Beau the math dog

TankGrrl66 · 08-17-2011, 03:27 PM

Here is a news story I just saw today. I'm not sure exactly how old it is though. It is about a dog, a black lab, who can apparently do math. He can count, add, subtract, multiply, divide, even algebra.

So we either have some really subtle cues from the handler (Clever Hans effect) or a pretty smart dog. Even if he isn't doing 'math' or getting cues, to remember that many different "commands" for a number of barks is pretty awesome.

Video : Beau the Labrador retriever is a canine calculator

The video is in that link. I had no problems viewing it, and I hope everybody can watch it.

What do you all think?

ZeusersPuppy · 08-18-2011, 07:02 PM

like you said...it's pretty amazing to have memory for all those commands OR equations he can do. one smart cookie he is

08-17-2011, 03:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
TankGrrl66 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: SoCal Posts: 379	Beau the math dog Here is a news story I just saw today. I'm not sure exactly how old it is though. It is about a dog, a black lab, who can apparently do math. He can count, add, subtract, multiply, divide, even algebra. So we either have some really subtle cues from the handler (Clever Hans effect) or a pretty smart dog. Even if he isn't doing 'math' or getting cues, to remember that many different "commands" for a number of barks is pretty awesome. Video : Beau the Labrador retriever is a canine calculator The video is in that link. I had no problems viewing it, and I hope everybody can watch it. What do you all think?

08-18-2011, 07:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
ZeusersPuppy Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Michigan Posts: 108	like you said...it's pretty amazing to have memory for all those commands OR equations he can do. one smart cookie he is

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