Chaser responding to the combination of verb noun phrases071410.mpg

Chaser responding to commands to match three verbs with three nouns, thereby demonstrating combinatorial understanding and the independent meaning of verbs and nouns in the verb noun phrases.

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[pilleyjw]

We, the authors of the Chaser's paper, did not make the claim that Chaser's learning reaches the level of a three year old. In addition, the person who made that claim, is expert.

[pilleyjw]

thank you for your comments. We feel so strongly about the necessity to keep Chaser's learning. It's more difficult in test situations where we must control for retrieval based upon visual cues - thereby disrupting personal interaction.

[pilleyjw]

As with Chaser exhibits combinatorial understanding -- that is, once she has learned the meanin of a given verb and noun, she is able to respond correctly when the bear and noun are used in a two word phrase, without additional training.

[pyxounet]

i did the same experience with my girlfriend and i didn't say that much 'good girl'

[sbarr10]

Doctor Pilley, you have a dog there who gets more done than a lot of humans I interact with. :)

Please keep us up to date with Chaser's learning, and thanks for uploading this!

[bucnomore11]

What is the point of the white backdrop? Great stuff by the way

[earthypig]

@MrPecoso1974 lol...

[Kwizii]

@TerraAcox Every dog is different, some value praise, some value toys and some value food. I am not saying he is not a good trainer but quite a number of dogs don't need food to perform or learn :)

[TerraAcox]

i am super impressed by not only this dog, but this man! she is responding without food as a motivator, he is an amazing trainer, and way to go for showcasing the amazing intellect of chaser

[MrPecoso1974]

Chaser! Do taxes. Do taxes. Right now!  hehe. What an awesome dog!

[Kamkam112211]

My dog is smart with names. We found him out in Utah a few years ago when on a road trip. Poor guy was thin so we took him home. After a year or two we got him a ball and that very nice we watched Cast Away with Tom Hanks. And as a joke we called the ball "Wilson" to this day if you ask him.

"Where's wilson"

He will run around the house and bring you back that same back.

[penguincontact]

If you have a hard time inferring that "blue" is the nickname of Chaser's toy blue bouncy ball..... The dog has a higher iQ than you?

[user24Jerricho]

@Luculencia I think you will find they are exceptional with tones and hue's and have a much greater understanding of language than most ppl I know.

[Luculencia]

@rdc624

Blue is obviously the name given to her blue ball which her trainer uses as a reward.

She's super smart but she's still a dog; she doesn't understand the whole english language, just what she's been taught :)

I can see there being a problem if she's trained to recognise colours later though... hehe