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Top 10 Smartest And Dumbest Dog Breeds
CBS 2 Chicago ^

Posted on 10/16/2009 3:33:52 PM PDT by Lorianne

The CBS "Early Show" ran a story about dogs and their intelligence, or lack thereof. In the story, they shared their list of the top 10 smartest and top 10 dumbest dog breeds. These were their picks.


TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: canines; dogs; dumb; pets; topten
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To: Lorianne

No Border Collies on the smartest list. The list is bogus. But then that is if you consider the Border Collie to be a dog in the intelligence sense of the word. An argument could be made that they transcend dogdom in that area.


61 posted on 10/16/2009 4:53:54 PM PDT by redangus
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To: redangus

Oops my mistake I didn’t push the last button, i.e I missed the Border Collie at number one. Carry on


62 posted on 10/16/2009 4:56:34 PM PDT by redangus
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To: AnAmericanMother
"Border Collies are scary smart (to the extent that you DON'T want one if you're not an experienced dog owner and dedicated to LOTS of active dog sports)..."

I've got one. He's smart, but not very scary. He isn't quite full grown, and we don't do dog sports. Instead, he has a slightly older Australian Shepherd as a workout buddy. A few hours each day running
around our one acre, wrestling, jumping over things, and playing 'bitey face', and add in some help from our pound mutt, and he's ready for his nap!

While still VERY young:

Gotta be careful who you piss off!


63 posted on 10/16/2009 4:56:36 PM PDT by Mr Rogers (I loathe the ground he slithers on!)
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To: Lorianne

I’m surprised that English Springers didn’t make the smart list. We have an ESS and a Sheltie, and accepting for variations in individual dogs our Springer is way smarter than our Sheltie who came in at No. 6.


64 posted on 10/16/2009 4:59:04 PM PDT by redangus
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To: Lorianne

I’ve had a lot of dogs in my life, but I’ve never had one as sharp as my Sheltie.


65 posted on 10/16/2009 5:07:43 PM PDT by Doohickey (I try to take my days one at a time, but occasionally several days attack me at once.)
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To: goat granny
Parti-Poodle Max
66 posted on 10/16/2009 5:14:11 PM PDT by KYGrandma (The sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home......)
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To: AnAmericanMother

I’m not so sure. Friends of mine have an Irish Setter tricks you into thinking that she’s as dumb as a post. She has no issue operating doorhandles, opening the refigerator and is a supreme escape artist.


67 posted on 10/16/2009 5:14:52 PM PDT by Doohickey (I try to take my days one at a time, but occasionally several days attack me at once.)
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To: goat granny

Did the picture turn out? I tried to read the directions and post it for you.


68 posted on 10/16/2009 5:18:10 PM PDT by KYGrandma (The sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home......)
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To: Doogle

LOL


69 posted on 10/16/2009 5:19:12 PM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (dimocRATS, the party of taxes and death. Is this what you want?)
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To: redangus

Your Border Collie wouldn’t have made that mistake. :)


70 posted on 10/16/2009 5:20:13 PM PDT by Doohickey (I try to take my days one at a time, but occasionally several days attack me at once.)
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To: Mr Rogers
Heh heh. Looks like your pound mutt is part German Shepherd and part Lab. And all attitude.

There are exceptions in every breed. I've known a couple of calm BCs . . . one was an agility champion, but his owner was a professional handler and looked all over the country to find him. He was a "switch" dog - calm as could be until you went to the line.

71 posted on 10/16/2009 5:21:13 PM PDT by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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To: Doohickey
Like I said, there are always exceptions.

But you have to be pretty smart to fool everybody into thinking you're dumb . . . .

72 posted on 10/16/2009 5:21:59 PM PDT by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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To: AnAmericanMother

I’ve got two “nut-jobs” myself. Knoow what you mean.


73 posted on 10/16/2009 5:23:31 PM PDT by scoobysnak71 (Just a National Security Threat, trying to get a nut.)
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To: oneolcop

Best dogs in the world are German Shepherds.


74 posted on 10/16/2009 5:23:48 PM PDT by chrisinoc
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To: Lorianne

My kelpie is smarter than any German Shepherd.


75 posted on 10/16/2009 5:24:33 PM PDT by sand lake bar (Obama: Take away my 1st Amendment and you'll force me to use the 2nd.)
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To: AnAmericanMother

Jack (or Jac-Jac, as my granddaughter calls him) is like that. When he goes, he GOES. But when you come inside, he curls up next to or on top of your feet, and is as happy as can be - provided he is close to his people. Our vet, a dog sports fan, claims she has never seen such a relaxed Border Collie.

Our previous Border Collie was also like that. They both came from working lines, and that may have something to do with it - a hyperactive sheep dog dies shortly after harassing the sheep...


76 posted on 10/16/2009 5:24:47 PM PDT by Mr Rogers (I loathe the ground he slithers on!)
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To: AnAmericanMother

BTW - the pound mutt is an awesome guard dog. Extremely gentle, but very alert.

In his own way, he’s every bit as smart as the Border Collie. He figures it is HIS job to alert, and MY job to get a gun and investigate!


77 posted on 10/16/2009 5:26:43 PM PDT by Mr Rogers (I loathe the ground he slithers on!)
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To: Mr Rogers
My girls are good watchdogs, but they agree -- it's MY job to haul out the shotgun and go check.

I guess they figure they'll retrieve the body afterwards.

78 posted on 10/16/2009 5:31:37 PM PDT by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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To: AnAmericanMother

He was a monumentally dumb dog.

Lost at the end of his leash.


79 posted on 10/16/2009 5:32:31 PM PDT by Chickensoup (Angry about where our country is going with the current regime at the helm.)
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To: diverteach

I have 3 basset hounds. And, if you look at life from their point of view, they are pretty darn smart. They get EVERYONE to feed them, including a couple of neighbors. It seems everyone in our neighborhood walks by to say hi to the silly hounds, so they get a lot of attention. And soft, warm beds.


80 posted on 10/16/2009 5:33:57 PM PDT by ican'tbelieveit (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team# 36120), KW:Folding)
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