Intelligence of certain Breeds...

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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>The Intelligence of Dogs is a book by Stanley Coren.

Methodology

The author used "understanding of new commands" and "obey first command" as his standards of intelligence. He surveyed dog trainers and compiled this list of dog intelligence.

1-10 Brightest Dogs

11-26 Excellent Working Dogs

27-39 Above Average Working Dogs

40-54 Average Working/Obedience Intelligence

55-69 Fair Working/Obedience Intelligence

70-79 Lowest Degree of Working/Obedience Intelligence

Criticism

Intelligence is a complex subject. A breed of dog that does not learn very quickly may have other talents.
It is important to remember that intelligence should not be judged only by the willingness to follow obedience commands. The willingness or ability to be obedience trained may reflect a desire to please or a dependence upon humans, as well as intelligence.

Many long time livestock guardian breed owners believe that working breeds such as the Great Pyrenees or the Kuvaz are not easily trained because they do not see the point of such commands as “sit” or “down”. Hounds may also suffer from this type of ranking; several rank in the bottom tier of this list (such as Beagles, Bloodhounds, and Basset Hounds). These dogs are bred to have more of a "pack" mentality with other dogs and less reliance on a master's direct commands. While they truly may not have the same kind of intelligence as a Border Collie, they were not bred to learn and obey commands quickly, but to think for themselves while trailing game.

Ranking of dogs by breed

Brightest Dogs

1. The American Pit Bull Terrier
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




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The APBT is right were it belongs!...... I'm surprised to see the Chow Chow so low on the list. From my experience they seem smart and they make good gaurd dogs. I wass surprised with the boxers placement also. Maybe i'm just being biased. I realy like Boxers!

 

You do realize that i inserted the APBT into the top ranking.
I inserted them into a few different areas, but it just seemed to look the best at the top.

 

LMAO, I do now! I was thinking to myself our breed never gets that much respect. but I was destracted by the place ment of a few other dogs......... That and I'm a lil slow....

 

lol I was wondering about that test.

Chow chows are veiwed as the demon dog in the grooming world.. basically you can't trust them (well, trust them to bite)

but the Afgan is right where it should be.. lol pretty dogs, too much work to groom but ditzy as the day is long

 

LMAO..... My ganny used to say that. That and "You don't belive fat meat greasy. Do ya?"

 

Interesting scale , wonder why the mastiff is so low , always seemed like a very intelligent dog . LOL on the APBT , I do think they deserve to be the first , but hmm, what do we know . Anyway , what place did the APBT really get ?

 

whats the link please

 

LOL

I was about to translate that list and put on my website haha.

 

I will see if i can track it down.

 

I cannot find the exact link. However, its all over the web. The list derives directly from this book.......The Intelligence of Dogs is a book by Stanley Coren.

 

I've owned a working line Border Collie. The pitbull in my avatar, Stockey was every bit as intelligent as she was and those two are by far the smartest dogs I've ever been around.

I think there can be a great deal of variation within breeds. It would be interesting for example to do this study again in say 10 years and check the difference between working Border Collies and "barbie collies", the show bred dogs.

 

I noticed the English Springer Spaniel's rank as excellent working dogs, I can vouch for that. My dad used to raise them and they are great working dogs and very intelligent IMO.

 

Well, we all know it should be that way regardless!