Real Stories Confirming the High Intelligence and Developed Intuition of Pets (10 photos)

Our smaller brothers are, for the most part, adorable and cute. And it's logical that it's somehow pointless to demand high intelligence from a canary or a hamster.





But sometimes pets demonstrate such keen intelligence that owners can't help but wonder if the dog has a special chip implanted in them, and if the spirit of a great genius is trapped within them. Reddit users shared stories of their pets' high intelligence, of which, remarkably, there were quite a few.

1. Where have you been?



- A couple of years ago, I was persuaded to adopt an elderly Amazon parrot with arthritis and chronic sinusitis from a shelter. The parrot had spent many years in a cage and had little human interaction. His vocabulary was limited to three or four words ("hello," "wow," "uh-huh," and "bird"), but he was a master at imitating various bird calls. He chose me as his personal servant, but generally treated my husband well, although they rarely interacted closely.

Last summer, my husband went on a short trip, and the parrot didn't seem to even notice his absence. When my husband returned, we settled down to have a bite to eat and discuss his journey. The bird sat quietly nearby. During a lull in the conversation, the parrot cleared its throat and then very clearly and loudly said, "Where have you been?" We both nearly fell out of our chairs. And I'm incredibly glad I had a witness. Otherwise, for the rest of my life, I would have wondered if I'd imagined it. Since then, the parrot has never repeated that phrase or uttered another complete sentence.

2. To keep something you need, you have to give away something you don't.





- I had two dogs about six years apart. The older one would always take all the toys from the younger one and then go off to play with them herself. Eventually, the younger one figured out that if you wanted to play with something, you had to take the unwanted toy first. The older one would come over and take it, and the younger one would grab her favorite one.

3. The Desired Sandwich



"I made a sandwich and left it on the coffee table. My dog ​​looked at me, then suddenly started barking and ran to the front door. I thought someone was there and walked down the hallway, while the dog raced back into the living room. I opened the door – no one was there. Returning to the living room, I discovered my snack was gone, and the dog was pretending to sleep on its bed. It squinted and closed its eyes tightly. I had been deceived and robbed, and the culprit had the intelligence and nerve to pretend to be asleep."

4. Orders must be followed



"My husband had a dog. You could say she was our first daughter. She was a border collie-husky mix—incredibly beautiful, smart, well-trained, and great with our children."

But what struck me most was her ability to follow orders to the letter, not the spirit. She started eating what our then-young children left on the table. I got angry and ordered her not to eat from the table. What did she do? She picked up a bowl of leftover macaroni and cheese, put it on the floor, and only then began eating.

I just couldn't be angry; she did exactly what I told her.

She's been gone for ten years. We still miss our little girl. The best dog in the world and a wonderful nanny for the kids.

5. I will protect you!



- When my older sister was born, my parents had a West Highland White Terrier who absolutely hated baths. Two adults had to literally wrestle with this twenty-pound dog to get her into the bathtub and even get her clean.

The first time they decided to bathe the baby, the dog jumped into the tub all by itself. I saw the photos they took: in them, the dog, looking completely miserable and determined, stands over the baby lying on the bath cushion, his paws submerged in a few centimeters of water. His whole posture screamed, "I won't let you subject this poor child to such horror!"

6. Coughing for show



- My cat coughs and hyperventilates when she feels she's not getting enough attention. Her cough is so human-like it's terrifying.

One day she caught a cold, coughed, and had difficulty breathing, and everyone pampered her, giving her extra treats for good behavior at the vet and when taking her medication.

We spent over a thousand dollars on vet visits, including x-rays and other tests, and were already considering going to a different vet when all the results came back. They were all normal, and the vet concluded she was simply seeking attention and loved the extra treats and affection.

We also had a cat who fetched a ball, and another who learned to open doors and turn on the water.

7. Don't break the medication regimen



- The other day, my Great Dane reminded me to give him his monthly flea and tick chew. It was the first time I'd forgotten about it for a few days. He only gets this medication once a month. He came over, led me to the shelf where I keep it, and nudged the box with his muzzle. Then he sat there, smiling and drooling, patiently waiting for me to figure out what he wanted.

I knew dogs had internal clocks, but I didn't think they were that precise.

8. The Tailed Doctor



"Our cat warns us about high blood pressure. She tries to get my daughter to sit or lie down, and every time I notice this, I ask her if she's feeling dizzy." I also can't raise my voice when talking from another room or get nervous around the cat, because she immediately panics and makes me calm down. My daughter has autonomic nervous system dysfunction, and the cat noticed something was wrong even before the diagnosis.

9. To be fulfilled



"When I was little, we had a stray cat. One day, she was sunning herself on the porch while my dad was doing chores. As he passed by, he jokingly said to her, 'Why don't you do something useful and, like, catch a mouse?'"

A few minutes later, after walking around the house, he found the cat in the yard. She was sitting with a mouse pinned to the ground with her paw.