The smartest dog in the world | 60 Minutes Archive

Click here for Anderson Cooper's report on the evolution of dogs: https://youtu.be/kucO4JKtLcs

For those of you wondering, she outlived her owner by over a year. RIP both of them ❤

They forgot to show the most amazing thing that Chaser did: the old doctor scattered all 1000+ dog toys around his house, and then told her to fetch a specific toy. The test was tricky because he used a new name he never taught her, and had put a new toy somewhere in the house. She went around the house, looking at the various toys, and eventually decided to pick up the new toy. She deduced that the unfamiliar word must be the name of the new toy. She's an incredible dog!

Wow, she trained that sweet old man to buy her all those different toys. Amazing.

“When dogs look at you, they are hugging you with their eyes.” That’s the best thing I’ve heard in a long time.

The fact that's his owner at 86 can still get down on his knees like that is a miracle within itself

Mark Twain said "The more I get to know people, the better I like dogs." I enthusiastically agree.

The way his dog looked at him in his car is incredible

I’m not only amazed by this dog but also his 86 year old agile owner!

This guy teaches his dog better than most parents teach their kids in a lifetime

I used to have a German Shepherd. She was smarter than most humans, with a wicked sense of humor. If we were late feeding her, she would get her food dish and throw it at us. She could snag snowballs out of the air and sling them right back at the person throwing them. She would also get her leash and walk herself. Gosh, I could go on forever about her. I miss her.

I am honored to have Dr Pilley At Wofford College in the 1980s as a professor. He was a great teacher

I started tearing up bad when they were talking about the love chemical being released when we look into our dogs eyes<3 thats so sweet

My senior dog lost his hearing two years ago and I've taught him sign language and I was shocked at how easy it was. He now looks to my hands to see what I'm telling him. This dog also saved my life when he was 6 months old. We have a tight bond but the last 6 months or so I cry just at the thought of losing him.

He says his dog has the capabilities of a two-year-old. I’ve never met a two year old who was so well-behaved! That dog clearly has more emotional maturity than many adults I’ve met.

When my hunting dog saw this amazing guy, he left me a note saying "off to a better boss"

I didn’t have to see MRI results to know this! Dogs are very sensitive, smart and extraordinary and they’re never scamming anyone. That’s a Human trait. 🐾

My grandfather and father were dairy farmers. My granddad’s Border collie Shep I believe essentially knew conversational English. You could say to her “Hey, Shep, go down to the end of the pasture and make sure we got them all,” and she would go and do it. She probably saved his life once: He had gone into a small paddock where he kept a bull to fill the bull’s water trough. The bull knocked him to the ground and was beginning to strike at his chest with its hooves. Shep slipped under the fence, fastened her teeth onto the bull’s tail, and held on tight until the bull decided to go after her instead. She held on, according to my grandfather’s story, and he was able to roll away and escape while the bull chased his tail. At a strategic moment, Shep let go and darted away. She lived to be 17, or so they told me; I was a child when she died.

About 12 years ago, our elderly akita had to have emergency bloat surgery. He had a 50/50 chance of surviving, but he made it through the surgery. The vet called us after the surgery, telling us that we could come back into the recovery room to see him. When we entered the room, Jake was deep asleep, since he was still coming out of anesthesia. His eyes were closed tight. But within a few moments, his eyes cracked open. And as soon as he saw us there with him, his heart rate went NUTS. You could hear the beeping on the monitor going crazy. I knew that Jake loved us before that moment, but as long as I live, I will never forget the sound of that beeping, his heart going crazy for us.

I love that this man put so much work, love, and effort into raising and caring for his dog. Chaser enjoyed the challenges. Bravo to him and RIP to both! They are on the Other Side together. ❤️