Learning Archives - ILoveDogsAndPuppies https://www.ilovedogsandpuppies.com/tag/learning/ The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs Thu, 04 Feb 2016 02:37:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.ilovedogsandpuppies.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Learning Archives - ILoveDogsAndPuppies https://www.ilovedogsandpuppies.com/tag/learning/ 32 32 Study Shows Senior Dogs CAN Learn New Tricks https://www.ilovedogsandpuppies.com/study-shows-senior-dogs-can-learn-new-tricks/ https://www.ilovedogsandpuppies.com/study-shows-senior-dogs-can-learn-new-tricks/#respond Thu, 04 Feb 2016 02:37:48 +0000 http://www.ilovedogsandpuppies.com/?p=14643 According to a study out of Vienna, you actually can teach an older dog new tricks.  The big difference is the fact that the older dogs learn a bit more slowly than a puppy would, but they still show a capacity for learning and logic just the same. Some of the tests conducted involved a specially designed touchscreen.  Not only were the older dogs able to learn the touchscreen’s functions, the senior dogs were able to show a level of logic when using it that was at a higher degree than the puppies taking the same tests. The researchers at the Messerli Research Institute at Vetmeduni, Vienna tested the abilities of 95 border collies, also known as sheepdogs.  They ranged in age from five months to 13 years old.  This has become a very popular breed as of late, and they believe that it’s this ability to be trained that makes them so popular. The dogs were all brought to the “Clever Dog Lab” by their humans.  The picture below gives a sample of what would come up on the touchscreen for the dogs.  The first part of the test had the dogs try to correctly select four positive abstract...

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]]> According to a study out of Vienna, you actually can teach an older dog new tricks.  The big difference is the fact that the older dogs learn a bit more slowly than a puppy would, but they still show a capacity for learning and logic just the same.

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Some of the tests conducted involved a specially designed touchscreen.  Not only were the older dogs able to learn the touchscreen’s functions, the senior dogs were able to show a level of logic when using it that was at a higher degree than the puppies taking the same tests.

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The researchers at the Messerli Research Institute at Vetmeduni, Vienna tested the abilities of 95 border collies, also known as sheepdogs.  They ranged in age from five months to 13 years old.  This has become a very popular breed as of late, and they believe that it’s this ability to be trained that makes them so popular.

The dogs were all brought to the “Clever Dog Lab” by their humans.  The picture below gives a sample of what would come up on the touchscreen for the dogs.  The first part of the test had the dogs try to correctly select four positive abstract pictures from a total of eight on the touchscreen.  When they would select a picture with a positive association, they were rewarded with a treat or a bit of food.  If the dogs selected the wrong picture, they would get a short time out, and no treats were given out.

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After all was said and one, the researchers were quite surprised by the results.  One of the study authors, Lisa Wallis said “Older dogs required more trials than younger ones before they were able to solve the task correctly.  The test also showed that older dogs are less flexible in their way of thinking than younger ones.  As in people, older dogs find it more difficult to change old habits or what they have learned.”

Well, so much for the old adage “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks!”  You actually can, it just takes a little longer.

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]]> https://www.ilovedogsandpuppies.com/study-shows-senior-dogs-can-learn-new-tricks/feed/ 0 Golden Retriever still learning how to drink water https://www.ilovedogsandpuppies.com/golden-retriever-still-learning-how-to-drink-water/ https://www.ilovedogsandpuppies.com/golden-retriever-still-learning-how-to-drink-water/#respond Thu, 28 Jan 2016 02:20:20 +0000 http://www.ilovedogsandpuppies.com/?p=14356 Get a load of this funny Golden Retriever named Cosmo as he decides to drink his water in a hilariously unique fashion. Watch him stick his whole face into the bowl instead of just lapping it up like normal dog. [iframe id=”https://rumble.com/embed/u762o.vbxhn/”]

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]]> https://www.ilovedogsandpuppies.com/golden-retriever-still-learning-how-to-drink-water/feed/ 0 Pitbull Puppy Learning to Play With Big Dogs https://www.ilovedogsandpuppies.com/pitbull-puppy-learning-to-play-with-big-dogs/ https://www.ilovedogsandpuppies.com/pitbull-puppy-learning-to-play-with-big-dogs/#respond Mon, 14 Dec 2015 23:10:04 +0000 http://www.ilovedogsandpuppies.com/?p=12503 An adorable Pitbull puppy learns to play with some of the bigger dogs in the family. Looks like the little guy will fit right in! [iframe id=”https://rumble.com/embed/u762o.v96i8/”]

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