what is the most intelligent dogbreed?

There is no real way to test an animals iq.. you can have the smarteest dog in the world that came from the pound.. and then you can get a pedigreed dog from a breeder and it can be dumber than a box of rocks... in all honesty a dog is who you help it become.. yes they have their own smarts but you as their friend can add to it...

2007-01-28 04:34:19 · answer #1 · answered by nurse_driller 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Rank Breed
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

Above are ranks of intelligence from 1 - 10

2007-01-28 12:04:51 · answer #2 · answered by cyanosis 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋

I think it would be impossible to test the intelligence of an animal. Intelligence is based on IQ which is determined by a test that is designed by humans and is unfortunately in this case in the human language. Also, IQ and basic common sense are not the same thing and often a person may be well endowed with one and severely lacking in the other. I think you are referring to trainability, in which case I think it would be the german shepard closely followed by the labs and retreivers. That is why the seeing eye foundation primarily uses these breeds, not all, but some can be trained to do some outstanding things for disabled people such as watching for traffic and crossing the street with their disabled owner, answering the phone, retrieving items from another room by name (many dogs can recognise up to 50 different items by name alone), and alerting their owner of danger or fire.

2007-01-28 12:13:59 · answer #3 · answered by Dale d 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The Border Collie is the most intelligent of breeds. It's a breed that truly "needs a job" to be happy. Jack (Parson) Russell Terriers are up there in IQ also. One thing about intelligent breeds..... they are usually a step ahead of most owners. This is why so many of the intelligent breeds are in shelters. Smart is not always a GOOD thing! When choosing a breed be sure to study the breed temperament and mental needs as well as physical.

2007-01-28 12:10:02 · answer #4 · answered by muttly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Border Collies

2007-01-28 12:07:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋

there is too much debate, and individual dogs can vary with in the breed.

Most of the answers are just going to be peoples individual favorite breed

Some notoriously smart breeds are (in no particular order

German Shephard
Border Collie
Doberman
Any of the belgium herding breeds
Huskies
papillon
aussie
Sheltie
poodle

2007-01-28 12:13:38 · answer #6 · answered by Nurse Autumn Intactivist NFP 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋

All dog breeds are intelligent, it's just that some people mistake determination, stubbornness and tenacity for stupidity.

2007-01-28 14:44:45 · answer #7 · answered by Coop's Wife 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Its a Jack Russell

2007-01-28 12:05:12 · answer #8 · answered by Gloria C 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋

that really can't be answered accurately. different breeds thought processes are different. some are free thinkers like border collies, some are single-minded when focused and so on.

2007-01-28 12:07:52 · answer #9 · answered by llsnwtsn 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋

My 2 boxers are really smart.

2007-01-28 12:11:21 · answer #10 · answered by tammer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

what is the most intelligent dogbreed?

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