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read this excerpt from "are dogs dumb? " by karen hopkin.
and how come we think dogs are so smart? sure a dog might be clever enough to fetch his leash when he wants to go out. but the same mutt might also bark at a vacuum cleaner and spend a whole hour chasing his own tail. is rover really any brighter than a hamster, a chicken, or that kid who's always eating play-doh? how can you measure an animal's brain power?
what is the author's purpose in this paragraph?
to persuade readers that smaller animals aren't necessarily dumb
to give readers information about animal intelligence
to explain what dogs can and cannot do
to entertain readers with a joke about humans eating play-doh