To the potential dismay of Team Dog, a new study has found that dogs are really no smarter than other animals.

The authors of the study compare the cognition of dogs to animals like wolves, cats, chimpanzees, dolphins, horses and pigeons -- animals from groups that are categorized under “carnivores”, “social hunters” or “domestic animals”. And what researchers found is that dogs do not display superior intelligence compared with animals in these other groups.

Stephen Lea, one of the authors of the study, joins Larry to discuss the findings.

Guest:

Stephen Lea, emeritus professor of psychology at University of Exeter in Britain; co-author of the study, “In what sense are dogs special? Canine cognition in comparative context,” recently published in the journal, “Learning & Behavior”