Dog are extremely intelligent animals, more so than they are given credit for. I knew this but was curious as to just how much dogs really understand. During my research I discovered that dogs were much more astute than I had thought. Dogs have about the same amount of understanding and cleverness as a 3-5 year old human. Dogs feel emotions just as a toddler would. For example when another dog is getting attention another dog might get jealous and start whining. The brain of a dog has a very similar structure as a human brain does. The thing that differs drastically in the two brains is that dogs use more of their brain in the part of their brains that is associated with smell. This is why dogs have such a keen sense of smell. Research has shown that a dog can understand up to 200 words and are able to comprehend many different phrases and tones. Another unique thing about dogs is they dream just as humans do. Dogs sleep in something called REM/deep sleep which is the same type of sleep humans experience! There is so much more to learn about the intelligence of dogs, but with the small amount of research I did I concluded that humans and dogs are much alike! Do you think that dogs can only see in black and white? (Add your answer as a comment.)
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