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If dogs are smarter than we knew, what are some additional tasks we could give them?

I have manuals for disability support dog training (opening doors, getting medications, helping to dress, etc) but maybe we could teach them to: - clean or arrange rooms or outdoor spaces

- find and pile firewood

- collect litter

- convey messages to named people

What else?



There's something very human about "hey, this thing is smart, better put it to work for us"


People who live near orangutans say that they can talk but don't do it in front of humans because they don't want to be made to work.


To be fair, we wouldn't have domesticated dogs if they weren't smart enough to work for us as hunting/herding assistants.




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