It's nice knowing that your doggy is smart, but even if he struggles with learning some tricks don't give up on him quite yet. It could be that maybe your style of training him is not the right fit for him, or he requires more time to learn them. The more time you spend with him, the more he will get used to certain tricks. Furthermore, as he continues to learn different tricks, he'll absorb the information that in turn makes him smarter. Sounds like a great way to keep Fido entertained as well, right?
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One particular study revealed that training a dog not only teaches it new tricks but it actually makes the dog smarter. Dogs who are constantly mentally engaged grow smarter with each new challenge. Scientists determined that trained dogs acquire a ‘learning to learn’ ability, which does not exist in untrained dogs.
Studies have also revealed that dogs have the ability to sniff out scents that humans cannot, due to the proteins found on the neurons inside their snouts. Dogs have 200 million olfactory receptors in comparison to humans’ five million, which allows canines to sniff out things such as diseases, cancers and drugs. By training your dog properly, you can teach it to recognize particular scents.
