Montana dog becomes local celebrity for his math skills

A Labrador Retrievers is pictured in a file photo. Madsen says his canine calculator is accurate about 85 per cent of the time.

Photograph by: Thinkstock, canada.com  By Aleesha Harris, Vancouver Sun

Labrador Retrievers are known for their hunting skills and friendly dispositions, but Beau, a black Lab who lives in Montana, is winning acclaim for his math abilities.
Owner David Madsen says if he tells Beau there are six dogs at the park and three dogs leave, and then asks him how many are left, the dog replies: "Woof, woof, woof."
Beau has achieved a degree of celebrity for his counting skills, becoming a star on visits to shops, restaurants and cabins in the Flathead Lake resort in Montana where the Madsen family spends summers.
"He counts, he adds and subtracts, he can do some division and has memorized square roots," Madsen said....Continue reading