(Will Macfadyen / Noozhawk photo) A white and black dog was found wandering on Las Positas Road near Stanley Drive across from the Santa Barbara Municipal Golf Club on the afternoon of Dec. 28.

To be exact, Chaser could recognize 1,022 individual nouns. The black and white border collie, who made international headlines as "the world's smartest dog," has died. She was 15. Chaser made ...