The 9 Dognition Cognitive Profiles — How Dogs Think

Back to home Cognitive Profiles The 9 Dognition Cognitive Profiles There is no single kind of smart. After more than 122,000 dogs completed the Dognition Assessment, nine distinct cognitive profiles emerged — each one a different balance of empathy, communication, cunning, memory and reasoning. The profiles come out of the canine cognition research of Dr. Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods at the Duke Canine Cognition Center, described in The Genius of Dogs . See the data behind the profiles in the Canine Cognition Data Center — charts built from a research sample of 25,463 assessments. The short answer Dognition cognitive profiles are nine patterns of dog cognition — Ace, Charmer, Socialite, Expert, Renaissance Dog, Protodog, Einstein, Maverick and Stargazer. Each describes a different balance across five dimensions: empathy, communication, cunning, memory and reasoning. They emerged from the assessment results of more than 122,000 dogs, and they describe cognitive style rather than rank — no profile is better than another. Number of profiles 9 Dimensions scored 5 Dogs assessed 122,000+ Research base Duke Canine Cognition Center Source: Dr. Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods, Duke Canine Cognition Center — The Genius of Dogs (Dutton, 2013). 11.4 % of dogs · Genius Ace — The All-Rounder Aces are the dogs with it all — pros at reading social cues and just as gifted at solving problems on their own. Read the Ace profile → 18.2 % of dogs · Expert Charmer — The Smooth Operator Charmers have exceptional social skills — they read human body language like a book, with a clever streak hiding behind the wag. Read the Charmer profile → 25 % of dogs · Expert Socialite — The Social Butterfly Socialites take gracefully interacting with humans to a whole new level — they read you like a language and rarely lose. Read the Socialite profile → 8 % of dogs · Expert Expert — The Solo Problem-Solver Experts have every cognitive tool they need to tackle the day on their own — and a memory that doesn't forget what works. Read the Expert profile → 13.6 % of dogs · Expert Renaissance Dog — The Well-Rounded Renaissance Dogs are the canine embodiment of reliability — flexible across every cognitive dimension. Read the Renaissance Dog profile → 17 % of dogs · Explorer Protodog — The First Friend Protodogs echo the first wolves who chose us — flexible problem solvers with the social acumen to turn to humans when needed. Read the Protodog profile → 3.4 % of dogs · Genius Einstein — The Rocket Scientist A keen understanding of physics makes this dog practically a rocket scientist. Einsteins are

the intellectual architects of the dog world. Read the Einstein profile → 8 % of dogs · Genius Maverick — The Lone Wolf The Maverick strikes out alone and solves problems in their own way — cognitively closer to their wolf ancestors than most dogs. Read the Maverick profile → 9.1 % of dogs · Explorer Stargazer — The Misunderstood Stargazers have their own often-misunderstood type of genius — self-reliant, present-minded, and just a little bit wild. Read the Stargazer profile → Common questions about the profiles What are the Dognition cognitive profiles? The Dognition profiles are nine patterns of canine cognition — Ace, Charmer, Socialite, Expert, Renaissance Dog, Protodog, Einstein, Maverick and Stargazer. Each one describes a different balance across five dimensions: empathy, communication, cunning, memory and reasoning. They emerged from the results of over 122,000 dogs who completed the Dognition assessment. How is a dog's profile determined? A dog's profile comes from the pattern of its scores across all five cognitive dimensions, not from any single game or dimension. Two dogs can score similarly on one dimension and still land in different profiles because the rest of the pattern differs. Is one cognitive profile better than another? No. The profiles describe cognitive style rather than rank. A dog that relies on reading people and a dog that relies on independent problem solving are both effective; they just solve problems in different ways. Knowing which one you have is what makes training and enrichment easier. Where do the Dognition profiles come from? They come from the canine cognition research of Dr. Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods at the Duke Canine Cognition Center, described for general readers in The Genius of Dogs, applied to the results of the 122,000+ dogs assessed through Dognition. Looking for "Dognitive"? You mean Dognition. People searching for Dognitive , dognitive testing or a "dognitive profile" are almost always looking for Dognition — the canine cognition company founded by Dr. Brian Hare of Duke University. There is no separate Dognitive product. The cognitive profiles on this page, and the at-home assessment that produces them, are what those searches are after. What canine cognition is Who we are Which profile is your dog? The only way to know is to watch how your dog actually solves problems. The Dognition Assessment walks you through science-based games at home and returns your dog's profile across all five cognitive dimensions. Get Started How the dog IQ test works