Smartest Dogs in the World v.check yours

[GTS_300_Coupe]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Intelligence_of_Dogs

Ranking of dogs by breed

Brightest Dogs

1. Border Collie
2. Poodle
3. German Shepherd
4. Golden Retriever
5. Doberman Pinscher
6. Shetland Sheepdog
7. Labrador Retriever
8. Papillon
9. Rottweiler
10. Australian Cattle Dog
Welsh Corgi (Pembroke)

Excellent Working Dogs

11. Miniature Schnauzer
12. English Springer Spaniel
13. Belgian Tervueren
14. Schipperke
15. Belgian Sheepdog
16. Collie
Keeshond
17. German Shorthaired Pointer
18. Flat-Coated Retriever
English Cocker Spaniel
Standard Schnauzer
19. Brittany
20. Cocker Spaniel
21. Weimaraner
22. Belgian Malinois
Bernese Mountain Dog
23. Pomeranian
24. Irish Water Spaniel
25. Vizsla
26. Cardigan Welsh Corgi

Above Average Working Dogs

27. Chesapeake Bay Retriever
Puli
Yorkshire Terrier
28. Giant Schnauzer
29. Airedale Terrier
Bouvier des Flandres
30. Border Terrier
Briard
31. Welsh Springer Spaniel
32. Manchester Terrier
33. Samoyed
34. Field Spaniel
Newfoundland (dog)
Australian Terrier
American Staffordshire Terrier
Gordon Setter
Bearded Collie
35. Cairn Terrier
Kerry Blue Terrier
Irish Setter
36. Norwegian Elkhound
37. Affenpinscher
Silky Terrier
Miniature Pinscher
English Setter
Pharaoh Hound
Clumber Spaniel
38. Norwich Terrier
39. Dalmatian

Average Working/Obedience Intelligence

40. Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier
Bedlington Terrier
Fox Terrier (Smooth)
41. Curly Coated Retriever
Irish Wolfhound
42. Kuvasz
Australian Shepherd
43. Saluki
Finnish Spitz
Pointer
44. Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
German Wirehaired Pointer
Black and Tan Coonhound
American Water Spaniel
45. Siberian Husky
Bichon Frise
English Toy Spaniel
46. Tibetan Spaniel
English Foxhound
Otterhound
American Foxhound
Greyhound
Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
47. West Highland White Terrier
Scottish Deerhound
48. Boxer
Great Dane
49. Dachshund
Staffordshire Bull Terrier
50. Alaskan Malamute
51. Whippet
Chinese Shar Pei
Fox Terrier (Wire)
52. Rhodesian Ridgeback
53. Ibizan Hound
Welsh Terrier
Irish Terrier
54. Boston Terrier
Akita Inu

Fair Working/Obedience Intelligence

55. Skye Terrier
56. Norfolk Terrier
Sealyham Terrier
57. Pug
58. French Bulldog
59. Brussels Griffon
Maltese
60. Italian Greyhound
61. Chinese Crested Dog
62. Dandie Dinmont Terrier
Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen
Tibetan Terrier
Japanese Chin
Lakeland Terrier
63. Old English Sheepdog
64. Great Pyrenees
65. Scottish Terrier
Saint Bernard
66. Bull Terrier
67. Chihuahua
68. Lhasa Apso
69. Bullmastiff

Lowest Degree of Working/Obedience Intelligence

70. Shih Tzu
71. Basset Hound
72. Mastiff
Beagle
73. Pekingese
74. Bloodhound
75. Borzoi
76. Chow Chow
77. Bulldog
78. Basenji
79. Afghan Hound

[Zed7fiddy]

5. Doberman Pinscher

[Bax]

No Kelpie's in that list is strange.

Rottweiler was a suprise to me, I always thought they were stupid.

[MYVYSS]

Originally Posted by Bax

No Kelpie's in that list is strange.

Rottweiler was a suprise to me, I always thought they were stupid.

Best Guard dogs ever, fairly easy to train and very obedient I have had 3 and they are the best dogs i have ever had. So So Smart and so loyal...Gee I miss them. Also not agressive unless trained that way, and really become a part of the family.

[Fordman1]

No . 1 . Border Collie

[scoupedy]

Originally Posted by MYVYSS

Best Guard dogs ever, fairly easy to train and very obedient I have had 3 and they are the best dogs i have ever had. So So Smart and so loyal...Gee I miss them. Also not agressive unless trained that way, and really become a part of the family.

Agreed loved my Kelpie cross super smart and everyone that meet him said he was the best train dog they had seen

[sleekism]

Originally Posted by Bax

No Kelpie's in that list is strange.

Rottweiler was a suprise to me, I always thought they were stupid.

Yes I couldn't find my Kelpie/Dingo on the list (all kelpies have dingo blood in them).

Kelpies are very intelligent.................until they get a whiff of a female on heat.

[wodahs]

im happy 3. german shepherd

[BigCav]

40. fox terrier

forgive me but with the breed of dogs im gennerally lost once u get away from the popular ones,

a fox terrier is the same as a jack russel? i couldnt find a jr but i thinkthey are right?

[Fev]

i have 2 golden retrievers... but... our male, bentley is an absolute moron.. i guess musnt see him reading books at night in the doghouse

[Bucket]

Originally Posted by Fev

i have 2 golden retrievers... but... our male, bentley is an absolute moron.. i guess musnt see him reading books at night in the doghouse

We have one Golden Retriever, Monty...He's smart...has figured out how to open sliding doors to get into the house if theres a storm and understands us when we ask him where any one of his toys are...he goes and fetches it
Cheeky little fellow too...I'll go to call him over, he'll look at me and consider for a couple of seconds before bolting off in the opposite direction...Not bad for a 10 Y.o hehe

[Black F6]

No. 10 2 Blue Stumpy Tails, best dogs ever and smart to boot!!!!

My missus taught our girl to speak in 10 mins the other day, I went to shop to get something by the time I got back she was speaking, pretty cool.

Our boy is smart to, he waves and everything.

Go the Stumpy Tails!!!!!!

[Kryton]

did anyone read the article in one of the papers yesterday?
a recent study found that mixed breed/mongrel dogs were found to be much more intelligent than pure bred breeds.

[MotherNatureVer2]

Im afraid I would have to change that list around a bit ........ Cattle dog should be No.1, closely followed by kelpie and then foxies. Thats if were talking working dogs ........ No there isnt a mistake, we have foxies here that will work stock all day & is more intelligent and willing than most larger dogs (except my others here :P )

If the cattle dog is crossed with the kelpie, even better

[Kryton]

Originally Posted by MotherNature

Im afraid I would have to change that list around a bit

id have to agree.
we raised a dingo from a pup and it was the most smartest/intelligent dog i have ever known.

[boss-290]

Every Labrador I've met that isn't a guide dog are pretty dumb.

But then I look at the owners, and I wonder no longer.

[SNB05T]

no 3 and no 5 my favourites. go the doberman and german shepard.

it doesn't help that we had them as pets when we were kids, my old man was in the air force/navy police for 22 years and did a stint as dog handler/trainer.

its funny, i wonder why we never had a break in with those dogs? :

my current doberman isn't as trained as our previous ones (dad passed away when he was still training her) but i wouldn't mess with her if i was a theif.


this is my dog when she just turned 1 year old. she's at my mums house :
i can't wait to get out of my flat so i can have her back

[Zed7fiddy]

Originally Posted by dan b

no 3 and no 5 my favourites. go the doberman and german shepard.

it doesn't help that we had them as pets when we were kids, my old man was in the air force/navy police for 22 years and did a stint as dog handler/trainer.

its funny, i wonder why we never had a break in with those dogs? :

my current doberman isn't as trained as our previous ones (dad passed away when he was still training her) but i wouldn't mess with her if i was a theif.

Shes bueatifull!

Mine was bought originally to assist me with security work, but never had the training, i dont use him anymore obviously, but sooooooo loyal, and as you said, youll never get a break in with a doberman!

[vik351]

Originally Posted by davway

id have to agree.
we raised a dingo from a pup and it was the most smartest/intelligent dog i have ever known.

We had a dingo staffy cross,talk about smart,used to beat me at poker...

I used to yell at the kids,ya left the bloody gate open again,till I saw this...










He used to climb a ladder on to the roof too...

vik...to get the tennis balls,had to help him down but!!!

[scoupedy]

Originally Posted by MotherNature

If the cattle dog is crossed with the kelpie, even better

Thats what mine was! plus they are free in the country usually, not hundreds for inbread nut cases

[Captain Stubing]

Originally Posted by MotherNature

....

If the cattle dog is crossed with the kelpie, even better

I've got to agree there... We have a Kelpie/blue cattle dog that we rescued from the RSPCA 2 years ago.

He responds to hand commands (sometimes grumpily), he's loyal as all hell, and the ball control he has is unbelievable! He can guide a football around the yard at full pelt, using his nose and front paws. He'll "throw" a tennis ball to me (to throw for him) by pouncing on it with his front paws... an eerily accurate aim!

[Marlin_Girl]

Originally Posted by MotherNature

If the cattle dog is crossed with the kelpie, even better

I was just thinking EXACTLY that! ;)

[dave289]

Originally Posted by MotherNature

Im afraid I would have to change that list around a bit ........ Cattle dog should be No.1, closely followed by kelpie and then foxies. Thats if were talking working dogs ........ No there isnt a mistake, we have foxies here that will work stock all day & is more intelligent and willing than most larger dogs (except my others here :P )

If the cattle dog is crossed with the kelpie, even better

might be smart in the country but not so smart in the city.when i was in primary school my mates cattle dog could not keep still.he lived in a narrow street and cars would have to slow down to get through.every time a car went passed the dog would try and bite the tyres and sometimes got a grip and few head munches,still keeped coming back for more.It also attacked a kid after previously biting another kid and had to be put down.my mate was devastated.

on another note one day a dog jumped over the fence of my mates house and attacked his dog.his dog attacked and killed the other dog and the police show up and shoot mt mates dog dead because they said it seemed aggressive.it seemed to be friendly in all the years that he had owned it.he was not even there when the cops shot it in front of his mother.the dog was in its own home protecting its own house and this is the cops answer.lucky for them it was not my dog.

[troppo]

American Staffordshire Terrier?
Close enough I guess

[charles_wif_xf]

My horse is no. 3: German Shepard. She is so smart, all without me going out of my way to teach her anything.

[james22]

yeah no 3 ftw. Nothing like a good ol shepard. Bright, Obedient & Loyal like nothing else

[FlipXW]

Wheres the kelpie at??

[starkersEB]

Originally Posted by GTS_300_Coupe

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21. Weimaraner

21) thats no too bad, apparently the Weimaraners were bred for duck hunting and also the most pure of breed of all dogs

[strik9]

if it ain,t a pit it ain,t sh&t

[EA2BA]

We own a
7. Labrador Retriever (pure bred)

and a
17. German Shorthaired Pointer X 34. American Staffordshire Terrier