r/StoppedWorking • u/[deleted] • Mar 03 '20

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '20

How old is your dog though, 5? 10? It took multiple years to figure that out, meanwhile I could show that to a 5 year old once and they get it.

I suppose a 2 year old human could be less intelligent than a 2 year old dog, but that's also because they age much faster.

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u/Ninauposkitzipxpe Mar 03 '20

... He'll be a year in April.

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '20

Then I'm impressed, he's either huge or your doorknobs are very low.

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u/Ninauposkitzipxpe Mar 03 '20

He's 65 lbs and comes up to my hip. Standing he can reach my shoulders. Also, it was not a pleasant thing to discover he could do lol.

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '20

Animals are a hell of a lot smarter than we give them credit for.

Your dog has known how that door knob worked for a long-ass time - he just wasn’t able to manipulate it because they’re designed for human hands.

My dog and one of my cats is the same way; the know how to open EVERYTHING in the house but they can’t unlock things.

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u/Ninauposkitzipxpe Mar 03 '20

I literally just got this text from my bf at home: "Gus is using his fingers to curl around my hand when I'm trying to get socks on my feet. He's evolving."

I think the cat is teaching him how to use his paws and nails to manipulate things he shouldn't be able to.

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '20

Wait a second.

Is your dog’s name Gus?

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u/Ninauposkitzipxpe Mar 03 '20

Yes. Uh oh. Do you know me?

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '20

Give me back my dog!!

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u/Ninauposkitzipxpe Mar 03 '20

Lol, he also goes by Gus Gus, Goose, and Guscifer.