Here, I thought you were being sarcastic, but then I saw the reply to this comment by RangerTurbo and thought, well, maybe he really questions it and hasn't had a dog or cat or whatever, before. But then...
So, I can only believe, and I'm not being sarcastic or anything, either you have a very dumb dog or you don't interact with your dog enough. Hell, it could even be you so believe the animal is incapable, that you don't realize how intelligent they are. Let's not forget, that much like a human child, if you never teach your puppy shit or interract with it enough, it could grow up stupid, as well.
I've had many, many animals. Not including all the husbandry jobs and schooling. I've witnessed acts of animal intelligence that would blow some people's minds. And yes, I know the difference between instinct, training, and intelligence. I've immersed myself in animal related, well, everything, since I was a child and they've never stopped being able to amaze me. Especially, considering the overall mentality about animals, their ways and intelligence has changed considerably since I was young. There is much more than initially meets the eye and we're just really starting to learn that. We all still have much to learn.
Or, maybe, I've just misunderstood what it is you meant, alltogether.