Product tests dog intelligence

Published: March. 10, 2008 at 6:34 PM
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., March 10 (UPI) -- PoochIQ.com of Beverly Hills, Calif., is marketing a product it says can assess the mental prowess of man's best friend.

The company said the Pooch IQ Kit includes 15 "mentally stimulating" tasks designed to determine whether a dog's intelligence is above, below or at the average, the New York Post reported Monday.

"We developed it in-house and we did a ton of research on both human and dog intelligence," said PoochIQ.com spokeswoman Stacy Stubblefield.

One dog tested by the Post scored a 121 IQ on the test, putting him in the 91st percentile of dogs according to the company's standards. Another scored 104 IQ, an average score, and a third came in with just an 89 IQ, below average.


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