued the Genius Dog Challenge, winnowed the contestants down to just the few true geniuses, studied their world learning capabilities to much astonishment, and took Bobbie and Squall on the adventure of a lifetime.</p> <p>Want to follow up on our sources or watch any of the videos we mention? <a href='https://thisanimallife.com/'>Go to ThisAnimalLife.com </a>and <a href='https://thisanimallife.com/?page_id=392'>click on Show Notes</a>.  Interested in KLIMB tables and other Blue-9 products we discuss?<a href='https://lisalanserrose.com/shop/'> Click here </a>to learn more and apply our promo code, ANIMAL2020 to get free shipping and $20 off.</p> <p>References:</p> <p> </p> <p>Csányi, Vilmos, <a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1209703.If_Dogs_Could_Talk?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=FqN5ZoIiht&rank=1'>If Dogs Could Talk: Exploring the Canine Mind</a>, translated by <a href='https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/130293.Richard_E_Quandt'>Richard E. Quandt</a>, North Point Press, December 2005.</p> <p>Dror, Shany, “<a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-family-pupz-podcast/id1505592692?i=1000535353523&fbclid=IwAR1EKRLOf5e5q7JvFB4Zq1BVSJ_-ak4ClnWCzFMn5DkGSFRdPtfOiv1a-rY'>Do Dogs Understand Us</a>?” The Family Pupz Podcast, by Tanya & Charles Lim, Apple Podcasts, September 2021. </p> <p>Dror, Shany, & Adam Miklosi, “<a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53ziA9Q3ESs&list=PLNy4MjoEERsl659S0zJpvn0XMQlJfsZ_j&index=1&t=182s'>Max & Squall</a>,” Genius Dog Challenge, YouTube, November 18, 2020.</p> <p>Dror, Shany, & Claudia Fugazza, “<a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XX1P2ajwKhU&list=PLNy4MjoEERsl659S0zJpvn0XMQlJfsZ_j&index=2'>Fin