Smartest Dogs?

[dynasaw]

Not sure I agree.


http://www.divinecaroline.com/article/22063/68520-boy--world-s-ten-smartest-dogs

[DS1]

1. the ones that know when to shut the fuck up

even when I'm not telling them to. Those are the smart ones.

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[cherish44]

2. Poodles are very smart

But they're kind of moody. (kind like a lot of us DUers) :crazy:

[Heidi]

4. My first dog was a minature poodle who LOVED me, but LOATHED my dad

and was smart enough to pee on virtually every "dad-smelling" item my dad left around the house: shoes (check), newspaper (check), favorite chair (check), dad's corner of the sofa (check).

[cherish44]

9. Our poodle loved my Mom and was very very jealous of anyone who took her attention away from him

LOL at peeing on stuff that smelled like Dad. Naughty!

[Richardo]

3. Off topic, but...

This juxtaposition of photos on that site is at once hilarious and sexist:

[Taverner]

21. I dunno, I think it shows a truth as to how corporations view us, the consumers

[bamademo]

5. I had Golden Retrievers

They are super bright and we had to spell around them.

[cyberswede]

36. LOL Same here!

We literally said c-o-o-k-i-e when the dog was around, or he'd go bananas. :)

[Lil Missy]

6. My Terrier (Terror) is pretty damned smart.

He knows every move I make, even though he is deaf.

[femmocrat]

7. Where are my corgis?!

I protest! They are brilliant! We have to spell in front of them and now they even know what P-L-A-Y spells. Plus they are mind-readers. They anticipate what we are going to do before we have made a move.

[Shell Beau]

10. I would have picked Border Collie. Never had one, but I have

seen them do amazing things!!

[northernlights]

11. shelter dogs are #1 -- mine's a boy scout with a science project

Lab-chow-heinz57. Working on his bone collection merit badge. And simultaneously assembling a deer skeleton by the front door.

He used to seem a bit linguistically impaired, but one day it all seemed to click. He thinks and listens in sentences, though, not individual words. So if I say "get down!' he'll just get confused or stubborn, or confused and stubborn. But if I nicely say, "Jakey, I need to you get down off the bed for a minute so I can make it" he jumps right down and hangs out on the couch until the bed is made. He doesn't get back on it, either, until I let him know it's all made and ready.

Not only does he usually put his toys away, but he *remembers* where he's put them. Often I'll wake up in the middle of the night and see him sitting n'thinking with his head cocked. Then he jumps up, goes to his crate and knows *exactly* which corner to dig into to find which precise toy or chewie he wants.

He gets very irritable when mom cleans his crate. I try to remember how he arranged his stuff, but I never get it quite right. :shrug:

[driver8]

28. Ha Ha -- love these stories!!

"And simultaneously assembling a deer skeleton by the front door"... this killed me!!

[Nikia]

12. My step grandmother has a rottweiler/lab mix

He would open the door for himself and the other two dogs whenever they wanted to go out. I thought that was pretty impressive.

[trof]

13. Disagree. German Shepherds are BRILLIANT.

We've had 4 over the years.
I could tell you stories all night long.
The damn Einsteins of the canine world.

[sammythecat]

20. My favorite by far

The dogs I've had so far have been foundlings, but if and when the time comes when I'd choose a dog, it would be a Shepherd. The one I have now is part Lab and Shepherd, which isn't a bad combo at all. She's big and has the fur and conformation of a Shepherd, but she's all black and her ears don't really stand up unless she's on alert.

That one in the picture is a real beauty. That's a great photo.

[Justyce]

24. Definitely agree. nt

[marzipanni]

14. I just asked an expert

"I humbly concur."

[TZ]

15. Hmm Shelties are smart eh?

Well I would say my mothers sheltie is smart but soooo neurotic! :crazy:
BTW, I don't particular enjoy being "herded" when the phone rings..I can hear it just fine Willie! :eyes:

[Lex]

16. I had a Labrador Retriever--yes, very smart.

Very loyal, very non-agressive. A really all-around nice family dog to have.

[backwoodsbob]

17. border collie 1 ?

no question.

And shepperd 3 is a good call.

I have two of them..trust me they are smart enough to get themselves in more trouble than they want.

I question why the jack/parson russel isn't there close to the top.

My little rat terrior AND the jack-shiyt pups all learned scratch at the door on the first try and ALL self housetrained following the shepperds

[Critters2]

18. I knew ahead of time one breed that wouldn't be on the list.

And I was right. But I'll keep the beagle anywho!

[BlueJazz]

19. Border Collie. Here's a Pup picture >>>

[Mutley]

23. Omg, that picture is not even fair.

:o

[Lyric]

22. I disagree. I think Golden Retrievers are smarter than Poodles.

I've never met a more intelligent dog than my own Golden; he practically speaks English. I can believe that Border Collies might be smarter, but I grew up living next door to two Standard Poodles, and while they were smart, they were nowhere NEAR as smart as my Toby is.

I think the list should be:

1. Border Collies
2. German Shepherds
3. Golden Retrievers

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

27. I have never met a smart retriever

[Lyric]

30. I'll have to introduce you to mine someday.

As I said, he practically speaks English.

:)

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

31. I believe you, I've just known a bunch of stupid and/or mean ones

[cyberswede]

37. You mean Labrador retrievers, right?

Golden retrievers are missing the mean gene.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

38. Yeah, the labs have been mean

Goldens just aren't bright.

[Rhythm]

39. We have to spell around Toby...

He understands so much of what we say that if we're even idly talking about something that he knows, he'll get all super-excited and dancy about it. He also remembers where things were last, so we can tell him things like 'go find your brush' or 'go get your bone', and he'll go and hunt it up, even if it's out of sight on a shelf or under the edge of the couch.

Love this dog... he's as smart as most of the kids in the neighborhood.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

40. If I say any variation of smoking, smoke, cigarette, etc

The dogs get excited and run to the door. They think they're smokers.

[Mutley]

25. I have a mutt of mostly unknown origins.

I'm not going to say she's one of the most intelligent dogs out there, but she's doing pretty well. She's smart enough to know when to play dumb. She's very good at anticipating what I am going to do. Certain words I had to start spelling, and even some of those words I had to choose another word altogether (ie, for the work "walk", she eventually learned that "W-A-L-K" means walk, and now I have to say "stroll." I think she is catching on to that one now, too.) I swear she pees on command. There were way too many times this past winter when I would say, "Hurry up and pee, it's freezing out here!" and she would immediately squat and pee. :D

[driver8]

26. We had a Border Collie named Cody.

He passed away a few years ago, but my wife swore that he understood English!!

I guess if you are going to pick a "smartest breed", Border Collie is a good choice!!

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

29. Border Collies definitely

At least the ones from working lines.

If it's AKC, it ain't a Border Collie, no matter what the papers say.

[Orsino]

32. My ACD is not particularly smart.

And let's agree that "smart" here probably means "able and willing to divine what some human chucklehead wants, and when."

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

34. I wouldn't say that about the willing part

My Border Collies are brilliant, part of that is they have a mind of their own, unfortunately.

One Border Collie is bad enough, but when they put their brains together, humans are screwed.

[XemaSab]

35. I've had two ACD mixes

Pip is the smartest dog EVER, and Polly was smart enough that she knew she didn't have to do ANYTHING we told her. x(

[RebelOne]

33. I knew the Rottweiler would have to be in the list.

I have one and she is the smartest and sweetest dog you would ever want to meet.

[GreenPartyVoter]

41. No English Setter? *huff*

[foxfeet]

42. Cairn terriers are very smart.

They just don't care to take direction.