In “Extreme perception and animal intelligence” Temple Grandin and Catherine

Johson suggest that animals can analyze and assimilate different situations

very well which allows them to see and understand human behavior and help

people to solve problems. Temple and Catherine who wrote this book mention

that there are some dogs whose nose is useful for detecting materials that are

illegal at a very favorable rate. Both authors state that some dogs are a big

support for people thanks to their great way of thinking and acting. In the case

of seizure alert dogs and seizure response dogs, they have been trained to

respond to a seizure in someone who has epilepsy and assist their human

companions when a seizure occurs. However, it’s a controversial issue that

dogs can know or feel a seizure before it happens even when an article in The

New York Times, it was shown that two dogs whose owner was Connie

Standley could act before a seizure by doing different things to help her cope

with the seizure. Another example that the co-writers give us is the famous

German horse called Clever Hans who didn’t understand the numerical

continuation that was requested and instead of that, the horse saw cues that

helped it know when to stop counting. Despite the fact that the movements that

people unconsciously made were clues to correctly answer the mathematical

operations, it’s clear that Hans trained himself to develop that skill which the

authors believe has more value than what others consider. From Grandin's and

Johnson's point of view, the examples of Hans and the seizure response dogs

demonstrate that both animals managed to acquire an ability by themselves that

makes them as smart as humans. Therefore, the authors conclude that these

unique and talented animals were able to know what to do in those difficult
situations, which is the best proof of a high degree of intelligence and

remarkable perceptual cognition.