Where does your dog rank on smartest dog breed list?
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59. I've only ever had a maltese. Love them to death but they are stupid little bastards...
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
11. Pembroke Welsh corgi
12. Miniature schnauzer
13. English springer spaniel
14. Belgian Tervuren
15. Schipperke, Belgian sheepdog
16. Collie Keeshond
17. German short-haired pointer
18. Flat-coated retriever, English cocker spaniel, Standard schnauzer
19. Brittany spaniel
20. Cocker spaniel, Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever
21. Weimaraner
22. Belgian Malinois, Bernese mountain dog
23. Pomeranian
24. Irish water spaniel
25. Vizsla
26. Cardigan Welsh corgi
27. Chesapeake Bay retriever, Puli, Yorkshire terrier
28. Giant schnauzer, Portuguese water dog
29. Airedale, Bouv Flandres
30. Border terrier, Briard
31. Welsh springer spaniel
32. Manchester terrier
33. Samoyed
34. Field spaniel, Newfoundland, Australian terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Gordon setter, Bearded collie
35. American Eskimo dog, 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
40. Soft-coated wheaten terrier, Bedlington terrier, Smooth-haired fox terrier
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,
46 Greyhound, Harrier, Parson Russel terrier, Wirehaired pointing griffon
47. West Highland white terrier, Havanese, Scottish deerhound
48. Boxer, Great Dane
49. Dachshund, Staffordshire bull terrier, Shiba Inu
50. Malamute
51. Whippet, Chinese shar-pei, Wirehaired fox terrier
52. Rhodesian ridgeback
53. Ibizan hound, Welsh terrier, Irish terrier
54. Boston terrier, Akita
55. Skye terrier
56. Norfolk terrier, Sealyham terrier
57. Pug
58. French bulldog
59. Brussels griffon, Maltese terrier
60. Italian greyhound
61. Chinese crested
62. Dandie Dinmont terrier, Vendeen, Tibetan terrier, Japanese chin, Lakeland terrier
63. Old English sheepdog
64. Great Pyrenees
65. Scottish terrier, Saint Bernard
66. Bull terrier, Petite Basset Griffon, Vendeen
67. Chihuahua
68. Lhasa apso
69. Bullmastiff
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
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
11. Pembroke Welsh corgi
12. Miniature schnauzer
13. English springer spaniel
14. Belgian Tervuren
15. Schipperke, Belgian sheepdog
16. Collie Keeshond
17. German short-haired pointer
18. Flat-coated retriever, English cocker spaniel, Standard schnauzer
19. Brittany spaniel
20. Cocker spaniel, Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever
21. Weimaraner
22. Belgian Malinois, Bernese mountain dog
23. Pomeranian
24. Irish water spaniel
25. Vizsla
26. Cardigan Welsh corgi
27. Chesapeake Bay retriever, Puli, Yorkshire terrier
28. Giant schnauzer, Portuguese water dog
29. Airedale, Bouv Flandres
30. Border terrier, Briard
31. Welsh springer spaniel
32. Manchester terrier
33. Samoyed
34. Field spaniel, Newfoundland, Australian terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Gordon setter, Bearded collie
35. American Eskimo dog, 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
40. Soft-coated wheaten terrier, Bedlington terrier, Smooth-haired fox terrier
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,
46 Greyhound, Harrier, Parson Russel terrier, Wirehaired pointing griffon
47. West Highland white terrier, Havanese, Scottish deerhound
48. Boxer, Great Dane
49. Dachshund, Staffordshire bull terrier, Shiba Inu
50. Malamute
51. Whippet, Chinese shar-pei, Wirehaired fox terrier
52. Rhodesian ridgeback
53. Ibizan hound, Welsh terrier, Irish terrier
54. Boston terrier, Akita
55. Skye terrier
56. Norfolk terrier, Sealyham terrier
57. Pug
58. French bulldog
59. Brussels griffon, Maltese terrier
60. Italian greyhound
61. Chinese crested
62. Dandie Dinmont terrier, Vendeen, Tibetan terrier, Japanese chin, Lakeland terrier
63. Old English sheepdog
64. Great Pyrenees
65. Scottish terrier, Saint Bernard
66. Bull terrier, Petite Basset Griffon, Vendeen
67. Chihuahua
68. Lhasa apso
69. Bullmastiff
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
42. Australian Shepherd.
This list is bogus. Aussies are regularly a top 15 smartest dog breed in just about any list.
This list is bogus. Aussies are regularly a top 15 smartest dog breed in just about any list.
Right now, #17 German Shorthaired Pointer.
Grew up with Border Collies.......no doubt why they're #1 on the list.
Had a Boxer and have been around a bunch of Boxers........They're very intelligent and obedient.....should be much, much higher on the list. Though it's a very unhealthy breed......very sad.
I've had a bunch of exposure to Goldies, Poodles, Springers, Labs, Cockers, Min Schnauzer, Weimars, German Shepherds....all quite intelligent.
Been around a bunch of Pit Bulls......my goodness do they serve a singular purpose.....
Grew up with Border Collies.......no doubt why they're #1 on the list.
Had a Boxer and have been around a bunch of Boxers........They're very intelligent and obedient.....should be much, much higher on the list. Though it's a very unhealthy breed......very sad.
I've had a bunch of exposure to Goldies, Poodles, Springers, Labs, Cockers, Min Schnauzer, Weimars, German Shepherds....all quite intelligent.
Been around a bunch of Pit Bulls......my goodness do they serve a singular purpose.....
I agree! I had one and he seemed quite smart to me. Followed commands immediately. Learned rules of the house quickly. Eager to learn tricks. Bonded with each family member. Smartest dog I’ve ever been around. Or, maybe I’m prejudiced since I loved him so.
a friend of mine had to give away one of their dogs recently. When they adopted it they were told it was a pure Pit. Turns out it was a pit bull / st bernard :weary:
yeah I have another friend with an aussie. Smart guy.
I wish I could afford a dog :weary::weary::weary::weary::weary::weary::weary::weary::weary::weary::weary:
Have a 12 year old whippet/pit/mountain curr(what she looks like) mix that's not the sharpest...however, she is very obedient. Walk anywhere without a leash and she will stay beside me...unless its the middle of May until late July.
49 but she’s cute.
And a 14.5 mix. She’s a-ight. I think we got a dumb one, or mixing breeds makes them not as smart.
And a 14.5 mix. She’s a-ight. I think we got a dumb one, or mixing breeds makes them not as smart.
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The wife and I have had Papillons since we were married. We had to put 2 down early last year, and we just got 2 litter mates back in December.
The wife and I have had Papillons since we were married. We had to put 2 down early last year, and we just got 2 litter mates back in December.
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I guess my beagle mix dogs are just a step up from a box of rocks.
#4 Golden Retriever: great dogs, never met one that wasn't awesome, I always recommend them for anyone wanting a dog for a family
#35 Irish Setter: my wife adopted her from a guy who was just leaving her outside and forgetting to feed her, she seems really smart and is a big time talker, she's a bit of a spazz still at 10 years old and she has a ton of energy, she would probably have been a handful to train
#35 Irish Setter: my wife adopted her from a guy who was just leaving her outside and forgetting to feed her, she seems really smart and is a big time talker, she's a bit of a spazz still at 10 years old and she has a ton of energy, she would probably have been a handful to train
17 replies in and not a one of you slack-asses have a bah gawd #1 border collie (like I do)? WTF has happened to the Paddock?
Number 1. He can follow three step commands, making him smarter than the bulk of children and many adults.
Ok without worrying about another list.
Chows are always near the bottom of these lists. These lists are basically how trainable a dog is. If humans disappeared which dogs survive? Border Collies or Chows? Studies on feral dogs in the USA found them to have a large amount of DNA from three breeds. Chows, Huskies and Pit Bulls. Two of those are getting by on brains as they are closest to wolves. One on sheer power.
I have a lab and a Pyreneese AS mix. My lab is about 1/3 as smart as the chows I had. They could break out of Alcatraz.
Chows are always near the bottom of these lists. These lists are basically how trainable a dog is. If humans disappeared which dogs survive? Border Collies or Chows? Studies on feral dogs in the USA found them to have a large amount of DNA from three breeds. Chows, Huskies and Pit Bulls. Two of those are getting by on brains as they are closest to wolves. One on sheer power.
I have a lab and a Pyreneese AS mix. My lab is about 1/3 as smart as the chows I had. They could break out of Alcatraz.
There is a Border Collie in Germany that knows maybe 400 words in German. Very impressive as English should be her native language.
Could also be that only inbred Hicks get chows, huskies and pits, and therefore a hell of a lot more of them were let go into the wild where they become feral.
There is also a border collie that knows the name of 1000 of his toys.
I’ve always wanted one. I think my old dead dog was an Aussie/Border Mix. She was the smartest dog I’ve owned.
I’ve been looking on Craigslist when bored but I don’t trust Craigslist and I know I’m a little too busy for the time needed. My Aussie probably wouldn’t do well with a pup either. She is very alpha. I can’t get her to herd the chickens though. She wants nothing to do with them
I’ve always wanted one. I think my old dead dog was an Aussie/Border Mix. She was the smartest dog I’ve owned.
I’ve been looking on Craigslist when bored but I don’t trust Craigslist and I know I’m a little too busy for the time needed. My Aussie probably wouldn’t do well with a pup either. She is very alpha. I can’t get her to herd the chickens though. She wants nothing to do with them
Uh no.
Pits yes. The other two are relatively small population that tend to survive when released. Again these two breeds are the closest to the wolf.
My lab/beagle mix is dumb unless it involves sniffing out cat **** or half eaten burritos on the side of the road, then she’s like Macgyver smart.
47ish - Havanese mix mutt we got as an older dog from the humane society. Smart? I don't know... but he's an awesome dog.
27 - Yorkshire terrier that walked up to me as a puppy in Eastern Ky covered in ticks, matted hair and really malnourished. I couldn't just walk away from him. He can be a jerk and has taken a lot to train but seeing what he came from I think he's pretty great.
27 - Yorkshire terrier that walked up to me as a puppy in Eastern Ky covered in ticks, matted hair and really malnourished. I couldn't just walk away from him. He can be a jerk and has taken a lot to train but seeing what he came from I think he's pretty great.
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I had two Dobes, a blue and a fawn. The blue looked like Batman and was a reincarnation of Dino. Lol.
The fawn came from a breeder / trainer at about 18 months old. He had trained her but I think she was a bit gun shy for lack of a better term.
She was scary smart, attentive and quiet. When someone would knock at the door she would get between the door and our daughter. I actually only saw her bark / growl a couple of times. I still don’t know what put her on alert, but she was all business.
She would have been the one to show a burglar where the good china was. Then eat him when he tried to leave.
I miss them both.
The fawn came from a breeder / trainer at about 18 months old. He had trained her but I think she was a bit gun shy for lack of a better term.
She was scary smart, attentive and quiet. When someone would knock at the door she would get between the door and our daughter. I actually only saw her bark / growl a couple of times. I still don’t know what put her on alert, but she was all business.
She would have been the one to show a burglar where the good china was. Then eat him when he tried to leave.
I miss them both.
19- Brittany Spaniel.
I'm probably only ever going to have bird dogs bc I enjoy training and working them- aside from that give me something hypoallergenic
I'm probably only ever going to have bird dogs bc I enjoy training and working them- aside from that give me something hypoallergenic
I have a poodle (don’t ask - I was out of town when my wife got him). Smart as can be, but also neurotic. He’s wigging our right now cause it’s raining. [eyeroll]
<- - - - - English Shepherd. Somewhere around #6 and #10. Sadie, our old Smooth Collie is not listed.
1 and 10, according to our vet, the person who gave us the puppy, and Wisdom Panel. We were gifted a puppy that was supposed to be a Hangin Tree Cowdog per the person who gave her to us, and we decided to try a dog DNA test to figure her out.
Wisdom panel gave us a mostly generic response, but that might have had something to do with the fact that swabbing her cheeks for 30 seconds had the same odds of success as giving a backrub to a honeybadger.
Wisdom Panel came back with :
25% Border Collie
25% Russell Terrier
12.5% Collie
37.5% Breed Group(s)
● Herding
● Guard
● Terrier
● Companion
She has the border collie markings, but also has a short, dense coat. Our vet thinks she has a big % of Blue Heeler or Aussie in her mix, and the breeds listed in the 37.5 portion include the Aussie and Heeler, so it seems legit.
Awesome dog, and smart AF, but also stubborn as hell. Breed info is probably pretty close even if she isn't a "real" Hangin Tree dog. We just assume there is Chupacabra DNA in there and roll with it.
Wisdom panel gave us a mostly generic response, but that might have had something to do with the fact that swabbing her cheeks for 30 seconds had the same odds of success as giving a backrub to a honeybadger.
Wisdom Panel came back with :
25% Border Collie
25% Russell Terrier
12.5% Collie
37.5% Breed Group(s)
● Herding
● Guard
● Terrier
● Companion
She has the border collie markings, but also has a short, dense coat. Our vet thinks she has a big % of Blue Heeler or Aussie in her mix, and the breeds listed in the 37.5 portion include the Aussie and Heeler, so it seems legit.
Awesome dog, and smart AF, but also stubborn as hell. Breed info is probably pretty close even if she isn't a "real" Hangin Tree dog. We just assume there is Chupacabra DNA in there and roll with it.
70. Got a Shih Tzu.
List looks about right to me.
List looks about right to me.