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If dogs are smarter than we knew, what are some additional tasks we could give them? I have manuals for disability support dog training (opening doors, getting

If dogs are smarter than we knew, what are some additional tasks we could give them? I have manuals for disability support dog training (opening doors, getting medications, helping to dress, etc) but maybe we could teach them to: - clean or arrange rooms or outdoor spaces - find and pile firewood - collect litter - convey messages to named people What else?

doubled112 3y ago
There's something very human about "hey, this thing is smart, better put it to work for us"
- dotnet00 3y ago
  To be fair, we wouldn't have domesticated dogs if they weren't smart enough to work for us as hunting/herding assistants.
- carapace 3y ago
  People who live near orangutans say that they can talk but don't do it in front of humans because they don't want to be made to work.