top 100 smartest dogs(how does your dog rate?)

[theduke]

i was bored and googled smartest dog and found this. its the top 100 smartest dogs from dumbest to smartest. so how does your dog rate. my boys are number 17 chessies. i was also surprised to see what some dogs rated that i thought were one of the dumbest but got great scores

100 Afghan Hound (dumbest)
99 Basenji
98 Bulldog
97 Chow Chow
96 Russian Wolfhound
95 Bloodhound
94 Pekingese
93 Mastiff
92 Beagle
91 Basset Hound
90 Chinese Crested
89 Chiuaua
88 Chinese Shar-Pei
87 English Bulldog
86 Pug
85 Pomeranian
84 Matese
83 Boston Terrier
82 American Pitbull Terrier
81 Schnauzer
80 Shih Tzu
79 Lhasa Apso
78 Rat Terrier
77 Bull Terrier
76 Tibetan Mastiff
75 French Bulldog
74 Skye Terrier
73 Silky Terrier
72 Keshond
71 American Hairless Terrier
70 Manchester Terrier
69 Calvalier King Charles Spaniel
68 Dandie Dinmont Terrier
67 Redbone Coonhound
66 Italian Greyhound
65 Samoyed
64 Greyhound
63 Whippet
62 Welsh Terrier
61 Plott Hound
60 Pharaoh Hound
59 Miniature Pinscher
58 Patterdale Terrier
57 Kerry Blue Terrier
56 Harrier
55 Bedlington Terrier
54 American Bulldog
53 West Highland White Terrier
52 Havenese
51 Cairn Terrier
50 Dachsund
49 Yorkshire Terrier
48 Irish Red & White Setter
47 Boxer
46 Airedale Terrier
45 Belgiun Shepherd
43 Lakeland Terrier
42 Elkhoundf
41 Cocker Spaniel
40 Shiba Inu
39 Bichon Frise
38 Parson Russell Terrier
37 Gordon Setter
36 Field Spaniel
35 Newfoundland
34 Pointer
33 English Shepherd
32 Rhodesian Ridgeback
31 Bernese Mountain Dog
30 Olde English Sheepdog
29 Bearded Collie
28 Jack Russell Terrier
27 Weimeraner
26 English Springer Spaniel
25 Pembroke Welsh Corgi
24 Irish Setter
23 German Shrthaired Pointer
21 Alaskan Husky
20 Siberian Husky
19 Alaskan Malamute
18 Collie
17 Chesapeak Bay Retriever
16 Australian Shepherd
15 Saint Bernard
14 Akita Inu
13 English Setter
12 Great Dane
11 Brittany
10 Australian Cattle Dog
9 Rottweiler
8 Papillion
7 Labrador Retriever
6 Shetland Sheepdog
5 Doberman Pinscher
4 Golden Retriever
3 German Shepherd
2 Poodle
1 Border Collie (smartest)

[BH1]

According to ur list my dog is #4. Ive always wondered how do they tell which breeds are smarter than the other?

[TreeGuy]

Well, our little #6 Sheltie sure outshines the next door neighbour's #92 ranked Beagles. Perfect pooch for this family, and the kids love her. The only downside would be the lack of 'asertiveness'. (Mostly, she can be suprisingly savage when need be, which is nice.) When they describe the breed as, "Eager to please", they ain't kidding!

If you're looking for a good family mutt and have young kids, I highly recommend the Shetland Sheepdog.

[tonyflyfish]

Abbey Girl comes in at number 7, but she is cute as hell. Jet gave her bad ideas though!

[pdfish]

#3 and #6, although some days you can't tell.

[4thredneck]

Mine come in at 1&3,I think they determine a dogs intelligence by how many commands it can learn.

[Grizzly Adams]

#1 really stands out to me. Afgans are notorious for being a difficult breed, mostly because humans have been selectively breeding them with a more refined head, leaving less room for brains. Some of the smartest dogs, I've seen, were Mutts.

Grizz

[Off in the Bushes]

I am at both end of the scale 5, 98 or 87 as I can tell what the difference might be.

[PFKGSP]

At first I was devastated to find that my breed was only one step ahead of an Irish Setter and well behind the Brittany. Then my wife pointed out that she had a list by some scientist that said GSP's were actually #17 ahead of brittany's (19) and led the pointing dog brigade. So now I can rest easy knowing that all is right in the world.
The top 10 and bottom 5 are the same on this list as well. It just gets hazy in between.

[DarkAisling]

My dog is #79 on the list. I don't buy it. He's dumber than that.

[Tikkatactical308]

Shes 13 now and has been one of my favorite dogs.
[IMG]
Sharing some grouse.

[November Rain]

#16 for me. Smartest dog I've ever had though but I started training very early. I don't think I will ever own any other kind of dog than an Aussie. I love them.

[moosemad]

My #3 is Chevy, #28 is Kipper. Ya gotta love them dogs.

[noneck180]

I want a 93 or 98,, doesn't look like I will be showing off any tricks any time soon.

[TUFFBUFF]

#1 - our border collie's wierd, they're extremely busy. it's not her fault though we "inherited" her from an older couple when she was 4 that kept her penned up quite a bit. Come around a lot in the last 2 years, but a long way to go, a victim of her environment......

#16 - I like our Aussie a bunch, she trys hard, good with kids and you can turn her off if you have to. we've had her since she was 8 weeks so anything she doesn't know is my fault

[ACKLEY ABE]

I see they left out the ones that are smarter than most people...Like Vizsla's.

[ishootbambi]

i just said goodbye to my border collie (at 15 years old) a few weeks back. smartest dog i ever knew. i have recently adopted a chocolate lab-redbone coonhound cross. i guess #7 and #67 averages to #37? so far he doesnt strike me as super smart, but he's a great pet. besides, i didnt take him in to do my taxes...but i do hope he works out as a bird dog.