Just don't buy it from a breeder

A new breed of cognitive robot functions like a puppy by combining the classical rule-based artificial intelligence and the artificial neural networks. Read it here.

During the testing, scientists adopted a trial-and-error learning approach

by making the COSPAL robot complete a shape-sorting puzzle, but without telling it what it had to do. As it tried to fit pegs into holes it gradually learnt what would fit where, allowing it to complete the puzzle more quickly and accurately each time.

Next time your child begs you for a puppy, just get him a COSPAL robot!