I saw it with my own two eyes! Jax the genius puppy!

[gritsar]

I was just playing fetch with Jax, our (nearly) five month old GSD. I threw his ball from the living room to the kitchen (I know, bad mommy playing fetch in the house) about 10 times and he retrieved it.
The next time I decided to mix it up, so I threw his ball and his kong toy at the same time.
Jax went after them but couldn't decide which one to bring back to me. He'd pick up the ball, then the kong, back and forth. He spent about five minutes figuring it out, dropping one then the other.
Finally he picked up the kong in his mouth and used a combination of his paws and his nose to bring the ball along too. It looked a bit clumsey and it took him a few minutes to get it done, but he did it!
I wouldn't have believed it possible, but I saw it with my own eyes.
Where can I get this dog's IQ tested, cuz I'm certain it's higher than mine!

 

[MaggieRae]

Aw... How cute!

 

[wombat]

 

[Imp]

Good boy Jax.
Maybe this is the upside to his kick to the head from the cow.

Imp- has a cat that fetches

 

[gritsar]

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We started using a drag line with Jax today, to teach him to leave the cats alone.
Now the poor pup can't move cuz the cats are always chasing the line.
Poor Jax, he just can't win.

 

[Imp]

Imp

 

[b.hromada]

Awwww, hes a smart little guy!!!

 

[Brindlebtch]

Wow, what a little problem solver!

 

[CaGoatLady]

What a great puppy! Those herding breeds are so smart. A few of my Border Collies, when faced with the same dilemma of which toy to bring to me, put them all in an empty food bowl and carried that over to me.