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>>3599090
>monkeys smarter than dogs

Well, I think that smart is as smart does. Monkeys have no empathy for humans, little self-discipline, and are cowards. How goal-oriented they are I can't say, but dogs certainly are very goal-oriented.

Now bravery may be more of an emotional trait than intelligence, but I think bravery goes hand in hand with exploring new environments, which of course, dogs excel at.

As for discipline and patience, a well-trained dog will sit-stay until doomsday, try and get a monkey to do that. You can toilet train a dog in about three goes, monkeys are on a level with humans there - which means it takes forever and they have to wear diapers for relatively the same amount of time.

But it's the empathy with humans that counts for me. You can't train a monkey to follow your pointed hand or finger, they have no clue, but a dog will pick up that you are signaling the location of an unseen object or that you want them to move in a certain direction very quickly. Monkeys absolutely do not understand that and can't do it.

As for dogs being anything but cowards, I think that goes without saying.