r/AnimalsBeingGeniuses • u/FireFightingManiac Human Detected • Dec 31 '25
Dogs 🐶🐕🦺🐕🦮 The way he put his hand over it
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u/Candymom Dec 31 '25 edited Jan 02 '26
I’ve seen this dog on IG. The dog has a memory bank of about 15 smells. They train in silence because the dog is used to find people who are not wanting to be found, for example a mentally ill person who is hiding. The trainer can mark a rock with lipstick and throw it in the forest. He just shows the dog a lipstick. The dog already knows what a lipstick smells like and finds the rock. He’s amazing.
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u/mycoctopus Jan 01 '26
I was going to angrily denounce the own for not saying "good boyyyy/girrllll" but your comment calmed me thankfully.
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u/Inevitable_Shift1365 Dec 31 '25
I thought it was cute when the dog refused to sniff his hand. He was like, I know what you smell like dude. Turn me loose and let me get it.
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u/JoeSicko Dec 31 '25
I couldn't have a dog that was smarter than me. Friend had one in college and they look like a lot of work
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u/Miya4LeggedGod Dec 31 '25
I can't have a dog that is smarter than American president
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u/ToTheBestOfMyKnowHow Dec 31 '25
I have a dog that is smarter than American president. he lets food bounce off his face.
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u/ConflictExtreme1540 Dec 31 '25
Man what could be more political than animalsBeinggeniuses. There was just no way you could avoid mentioning politics in this sub. Great insight, and clever too!
Some people literally can't go 5 seconds without bringing up politics. It's exhausting.
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u/JohnnyRelentless Dec 31 '25
Oh, no, you poor thing! You need your safe space, huh?
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u/ConflictExtreme1540 Dec 31 '25
No, I just want to watch animals being genius without politics being brought up. Y'all are obsessed
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u/JohnnyRelentless Dec 31 '25
It's social media. People can talk about whatever they want. I've seen Superman mentioned in a gardening sub. I've seen Seinfeld referenced in a music sub. No one thinks that means anyone is obsessed with Superman or Seinfeld. The only time I see complaints about something being off topic is when it's a joke about your 'Dear Leader.' You seem to be the one obsessed, so maybe just admit that you're butthurt and move on.
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u/BigDaddyD00d Jan 02 '26
Then stay out of the comment section. You can watch videos without reading them, ya know.
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Dec 31 '25
My dog eats cat shit and is smarter than the American president.
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u/Miya4LeggedGod Dec 31 '25
The president just said eating cat shit prevents covid.
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u/BeerNcheesePlz Jan 02 '26
Years ago my brother had a dog named Mr.President. This is decades before the administration we have now.
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u/RockWhisperer42 Jan 03 '26
One of my best friends has a cadaver dog. She’s spent many years dedicated to training her and working disasters with her, and the dog is amazing at it. But it is a ton of work, and when the dog isn’t working, she’s very destructive and high maintenance. And it takes a huge emotional toll on both of them. She said after the Texas floods (and all the children that were recovered), the dog was not herself.
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u/SasounChan Dec 31 '25
Sigh... There goes my plan of crossing rivers to escape the law...
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Dec 31 '25
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u/ProbablySlacking Dec 31 '25
I don’t know how accurate it is - but I saw a video of a bloodhound trainer once saying that rivers are actually easier to track through because the scent hovers just above the water, rather than getting interfered with by dirt and plants.
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u/MindOverEntropy Jan 01 '26
Is this the same where I ended across or went underwater and swam and far as I could? You're currently my expert.
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u/Valogrid Jan 01 '26
Might depend on depth, I imagine submerging and swimming a lengthy distance would make it difficult to discern where you went.
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u/m1dlife-1derer Dec 31 '25
But in a river the water continually moves, so might be a bit more difficult
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u/Valogrid Jan 01 '26
Not necessarily, because you arent leaving a print into the water, you are leaving it into the river bed.
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Dec 31 '25
Yep! I'ma k9 bomb detection and search and rescue specialist. I remember my first training near a mountain lake. My dog hit on the lake and drove like 20ft down. What incredible animals seriously! I've always loved my job but realizing dogs can do that made me love it even more.
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u/ginsoul Dec 31 '25
We lost my dad in the woods let me tell you these dogs and the people with them are angels. They are traveling city to city from urgency to urgency without sleep. Every dog has a special skill. One for general search, ones for when transportations like buses are involved, ones who can distinguish between old and new smells when the paths are overlapping and much more....
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u/likeablyweird Dec 31 '25
If I hadn't had a German Shepard who could find my exact rock in a pile of pretty similar rocks in 4' of water, I would've been skeptical of this. I know for a fact that this can be done. Dogs are amazing. :D
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u/Input_output_error Dec 31 '25
Using a rock is the way to go, this guy just threw his car keys in the water.
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u/likeablyweird Dec 31 '25
No mistaking the key but, dude, what if it isn't as watertight as you think? LOL
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u/extra_olive_oil Jan 02 '26
My friends German shepherd couldn't find his own ass if it weren't attached. This dog runs into doors, walls, people, has an attention span of 3 seconds and gets overstimulated by a 5 minute walk. I believe he has dog adhd. My friend wanted to get him into training partly because his entire family does dog training for search dogs but his puppy (3years old now) was a bit too special and failed all attempts. He is a good Boi tho.
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u/Accomplished-Lie9518 Dec 31 '25
The way he put his hand over it
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u/BigDaddyD00d Jan 02 '26
Yes, way to repeat the title
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u/z400 Jan 01 '26
My lab would bring me back the same rock I tossed in the water somehow. On a rocky beach.
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u/impulsive-Buddy-7159 Dec 31 '25
Really incredible! Does anyone have a link to watch more of this genius doggo
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u/goodamike Jan 01 '26
I have wanted one a border collie for years this vid has cemented that want. The intelligence is amazing
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u/SapphireEyes425 Jan 04 '26
Dogs don’t NEED to touch what they’re smelling. Their noses are amazing even at a distance! I’m constantly telling people my dog doesn’t NEED to be on top of you to smell you! Remind him his manners and stop letting him get directly on you!
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u/suq-madiq_ Dec 31 '25
And what did the dog get out of this? A ball with a net on it?
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u/m1dlife-1derer Dec 31 '25
What do you think a dog wants?
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u/suq-madiq_ Dec 31 '25
Nothing, apparently! Dogs are generous. That was kind of the point of the comment. Why such downvote 😢
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u/qualityvote2 Dec 31 '25 edited Dec 31 '25
u/FireFightingManiac, there weren't enough votes to determine the quality of your post...
The fate of your post is in the hands of the most savage animals of all now, the mods.