At what point is my 2 year old considered smarter and more advanced than my dog???

[cbdo2007]

Does anyone have some basic benchmarks I can compare to figure out which of the two is smarter? The dog is definitely more patient and is more easily teachable or basic commands. The 2 year old can spell her name and ask for specific foods, can tell us what hurts, can run/walk/jump and climb up stairs and go down a slide by herself, etc.

Any thoughts?

[ohiosmith]

1. When the two year old quits drinking out of he toilet.

[HopeHoops]

2. And shitting in the lawn.

[ohiosmith]

3. Damn right! Send her to the neighbors yard.

[HopeHoops]

4. We have one I would LOVE to do that to. Fred Flintstone screamer.

They're the only family in the neighborhood that I wish would just move. He ruins damn near every beautiful day with his drunken tirades. And he's FUCKING LOUD! I'd shit in his yard.

[cbdo2007]

5. well if we didn't put clothes on her, she would shit all over the house.....

so at least the dog knows to go outside to take care of her business.


+1 for the dog

[HopeHoops]

7. Um, agreed.

[cbdo2007]

6. hahaha, luckily she hasn't experimented much with the toilet yet. I'm sure I'll wake up

some day to find my wallet and keys swimming in there though. Dog doesn't either though.

I would call their drinking procedures a draw. Neither knows how to get water themselves though 2 year old can tell us what she wants to drink (milk, water, juice) so I'll give her the advantage here.

[RebelOne]

8. I have owned Rottweilers and an adult is supposedly

as intelligent as a 3-year-old. I believe it because one of my Rotties learned to spell. Whenever I said ride or walk, she would become excited. So when I had to use those words to anyone, I would spell them. She soon learned what they meant.