Anyone who can catch a ball can do differential calculus, just the intuitive way.>> ^StukaFox:

Yay, Border Collies, the only dogs who can do differential calculus!

Tags for this video have been changed from 'Nova Science Now, darwin, Border collie' to 'Nova Science Now, darwin, Border collie, chaser' - edited by xxovercastxx

Yay, Border Collies, the only dogs who can do differential calculus!

I love my border collie. He can do that, with about 10 toys. Gotta expand his vocab.

>> ^Opus_Moderandi:

I'll do anything for you.


o/~ But I won't do that ... o/~ Oh, wait wrong one.

>> ^direpickle:

dead


Thanks and fixed.

Border Collie upvote!

Upvote for the Border Collie!

Thanks! =D

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*quality

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/831660-blind-dog-myron-can-still-catch-balls-and-frisbees:

The brave hound's courage has made him one of Australia's best-loved dogs.

He sadly had both eyes removed by vets when he was just a few months old, but the four-year-old Boxer/Border Collie cross still manages to have fun just like any other pooch.

His owner Raquel Wood takes him for walks in her local park in Campleton, New South Wales, where he sprints around catching toys.

Raquel believes that Myron's acute hearing, intelligence and a kind of sixth sense has helped him enjoy life to the full.

The 41-year-old said: 'We don't think Myron is disabled. He's differently abled.

'He can still catch balls and Frisbees because his hearing is so good and he's learnt through trial and error.

'Sometimes I do call out to him if he's "hot" or "cold" but not always, its like he has a sixth sense.

'He can also lie down, beg, roll over and do all sorts of doggie tricks.

'He's very smart. It's actually hard to tell he doesn't have any eyes.'

Vets recommended that Myron should be put down as a pup, as he also sadly suffers from epilepsy and is hyper sensitive.

However, Raquel and her husband Terry stuck by him and spent thousands of dollars getting him better.

*quality

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/831660-blind-dog-myron-can-still-catch-balls-and-frisbees:

The brave hound's courage has made him one of Australia's best-loved dogs.

He sadly had both eyes removed by vets when he was just a few months old, but the four-year-old Boxer/Border Collie cross still manages to have fun just like any other pooch.

His owner Raquel Wood takes him for walks in her local park in Campleton, New South Wales, where he sprints around catching toys.

Raquel believes that Myron's acute hearing, intelligence and a kind of sixth sense has helped him enjoy life to the full.

The 41-year-old said: 'We don't think Myron is disabled. He's differently abled.

'He can still catch balls and Frisbees because his hearing is so good and he's learnt through trial and error.

'Sometimes I do call out to him if he's "hot" or "cold" but not always, its like he has a sixth sense.

'He can also lie down, beg, roll over and do all sorts of doggie tricks.

'He's very smart. It's actually hard to tell he doesn't have any eyes.'

Vets recommended that Myron should be put down as a pup, as he also sadly suffers from epilepsy and is hyper sensitive.

However, Raquel and her husband Terry stuck by him and spent thousands of dollars getting him better.

My dog is part Boarder Collie and part Shepard.
She has the collie's shape and temperament and the Sheppard's colouring.

She can be very hyper, especialy when it's time for a walk.
If she doesn't want to go outside, she lets us know by dropping to the ground just like the dog in the vid.
She loves to play and often includes my grabbing at her while she nips at my hands.
When she does nip, she never bites down - she is amazingly gentle - it's more like a hand hold.

She is amazingly smart. She has never picked up anything that wasn't hers and in a house with kids and toys all over the place, that's quite amazing. If her toy lands to close to child's toy she'll just stand there and wait for you to move it further away.

Our dog absolutely flips-her-wig if you even mention the word "walk", and this is true of a lot of dogs. They know and understand. Our dog takes it a step further. If we spell walk, she still knows and understands. We have to use code-words for "walk". My kids are in charge of inventing a new code-word about every two weeks. She just understands everything we say.

What I am trying to point out is a dog that is excited and playful is not necessarily dangerous to a small child. in fact, I'd trust our dog to watch over an infant with no regrets at all. Some dogs are just amazingly smart while others are amazingly stupid!
>> ^Arkaium:

I've heard collies, through overbreeding, have become an incredibly mediocre breed of dog, due to hyperness.
I'm sure this comment will piss off a ton of collie owners, but this video seems to reinforce that.
Also, what responsible parent lets the dog run free around a child that small like that? Can you talk to the dog and have a conversation about acceptable and unacceptable behavior? Can you predict whether the dog will suddenly snap? No? Then keep it away from your infant!

^They'll be buds for life. I'd trust that collie sheltie around that child before I'd trust most people. It's not the dog you need train (well, not THIS dog). It's the child. No tail-pulling, no fur or ear-grabbing, no hitting, etc.

I've heard collies, through overbreeding, have become an incredibly mediocre breed of dog, due to hyperness.

I'm sure this comment will piss off a ton of collie owners, but this video seems to reinforce that.

Also, what responsible parent lets the dog run free around a child that small like that? Can you talk to the dog and have a conversation about acceptable and unacceptable behavior? Can you predict whether the dog will suddenly snap? No? Then keep it away from your infant!

My dog is part border collie, she does this all the time.
Sometimes she gets going so fast, her back-end starts passing her front-end.
I've never seen a dog that can corner as fast!

Now imagine, you need to catch the dog so you can put her outside, and she doesn't want to go out.
Almost impossible to catch if she doesn't want to be caught!

And her favorite game outside is tag and you're it!

>> ^bleedmegood:
>> ^Payback:
Lassie was a Collie.
Rintintin was the Sheppard.

Yeah...I know...the lassie tag refers to the lassie-esque behavior exhibited by said canine....


Oh please, Lassie would NEVER take 5-O back to the lab.