[felicityjay]

now i believe that fern is actually intelligent and really seems to be able to judge some right from wrong... my friends that haven't seen it themselves think i'm mad of course (i didn't really think dogs could be that clever before either!) She definitely understands some complex sentences.

the first time i put her toys in a box with a latch on my friends were round - she quietly sat watching as i did it. I was just speaking to my friends not really paying any attention to her. the latch needs pulling out and flipping up at the same time and then the lid needs lifting. As soon as the last toy was in the box Fern stood up walked over and used her mouth to actually pull out up and lift the latch and then lid!!!!!

she will openly chew things but if she has stolen something she will hide it in her mouth and sneak out and stop chewing everytime you look at her!!!! hilarious! also she will just lick something she has been chewing if she shouldn't have been as if she was just doing that all along!

there are soooo many different examples...

what is a conscience? each dog def has a different personality even before they have been trained and some are def naughtier than others! one dog we know is a real peace keeper and if some other dogs are being naughty or snappy she stands between them and nudges them away and will even try to distract them with sticks! why would she do that if she didn't think it was wrong???!!! they aren't attacking her!!!!