Mitheral
"Growf!"
The Intelligence of Dogs - Wikipedia
What would happen if one day, Dogs suddenly developed sapience? Well, in this RP, that is exactly what happened. The average dog achieved the average intelligence of an average human. The wiki link above will have a list of breeds ranked by their intelligence. Rank 100 is about a 100+/- IQ. Rank 1 is about a 199 IQ+/-. Rank 138 is about a 62+/- IQ. Or … 200-rank number.
Wild breeds of canines were unaffected (wolves,coyotes etc). Half-breeds will be affected on a limited basis. But the more connected to their wild nature, the more reduced the effects. Half wild species hybrids will have half the effective IQ change. These are all probably better introduced at later stages of the RP.
Unfortunately, intelligence does not include speech or opposable thumbs.
What does this all mean?
Well, animals aren’t going to suddenly understand rocket science or even read and write. But they will begin to learn at an alarming rate. More importantly they will begin to understand. They are pets. Going to the Vet for the first time may mean removal of one’s manhood! And you will understand what being put to sleep means at the Pound.
Dogs are also going to begin to develop cultures, maybe even religions of their own. I leave this to the group. You have become intelligent. What you do with that is up to you.
Setting
The default location is going to be New York City - near Central Park.
Characters
Blank CS - Dog
Posts
Decent spelling and grammar
3rd person, past tense
2-3 paragraph minimum please (not always possible, I know)
