I'm always kind of surprised with the sort of things my dog picks up on from time to time.
She will follow a pointed finger to go get a toy that she can't see, and apparently recognizes the names of her different toys ("go get your rope" will get you a rope from her bucket, and "go get your ball" will get you her ball). These weren't things she was ever trained to do, but she seemed to just pick them up over time.
She's almost 12 years old now, and I would estimate that her level of "knowledge" of the world around her (though obviously not with the same ability to learn) is about on a par with a human toddler.
She will follow a pointed finger to go get a toy that she can't see, and apparently recognizes the names of her different toys ("go get your rope" will get you a rope from her bucket, and "go get your ball" will get you her ball). These weren't things she was ever trained to do, but she seemed to just pick them up over time.
She's almost 12 years old now, and I would estimate that her level of "knowledge" of the world around her (though obviously not with the same ability to learn) is about on a par with a human toddler.