Is your dog smart? Of course he or she is. We love smart dogs and have put together a list of the top 23 smartest dogs.
In the DogTime.com Dog Breed Center under the Train-ability Breed Characteristic, 23 pure- and mixed-breed dogs received the highest — five-star — rating of “Very high” for intelligence. These dogs are usually ones with jobs, such as herding livestock, which require concentration and decision making. Here they are, in alphabetical order:
1. Airedale Terrier
2. Australian Cattle Dog
3. Australian Shepherd
4. Belgian Malinois
5. Belgian Sheepdog
6. Belgian Tervuren
7. Black and Tan Coonhound
8. Border Collie
9. Border Terrier
10. Doberman Pinscher
11. German Shepherd Dog
12. Goldador
13. Goldendoodle
14. Jack Russell Terrier
15. Kuvasz
16. Norwegian Lundehund
17. Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
18. Poodle
19. Pyrenean Shepherd
20. Shetland Sheepdog
21. Sussex Spaniel
22. Tibetan Mastiff
23. Xoloitzuintli
(Picture Credit: Museo Dolores Olmedo)
Is your dog on the list? If your dog is not on our list, it doesn’t mean he or she is not smart, we can’t fit every breed here so let us know about your smart dog in the comments below!
Do you have a cat? Take a look at CatTime.com’s list of The 10 Smartest Cats.
These lists are created in hopes of encouraging potential adopters to consider a range of breeds and breed mixes when adopting. Our goal is to generate awareness of the many types of smart dogs, friendly dogs, and others, and to encourage people to look beyond the types they’ve always known. Each dog is an individual and should be evaluated as such.
