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[–] Thorry84@feddit.nl 23 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Humans be like OMG this dog so stupid, but you guys need months or even years to develop object permanence. Pathetic!

[–] Aurelius@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Don’t dogs navigate with their noses? Cover up the scent and they’re left confused. This reminds me of when a dog sees their reflection and their eyes tell them there is another dog but they can’t pick up their scent. Adorable

[–] EatYouWell@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Dogs have object permanence, but boxers have a tendency to be... special (to put it nicely).

[–] isthingoneventhis@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

You can say they operate on a different wavelength/frequency xD

[–] mdd@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

My sister has had two boxers. They are very friendly but a bit dim witted.

My malti-poo is the same way. Very loving but not too smart. My cat is way smarter than the dog.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

My best all-time dog was my boxer. Sharp as a bag of doorknobs.

[–] punkwalrus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

As a friend of mine put it about his Boxer, "It's as dumb as a Box. It's a BOXer!"

[–] The_v@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"Special"= Inbred and stupid. When your family tree has no branches, shit happens.

Don't pay for inbred "purebreds" people. Mutts are healthier, smarter, behave better and live longer.

[–] EatYouWell@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah, that's the part I was avoiding saying.

[–] PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 years ago

that plus they have a hard time seeing red things due to color blindness. get blue dog toys!