what are the top 3 smartest breeds of dogs?

Answer 1

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

these are rated the top 10 smartest dogs in the world.
There is alot of smart dogs that do differant things and there is no specific three, with the proper training any dog can be smart.

Answer 2

There are no top 3 smartest breeds. All breeds can be smart or not depending on training, what the breed was bred for versus what you're doing with it. Some dogs' trainability is higher but that doesn't make them smarter.

Border collies are incredibly smart when they're herding sheep but a border collie sitting in someone's yard becomes very bored, yappy, destructive. Does that make him a dumb dog?

A german shepherd doing police work is very smart - but there's been hours and hours of training put into this dog. A german shepherd from a back yard breeder, with no discipline or training with an unstable temperament doesn't act smart, but might be with the right owner for him.

I've seen toy poodles get high score in trial marks in obedience at dog shows, but a toy poodle with a typical type of person who's usually drawn to this breed is a total air head.

You get out of a dog what you put in.

Answer 3

It depends on what you mean by smart. The study mentioned above is not so much about intelligence as it is about trainability. I think sighthounds are the smartest bunch of dogs but they are not as trainable as others. I think the most trainable breeds are Goldens, Border Collies, and Shelties. Go to any obedience trial and they are they most numerous breeds there. These are usually the breeds chosen by people who want to compete at a high level. Of course, the right individual in almost any breed can also be a great working dog

Answer 4

Here's the top Ten

1. Scooby Doo .... hahaha
2. Border Collie
3. Poodle
4. German Shepherd
5. Golden Retriever
6. Doberman Pinscher
7. Shetland Sheepdog
8. Labrador Retriever
9. Papillon
10. Rottweiler

Answer 5

1) Poodle
2) Border Collie
3) Golden Retriever
4) German Shepherd
5) Doberman
6) Sheltie
7) Lab

There was actually a scientific study on this. Over 150 breeds. The last on the list was Afghan Hound.

Answer 6

The smartest dog is the St Bernard. The second would be the Labrador and the third, a Boxer. The strongest would have to be a husky! Poor puppy's slavering away in the cold winds! :(

Answer 7

i think the top breeds of dogs are lhasa apso,golden reteiver and labrador. u hav not asked but let me tell u that the worst or the most inactive and very very less smart is chihuahua

Answer 8

usually border collie are named the smartest.
i find the question unanswerable - what are "smart" - is it being easy to train (teach) or is it being able to solve puzzles on your own or is it ?
besides even within a breed the individual dogs differ a lot

Answer 9

BadGirl41 has the right ranking. You can find the entire list of all AKC recognized breeds - and how the rankings were determined - at http://www.petrix.com/dogint/intelligence.html

Answer 10

Well I would say poodle's.They understand everything.For example My mom speaks our poodle in spanish and I speak to him in english and he understands everything.People say that dogs only hear a very muffled voice but I don't think so.