According to S. Coren, author of “The Intelligence of Dogs”, there are three types of dog intelligence:
- Adaptive Intelligence (learning and problem-solving ability)
- Instinctive Intelligence
- Working /Obedience Intelligence
The first two intelligence’s are individual dog specific, whereas Working / Obedience Intelligence can be applied to a whole breed. Below are the top ten and bottom ten dog breeds measured by this intelligence.
Most intelligent dogs
These breeds on average require less than 5 repetitions to understand a new command. They obey first commands 95 % of the time or better.
With 1) being the most intelligent:
10) Australian cattle dog
9) Rottweiler
8) Papillon
7) Labrador retriever
6) Shetland sheepdog
5) Doberman pinscher
4) Golden retriever
3) German shepherd
2) Poodle
1) Border collie
Least intelligent dogs
Require more than 80 repetitions to understand a new command. Obey first commands less than 25 % of the time.
With the least intelligent breed at number 10:
1) Shih tzu
2) Basset hound
3) Mastiff
4) Pekingese
5) Bloodhound
6) Borzoi
7) Chow chow
8) Bulldog
9) Basenji
10) Afghan hound
source: http://linkdonkey.blogspot.com/2006/12/10-most-intelligent-least-intelligent.html
Is this really TRUE, it seems a bit judgemental to me… different dogs were bread by different cultures for different things… FRENCHIES RULE!! Viva de RESISTENCE… Freedom fighters for Unconditional LOve!!!!
Love It! My 3 favourite dogs are in the intelligent, and most in the other sector I do not like except one.
f*c* poodles I just lost 5 dollars because I bet that they were a stupid breed and it turns out to be quite the contrary.
ahahha! nature.
intelligents dogs
I think the weimeraner should be in the intelligent list. I literally had my new puppy housebroken in 48 hours with little effort. Most other Weim owners will tell you the same thing. I know of one Weim who is a working dog at a golf course and it took the owner about a week to have him trained to chase geese and groundhogs off the course effectively without disrupting golfers.