Important Innovations

D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane IS YOUR DOG A GENIUS?  HERE'S HOW TO TELL                       Source:  Winnie Kane, Stock & Brewster Kane A study conducted by scientists at Eotvos Lorand University in Hungary shows the difference between gifted and not-so-gifted dogs. Here's what we know: At the heart of the study is how well a dog can identify a toy by name Specifically how many toys it can return by name and on command Though rare, some dogs can identify a large number of toys by name On average, genius dogs know 29 toy names 50% of Gifted Word Learners (GWL) dogs (an extremely rare group - i.e 41 found in 9 countries) in the study knew the names of 100 toys before the study was over In any event, my little genius Win knows all of her toys by name, can retrieve them, but refuses to hand them over, until she sees a treat - she's sassy, shrewd and too smart, probably just like your beloved dog.   DIRT POWERED FUEL CELL RUNS