Is it normal we think we adopted a retarded dog ?

I still do not understand what i said that was wrong ? Anyhow no Our dog is no were as bad as the horse from family guy

I will say normal. Your dog will eventually learn. She just needs more time then others would. I once had a slow chicken. She was always attacking trees. When she was a baby chick, she was always quiet. She didn't know how to eat at first, how to follow her mother, or even dig for worms. When she got older she never laid her eggs in the coop, She would lay them in a tree. She also crowed like a rooster and always picked fights with the roosters.

Look up mental retardation. I'm ignoring the way you talked about "retarded people" and I'm going to pretend that your wording wasn't rather offensive - I'll just assume you know no better.

Of course it's possible. Or it's just a dumb dog. If it really matters, ask your vet. We had a cat with brain damage (traumatic birth) and sometimes I swear my current dog is autistic.

Haha aww that's cute! One of my dogs is kinda slow too. She's the only one of my dogs that I couldn't train much, if at all... But I still <3 her :)

Thats cute :)

It's totally possible to have a 'retarded' animal!!!! However, you've mentioned several times that your problem seems to be that your dog just doesn't listen....had it occurred to you that your dog might be deaf?!? In any case, I'd say take him to the vet to rule out any medical conditions (that's what vets are there for after all) and they may be able to give you some pointers on ways your dog may respond better to training

My betta fish is retarded.

Just as human parents can give birth to a baby who is labled as slow, so to can a dog or cat. It could do to interbreeding or the puppy did not get as much air or food while while it was still in the mother. Your dog could just act slow, but actually be smart, but on the safe side you should give this puppy extra attention and extra play time to learn your commands. Maybe only teach this pup a few simple tricks and love him all the more due to him being special. Have you checked is she can see and hear as well as the other dogs? Or you just might not have figured out what this pup feels is important.

What kind of Dog do you have? Smaller breeds of dogs are slower at learning.

Your dog could be retarded, autistic, adhd, or have a learning disability. I'm sure the same problems that afflict the human mind likely occur in animals in some way.
Pet psychosis has even been documented and this can be linked to aggression.
But mental retardation if its the case is unlikely to present with aggression in a dog.
In any case, it's a dog. It doesn't have to go to school, get a job and work, or go to college. It doesn't have any real responsibilities, so it's nothing to worry about.
Ironically, if your dog is retarded she may be more evolved. Not saying its a superior model but that domestication has been documented to lead to reductions in an animals intelligence, because it doesn't need it since we take care of it and as all abilities use up energy natural selection gradually drops anything a species doesn't need.

A lot of retarded people are very sweet? Haha! Thats the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Dude, there isn't anything wrong with your dog. But there is something wrong with you.

If you're having that much of a problem training your dog, just bring him to a professional trainer instead of calling him retarded. The person training the dog has to be good at training as well. Maybe you're not doing such a good job training him. And even if he learns at a slower pace than your other dogs, that still doesn't mean he's retarded.

Makes me think about that "Family Guy" when he adopts the retarded horse.

She could be a slow learner or developed late in the womb. Ask the vet. Also, some breeds are smarter then others.

Yes it is normal, maybe she's just a slow learner. Don't come to that conclusion so quickly. Also, watch the way you refer to 'retarded people' please

It's normal for a dog to be retarded -- any animal, just like people, can be retarded. However, it is NOT normal that a normal person would adopt a retarded dog. Take the damn thing out in the back yard and shoot it!