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INTRO----- HI I’M ALEX FARNHAM AND THIS IS ANIMALIST
NEWS! HAVE YOU GUYS SEEN THIS VIDEO BY FINNISH MAGICIAN
JOSE AHONEN? NOW I THOUGHT HUMANS WERE THE ONLY ONES WHO
LOVE MAGIC, BUT APPARENTLY DOGS DO TOO! AHONEN SIMPLY KNEELS IN FRONT OF POOCHES WITH
A TREAT, BUT AS SOON AS THEY TRY TO EAT IT, HE SLIPS THE TREAT UP HIS SLEEVE.
LOOK AT THOSE INNOCENT LITTLE FACES… THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT JUST HAPPENED!
IF YOU’VE EVER HAD A DOG, YOU KNOW THAT THEY TRUST AND LOVE PEOPLE ALMOST UNCONDITIONALLY
WHICH IS WHY THEY LOOK SO HEARTBROKEN OVER THE TRICK!
THAT...AND THE FACT THAT THEY’RE FOOD DRIVEN. NOM NOM
I KNOW YOU MIGHT BE SAYING, “WELL DUH ALEX, OBVIOUSLY A DOG CAN’T COMPREHEND MAGIC”
, BUT YOU HAVE TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT DOGS ARE ACTUALLY KINDA SMART!
WHILE INTELLIGENCE LEVELS VARY WITH DIFFERENT BREEDS, MOST DOGS HAVE THE MENTAL CAPACITY
OF A TWO OR THREE YEAR OLD HUMAN. THAT MEANS THAT THEY CAN UNDERSTAND MORE THAN
TWO HUNDRED WORDS, COUNT, AND INTENTIONALLY DECEIVE OTHER DOGS AND HUMANS TO GET TREATS.
OBVIOUSLY DOGS ARE MORE ATHLETICALLY ADVANCED AND THEREFORE CAN RUN, JUMP, AND SWIM BETTER,
HOWEVER, A TWO OR THREE YEAR OLD CHILD MAY HAVE SUPERIOR MANIPULATION SKILLS THANKS TO
OUR OPPOSABLE THUMBS. AWEEEE(THUMB) HOWEVER, BOTH CHILDREN AND ANIMALS NATURALLY
TAKE A WHILE TO GRASP NEW IDEAS. AS THE SAYING GOES, OLD DOGS CAN’T LEARN
NEW TRICKS… AT LEAST NOT QUICKLY AND THAT WHAT MAKES THEM THE PERFECT AUDIENCE FOR MAGICIANS!
AHONEN IS JUST LUCKY THAT HE DIDN’T HAVE TO FOOL A BORDER COLLIE, POODLE, OR GERMAN
SHEPHERD! BECAUSE ACCORDING TO NORTH AMERICAN DOG OBEDIENCE
JUDGES, THEY ARE THE SMARTEST BREEDS BECAUSE OF THEIR QUICK ABILITY TO LEARN NEW INFORMATION.
HOW SMART DO YOU THINK YOUR DOG IS? LET ME KNOW IN THE COMMENTS DOWN BELOW!
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NOW I’M GOING TO DISAPPEAR! *disappears*