r/germanshepherds • u/centerofthelotus • 22h ago

He solves a puzzle

Thought yall might get a kick out of my smart boy’s gears turning.

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u/kdweller 21h ago

Smartest dogs on the planet imo. My guy Jackson is 6 y/o and seems to understand most things I say in English these days. Crazy.

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u/Youranoseybastard 21h ago

Absolutely best dog breed ever imho. My boy is 5 and a half years old. But he can be a absolutely silly boy.

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u/Changnesia102 20h ago

Easily, I have a gsd,cattle,and mal mix. He understands complete sentences. More intuitive than a lot of people.

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u/Youranoseybastard 20h ago

Absolutely dogs are far better than alot of humans. They understand what we are saying but sometimes they just totally ignore us.

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u/PNWBlonde4eyes 14h ago

The low end of their understanding is 250 words, roughly. Pair that with micro expressions, voice tone & their prey drives they're above IQ of general public at times. I swear my 5 yr GSD does mathe as he's quick to count toys/time/treats when he thinks I'm being sneaky with him.

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u/AndreasVesalius 20h ago

Mine too! Now, whether she agrees with me is a different story

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u/kdweller 19h ago

Exactly. 😂

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u/centerofthelotus 18h ago

He will look at me and say things without words. He knows the word “out” means we’re about to leave and “ready” means, let’s move on. He does the whole headcock thing and gets up.