Tuesday, 8 October 2013

Dog House Blog, Treats On Tuesday!


Molly The Wally Drives The Bus!


Are you so clever you can fool your peoples into thinking you are dumb to get your own way? Do you ever run round in circles, or bark at random things to annoy your staff? Can you drive a bus? The Dognition site, based in North Carolina, uses questionnaires and games to help servants owners determine how clever you are at solving problems, or choosing to ignore you or genuinely finding things are lost in translation. Dogs are assigned personality types with character traits and these can be compared to other dogs of the same breed, age and size, as well as with other breeds. It can be used by our simple owners to learn more about how we think. Pet owners begin by filling out a personality questionnaire about their dog, including whether it is well-behaved, whether it listens to instructions, how it responds to being left alone or told off etc. Based on the results of this test, the owners are given a series of science based games, designed to test a dog's level of empathy, communication and cunning (never).  They can also test whether we are trustworthy and loyal, or wily and devious (scandalous). 
Various tests can be viewed on the Dognition site here or on Youtube. Handle with care as we don’t want to be giving all our secrets away. Would be fun to try with our feline and other anipals too. So make it a Treaty Tuesday and have fun with mum.



9 character types defined.

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37 comments:

  1. bichonpawz8 October 2013 at 10:07

    Oh! This looks like fun! We will give it a try! Xo Chloe and LadyBug

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  2. The Furries of Whisppy8 October 2013 at 10:22

    How exciting! We play mental games with Whisky to help keep her mental function healthy. We're going to check out the games on Dognition and see how she does. :)

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  3. Unknown8 October 2013 at 10:24

    Dear Molly,
    I'm afraid, this would be to difficult for my humans! I don't think they can follow the instructions...
    Love
    Arno

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  4. Castles Crowns and Cottages8 October 2013 at 10:55

    teeeheee.....now tell us this Miz Molly.....how did you get the authority to drive this British style bus? Did it come from Harrods? YOU ARE ONE POWERFUL PUP! Are you sure you're not the mayor of London?

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  5. Cowspotdog8 October 2013 at 11:00

    That is the real questions ....are the peeps smart enough to give the test?

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  6. tubby3pug8 October 2013 at 11:35

    pugs rule the roost at clever enough to play dumb.

    urban hounds

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  7. Mollie8 October 2013 at 11:39

    So going to play that, what type of truck are you driving Molly BOL Ice cream one :) xx00xx

    Mollie and Alfie

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  8. My Mind's Eye8 October 2013 at 12:00

    MOL MOL MOL ONLY IN NORTH CAROLINA (we are NC natives) WOULD YOU FIND SUCH A SOPHISTICATED ESTABLISHMENT TO STUDY PUPS!! MOL MOL MOL . I guess you've noticed no one tires to study felines.
    Hugs Madi your BFFF

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  9. 2browndawgs8 October 2013 at 13:11

    Do dogs not pick the treat? lol not in this house!

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  10. ann @ studiohyde8 October 2013 at 13:28

    I knew you would be a good driver Molly, lol :)

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  11. AnnStaub8 October 2013 at 14:17

    Shiner has one of those Dognition toys. I think she might be in the scandalous section. Last night I told her to get off the couch like 10 times and she just laid there and stared at me like I was crazy lol.

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  12. Anonymous8 October 2013 at 14:27

    I'm glad you can drive a bus, so I haven't to learn it ( I hope I can be your passenger?). I always pretend to be dumb to get my own way. That's the reason why me and mom are such a good team, because she does that vice versa LOL I'm waiting at the bus stop for you...

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  13. MarkD608 October 2013 at 14:37

    I think my dogs would get the treat every time. I'll have to try it!

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  14. Brian's Home Blog8 October 2013 at 15:18

    I think the dogs will always win the treats!

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  15. Murphy8 October 2013 at 15:44

    Finally, solid proof of our brilliance! Thanks Molly!!

    Your Pals,

    Murphy & Stanley

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  16. A Tonl8 October 2013 at 16:04

    So we wanna know how YOU scored Molly! (BTW, that cartoon today is in honor of you! We thought of you when we posted it!! MOL!!)

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  17. TexWisGirl8 October 2013 at 16:37

    stargazer made me laugh. :)

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  18. Furry Bottoms8 October 2013 at 16:38

    I had to giggle at "dognition" that's a good term.

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  19. Frankie Furter and Ernie8 October 2013 at 17:07

    WOW Molly.... YOU get to DRIVE... "THEY" won't Let US do that.

    We don't want our mom to know how smart WE are... she would want us to get Jobs and stuffs.

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  20. Sketching with Dogs8 October 2013 at 17:49

    They say you can measure a dog's intelligence by how quickly it can get out of a blanket if you throw one over it's head. It took Dip about three quarters of an hour, BOL!
    Dip Bridge and Elliot x

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  21. Two French Bulldogs8 October 2013 at 17:50

    Mom likes playing those nutty mental games with us
    Snorts
    Benny & Lily

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  22. Unknown8 October 2013 at 18:45

    Are chasing birds or herding children any of those intelligence tests? We always score high at those games!

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  23. Jenn8 October 2013 at 19:28

    I need to try this with Sookie!

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  24. Anonymous8 October 2013 at 20:50

    That was super interesting learning about the way their brain works! :)

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  25. Hailey and Zaphod and their Lady8 October 2013 at 21:39

    We looked at dognition but thought it was expensive for the formal test when we know we are geniuses! Lee and Phod

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  26. My GBGV Life8 October 2013 at 23:47

    Looks like fun, of course, we already know we are all geniuses!

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  27. GizmoGeodog9 October 2013 at 00:10

    This is so cool Molly...from that chart I can tell already that I'm a Charmer...and we saw the painting of you and Pip that Reilly & Denny's mom did and it's super...she did such a great job of capturing you two

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  28. Texas, a Cat in... Austin9 October 2013 at 04:03

    Of course there is no such thing for kitties because kitties can fool their humans 100% of the time =^.^=
    What about humagnition?

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  29. Kat9 October 2013 at 04:49

    I already know that Beamer is a genius. No tests needed! :)

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  30. SquirrelQueen9 October 2013 at 07:07

    We thinks it would not be good for there to be such a test for cats. If there was the hoomans might learn of our plan for world domination.
    Purrs,
    Cindi Lou & The Kitty Krew

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  31. Elderberry-Rob9 October 2013 at 07:26

    Now that's what I need- a dog that can drive! cos my driving is limited - I only go in a 7 mile radius.

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  32. Dougall-the-Scottie9 October 2013 at 09:54

    Hmm... I wonder how Floyd and I would compare...

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  33. Golden Woofs! SUGAR9 October 2013 at 14:00

    Missed this yesterday and LOVE it. Made mom THINK. Lots of Golden Woofs, Sugar

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  34. The Army of Four9 October 2013 at 17:46

    Wait. I'm lost at the part where my mom calls me and I'm actually supposed to come to her. Why would I do that?
    Ha roo roo roo!
    Play bows,
    Zim

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  35. Fozziemum11 October 2013 at 07:20

    Molly this looks like a great test...so i will just feed the dogs cats sheep ,make their beds up play with them and then ...oh ah what next...oh ah..dang i don't know..i'll be back just got to ask Forrest if i can play ;) hugs Fozziemum xx

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  36. haopee11 October 2013 at 07:37

    I just had to drop by their site. I am very very very very interested.

    I wanna do the treat thing... Then again, I don't think they'll understand why in the world the human is pointing on something when they can choose to ignore me.

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  37. Unknown11 October 2013 at 10:57

    I love games like that!!! I also have lots of mental stimulation puzzles for Joker. I find them to be a great way to tire a dog (especially on days where the weather isn't that great out)! :)

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