Betsy lives in Vienna, Austria with her owner, who goes by the pseudonym "Schäfer" (English: Shepherd). Betsy is also a pseudonym given to her by animal cognition researchers.[1][2] At ten weeks of age, Betsy was able to sit on command and knew numerous objects, such as a ball and set of keys, by their name and would fetch them on verbal command.[3] Betsy was discovered after her owner answered a request by National Geographic Magazine to submit intelligent animals for study. Betsy was one of two dogs (both of which were Border Collies) whose intelligence was beyond that of Rico, also a Border Collie, who knows over 200 words.[4] Betsy was featured on the cover of the March 2008 edition of National Geographic.[5]
Intelligenceedit
Betsy has a vocabulary of more than 340 words,[3][6] which rivals that of the great apes in terms of intelligence and lateral thinking. After hearing a word only twice, Betsy is able to decipher that the sound is a command or instruction and regards it as such.[2] Betsy is believed to learn in the same way that human toddlers do, if not faster.[1] Betsy is capable of interpreting the correlation between a two-dimensional photograph and the object it depicts, and is able to retrieve the item simply by seeing the image, despite never having seen the depicted object or the photograph before.[2] During testing, Betsy retrieved the correct item 38 out of 40 times.[7] Betsy knows 15 people by only their name.[3] It is believed that Betsy's unusual intelligence can be attributed to dogs' prolonged association with humans, evolution and her breed—the Border Collie was found to be the most intelligent breed of dog by psychology professor Stanley Coren in his 1994 book The Intelligence of Dogs.[8] Juliane Kaminski, a cognitive psychologist who tested Betsy, hypothesised that her abilities are the result of the use of the Border Collie breed as working dogs, their high motivation levels and that they historically had to pay close attention to their owners' commands when engaged in herding.[2]
See alsoedit
Rico, a Border Collie who was known to understand over 280 words
Chaser, a Border Collie with a vocabulary of 1022 words
^ ab"Animal Minds — Betsy and the Octopus". National Geographic. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
^ abcdMorell, Virginia (March 2008). . National Geographic. Archived from the original on March 2, 2008. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
^ abc. National Geographic. Archived from the original on February 25, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
^Stein, Rob (2004-06-11). . The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2006-06-18. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
^Musi, Vince. "Behind The Photo: Vince Musi, Animal Minds". National Geographic. Retrieved 2008-10-13. ... she gets her due being on the cover of the magazine up there with all the other famous animals who have embraced that cover ...
^Grassmann, Susanne; Kaminski, Juliane; Tomasello, Michael (2012-07-01). "How two word-trained dogs integrate pointing and naming". Animal Cognition. 15 (4): 657–665. doi:10.1007/s10071-012-0494-x. ISSN 1435-9448. PMC3377900. PMID 22526689.
^Slobodchikoff, Con (2008-05-05). "Dogs Have Different Retrieval Strategies". Dog Behaviour Blog. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
betsy, this, most, links, dead, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, this, most, links, dead, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, betsy, news, newspapers, b. This most links are dead needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this most links are dead Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Betsy dog news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message Betsy born 2002 is a black and white longhaired Border Collie credited with being one of the world s most intelligent dogs Contents 1 Biography 2 Intelligence 3 See also 4 ReferencesBiography editBetsy lives in Vienna Austria with her owner who goes by the pseudonym Schafer English Shepherd Betsy is also a pseudonym given to her by animal cognition researchers 1 2 At ten weeks of age Betsy was able to sit on command and knew numerous objects such as a ball and set of keys by their name and would fetch them on verbal command 3 Betsy was discovered after her owner answered a request by National Geographic Magazine to submit intelligent animals for study Betsy was one of two dogs both of which were Border Collies whose intelligence was beyond that of Rico also a Border Collie who knows over 200 words 4 Betsy was featured on the cover of the March 2008 edition of National Geographic 5 Intelligence editBetsy has a vocabulary of more than 340 words 3 6 which rivals that of the great apes in terms of intelligence and lateral thinking After hearing a word only twice Betsy is able to decipher that the sound is a command or instruction and regards it as such 2 Betsy is believed to learn in the same way that human toddlers do if not faster 1 Betsy is capable of interpreting the correlation between a two dimensional photograph and the object it depicts and is able to retrieve the item simply by seeing the image despite never having seen the depicted object or the photograph before 2 During testing Betsy retrieved the correct item 38 out of 40 times 7 Betsy knows 15 people by only their name 3 It is believed that Betsy s unusual intelligence can be attributed to dogs prolonged association with humans evolution and her breed the Border Collie was found to be the most intelligent breed of dog by psychology professor Stanley Coren in his 1994 book The Intelligence of Dogs 8 Juliane Kaminski a cognitive psychologist who tested Betsy hypothesised that her abilities are the result of the use of the Border Collie breed as working dogs their high motivation levels and that they historically had to pay close attention to their owners commands when engaged in herding 2 See also editRico a Border Collie who was known to understand over 280 words Chaser a Border Collie with a vocabulary of 1022 words List of individual dogs Koko a gorilla who learned sign language Alex a grey parrot known for intelligent use of speech Dog intelligence Human animal communication Animal cognitionReferences edit a b Animal Minds Betsy and the Octopus National Geographic Retrieved 2008 10 13 a b c d Morell Virginia March 2008 Minds of their Own National Geographic Archived from the original on March 2 2008 Retrieved January 2 2013 a b c Animal minds Photo Gallery National Geographic Archived from the original on February 25 2008 Retrieved 2008 10 13 Stein Rob 2004 06 11 Common Collie or Uberpooch The Washington Post Archived from the original on 2006 06 18 Retrieved 2008 10 13 Musi Vince Behind The Photo Vince Musi Animal Minds National Geographic Retrieved 2008 10 13 she gets her due being on the cover of the magazine up there with all the other famous animals who have embraced that cover Grassmann Susanne Kaminski Juliane Tomasello Michael 2012 07 01 How two word trained dogs integrate pointing and naming Animal Cognition 15 4 657 665 doi 10 1007 s10071 012 0494 x ISSN 1435 9448 PMC 3377900 PMID 22526689 Slobodchikoff Con 2008 05 05 Dogs Have Different Retrieval Strategies Dog Behaviour Blog Retrieved 2008 10 13 Coren Stanley 1995 The Intelligence of Dogs Bantam Books ISBN 978 0 553 37452 0 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Betsy dog amp oldid 1211989087, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
