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Top Cat Doubletree Resident (71.204.8.202) on 8/5/2012 - 9:50 a.m. says: ( 169 views , 5 likes )

"Dogs ranked by intelligence. . . . ."

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So are you saying that you can't teach an "old dwag" new tricks? LOL *

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http://thehydrantblog.com/2011/05/03/the-intelligence-of-dogs-the-list/ 

 

Ranking of dogs by breed

Brightest Dogs

  • Understanding of New Commands: Fewer than 5 repetitions.

  • Obey First Command: 95% of the time or better.

  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

Excellent Working Dogs

  • Understanding of New Commands: 5 to 15 repetitions.

  • Obey First Command: 85% of the time or better.

  1. Pembroke Welsh Corgi

  2. Miniature Schnauzer

  3. English Springer Spaniel

  4. Belgian Shepherd Tervuren

  5. Schipperke
    Belgian Sheepdog

  6. Collie
    Keeshond

  7. German Shorthaired Pointer

  8. Flat-Coated Retriever
    English Cocker Spaniel
    Standard Schnauzer

  9. Brittany

  10. Cocker Spaniel

  11. Weimaraner

  12. Belgian Malinois
    Bernese Mountain Dog

  13. Pomeranian

  14. Irish Water Spaniel

  15. Vizsla

  16. Cardigan Welsh Corgi

Above Average Working Dogs

  • Understanding of New Commands: 15 to 25 repetitions.

  • Obey First Command: 70% of the time or better

  1. Chesapeake Bay Retriever
    Puli
    Yorkshire Terrier

  2. Giant Schnauzer

  3. Airedale Terrier
    Bouvier des Flandres

  4. Border Terrier
    Briard

  5. Welsh Springer Spaniel

  6. Manchester Terrier

  7. Samoyed

  8. Field Spaniel
    Newfoundland
    Australian Terrier
    American Staffordshire Terrier
    Gordon Setter
    Bearded Collie

  9. Cairn Terrier
    Kerry Blue Terrier
    Irish Setter

  10. Norwegian Elkhound

  11. Affenpinscher
    Silky Terrier
    Miniature Pinscher
    English Setter
    Pharaoh Hound
    Clumber Spaniel

  12. Norwich Terrier

  13. Dalmatian

Average Working/Obedience Intelligence

  • Understanding of New Commands: 25 to 40 repetitions.

  • Obey First Command: 50% of the time or better.

  1. Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier
    Bedlington Terrier
    Fox Terrier (Smooth)

  2. Curly Coated Retriever
    Irish Wolfhound

  3. Kuvasz
    Australian Shepherd

  4. Saluki
    Finnish Spitz
    Pointer

  5. Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
    German Wirehaired Pointer
    Black and Tan Coonhound
    American Water Spaniel

  6. Siberian Husky
    Bichon Frise
    English Toy Spaniel

  7. Tibetan Spaniel
    English Foxhound
    Otterhound
    American Foxhound
    Greyhound
    Wirehaired Pointing Griffon

  8. West Highland White Terrier
    Scottish Deerhound

  9. Boxer
    Great Dane

  10. Dachshund
    Staffordshire Bull Terrier

  11. Alaskan Malamute

  12. Whippet
    Chinese Shar Pei
    Wire Fox Terrier

  13. Rhodesian Ridgeback

  14. Ibizan Hound
    Welsh Terrier
    Irish Terrier

  15. Boston Terrier
    Akita

Fair Working/Obedience Intelligence

  • Understanding of New Commands: 40 to 80 repetitions.

  • Obey First Command: 30% of the time or better.

  1. Skye Terrier

  2. Norfolk Terrier
    Sealyham Terrier

  3. Pug

  4. French Bulldog

  5. Brussels Griffon
    Maltese

  6. Italian Greyhound

  7. Chinese Crested

  8. Dandie Dinmont Terrier
    Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen
    Tibetan Terrier
    Japanese Chin
    Lakeland Terrier

  9. Old English Sheepdog

  10. Great Pyrenees

  11. Scottish Terrier
    Saint Bernard

  12. Bull Terrier

  13. Chihuahua

  14. Lhasa Apso

  15. Bullmastiff

Lowest Degree of Working/Obedience Intelligence

  • Understanding of New Commands: 80 to 100 repetitions or more.

  • Obey First Command: 25% of the time or worse.

  1. Shih Tzu

  2. Basset Hound

  3. Mastiff

  4. Beagle

  5. Pekingese

  6. Bloodhound

  7. Borzoi

  8. Chow Chow

  9. Bulldog

  10. Basenji

  11. Afghan Hound

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