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By Jack Beresford
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A goldendoodle puppy was left struggling to comprehend how to get past a closed gate despite a large opening just to the side of it.
Holly Williams from Newtown in Wales recently shared the footage to social media of her dog Sully's "last brain cell working overtime" to figure out how to get around the gate to his ball on the other side.
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"Sully often lives with his head in the clouds," Williams told Newsweek. "We often joke that he lives in his own world. When we take him for walks with his ball he becomes so focused on it he forgets his surroundings!"
Dogs are an intelligent bunch, but they have their limitations.
Stanley Coren, a psychologist and leading canine researcher, previously told the American Psychological Association (APA) that dogs possess a level of intelligence that is on par with a 2-year-old child.
The level of cognitive ability varies from breed-to-breed though, with Coren ranking border collies as the most intelligent, just ahead of poodles, German shepherds, golden retrievers and Dobermans.
Based on that ranking, a goldendoodle should rank among the most intelligent of mixed breeds. However, the jury might still be out on that one if the footage of Sully is anything to go by.
Sully has been a part of Williams' family for nearly six months now.
"Me and my partner bought our first home together in December and we just knew we wanted a dog," Williams said. "Within a week of getting the keys we came across a picture of him and fell in love. We brought him home a week before Christmas."
The past few months have been great, with Sully emerging as a happy-go-lucky dog who loves nothing more than exploring the outdoors. "He loves playing fetch with his ball," Williams said. "He also loves the beach. We take him there most weekends if the weather allows."
Sully's love of fetch might explain how he ended up frozen in front of this particular gate, with the pet pooch exhibiting a level of laser-like focus on the ball he could see on the other side of the closed entrance.
If only he had looked to the side and the simple way around the seemingly impenetrable obstacle. The fact that Williams can be seen filming from the other side of the gate with Sully still tethered to his leash should have been a major giveaway for her canine companion though.
Williams said her partner was the one who encouraged her to post about some of Sully's exploits on social media. "He's such a funny, playful dog we wanted to share that with others," she said.
This particular clip has proven popular to say the least, with the video amassing 2 million views on Instagram. The clip was also posted to TikTok and has over 80,000 views.
"My cockapoo does exactly the same," one sympathetic TikTok viewer wrote, with another user on the platform commenting: "if you are that cute, you don't need to be smart."
Thankfully, Sully's story had a happy ending. "He eventually realized he could get around the gate and get his ball," Williams said.
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