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Doggie Intelligence

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One of our Veterinarians just did a special report on the local news channel about intelligence in dogs. Of course "Storm" is the most intelligent dog there is. Just kidding. That is the funny thing, most owners think their dogs are the most intelligent. Anyway, I thought you might enjoy the following list of where dogs rank in intelligence.



The Veterinarian said that intelligence is just secondary, the most important factor is training the dog. Something we all knew I suppose.



Ranking of Dogs for Obedience and Working Intelligence:



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; Bouvier des 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 shepard

43. Saluki; Finnish spitz; Pointer

44. Cavalier King Charles spaniel; German wirehaired pointer; Black-and-tan coonhound; American water spaniel

45. Siberian husky; Bichon fries; English toy spaniel

46. Tibetan spaniel; English foxhound; Otterhound; American foxhound; Greyhound; Harrier*; Parson Russell 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



*Marked breeds represent rankings based upon 70 to 99 dog obedience judges, as opposed to unmarked breeds where the ranking is based upon scores

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