Artificially Selecting for Intelligence in Dogs to Produce Human-level IQ Within 100 Generations

<p> Artificial selection is a well-known phenomenon of selecting for certain physiological characteristics of various species of plants and animals, and it is something that human beings have been doing for thousands of years. A perfect example of this is the union and development of dogs under human stewardship since the beginning of the agricultural era of society. In that time, approximately 6,000 years [1], dogs have been artificially selected in such a way as to produce thousands of different breeds. From the stout Dachshund, a dog breed produced for the purpose of hunting den-dwelling animals, to the highly intelligent Border Collies who were bred to help sheep herders herd their flocks; the many different canine breeds have served humanity in a multitude of capacities for many generations. In this paper, using the concept of artificial selection,<a href="https://figshare.com/account/home#_ftn1" target="_blank">[1]</a> it is determined with mathematical and statistical evidence how humans could artificially select for canine intelligence to such a degree as to produce canines with human levels of intelligence within a relatively short amount of time—600 years. <br>    </p> <p><a href="https://figshare.com/account/home#_ftnref1" target="_blank">[1]</a> Also known as selective breeding.</p>