Do you consider your dog smart, why or why not?

Question

Most dogs are pretty intelligent, but some are more intelligent than others. So where does your dog fit: smart, not so smart or not smart at all, and why? Then check and see if your dog is one of the smartest dog breeds out there!

The 10 Smartest Dog Breeds: http://yhoo.it/19azhUi

Answer 1

Yes all my dogs are smart but the smartest is my Bichon Frise. She learns quickly and easily, she is very observant and very stubborn and as quick as she learns basic commands and tricks she finds a way to manipulate. When she doesn't get her way she becomes "very tired" and stands there while "falling asleep". When her brother was sick she too became "very sick" and even had the vet fooled for awhile when we caught on to what she was doing she bounced up giving her doggy smile and happily wagged her tail as she pranced out the office, her vet was stunned! LOL!

Answer 2

From my experience having a dog is a lot like having an infant. You must raise them right and well for them to grow up intelligent and well behaved. I saw this claim proven throughout my life from being friends with a dedicated dog owner who had a two collies, who were both very smart, pleasant and worked very well with people. Faster forward 6 years, my parents got a dog for my sister but of course because they put no research into the ownership of a dog it quickly became a problem, and I came to this "infant" conclusion quite quickly, as they were expecting it to just "become smart" on its own as he got older. Needless to say this never happened. PLEASE don't misinterpret this as a hatred for dogs, what I am trying to state is that owning and raising a dog to be smart requires great care, patience and attention, it will not learn on its own. I can conclude that dogs, just like people have the capacity to be smart if raised to be smart, they won't just become smart overnight. Additionally, and this should come as no surprise, generally speaking smaller dogs will be less intelligent that larges ones due to brain size(there are a few exceptions though make no mistake about that). To answer the question more to the point, I have(or rather my parents) a King Charles Spaniel. He's very playful by nature, but again because discipline was neglected he didn't grow up too bright. Perhaps it is just the breed, but he will run away the moment he gets let loose off a collar. Unfortunately I do not have experience with another dog of the same breed so I cannot say that all such dogs are like this. Bottom line: A dog will be smart if you put in your effort to make it so!

Answer 3

Shishu Dogs

Answer 4

It all depends on what "smart" definition might be. Almost all living creature has an element of 'thinking', and that can be said to contain some intelligence, but since that is an extremely hard thing to define, "science" attributed to animals in the past, the existence of what was deemed "instincts" whatever that means. Obviously, Science does not know enough to explain why a spider that webs a net, does it.



Some breeds of dogs are more 'intelligent' than others, i.e. a Lab is said to be more than a Dalmatian, for instance. Then, that makes you wonder if a regular Dog (one that has not been 'altered' to look like it does) will show less a degree of mental degradation in their 'reasoning to solve their problems.

Answer 5

I have a cairn terrier that I adopted when she was a few months old That breed is not under the world's smartest breeds She however has always looked at me until I woke up I would ask potty and away she would go. Lots of dogs do that right - last year I was put on fast acting insulin and on five separate times she woke me from a sound sleep, you could tell it wasn't for her benefit I would then realize I was confused shaky. That sweet smart little blonde stopped me from going into a diabetic coma five times No one ever trained her to do that she just has a close bond with me

Answer 6

It all depends on what "smart" definition might be. Almost all living creature has an element of 'thinking', and that can be said to contain some intelligence, but since that is an extremely hard thing to define, "science" attributed to animals in the past, the existence of what was deemed "instincts" whatever that means. Obviously, Science does not know enough to explain why a spider that webs a net, does it.

Answer 7

Very intelligent. I have two black labs with two very different personalities. The one smaller dog, we make fun of him because hes the stupider one and he always has this sad pathetic look on him, yet he is more socialble. The other lab we have has a hip displacement issue, so he can't run very much. Now saying that he is also very shy and quiet around other dogs, yet he is a hunter. He has killed lots of small animals wereas the other dog (dumb one yet sociable) would have no idea what to do.

Answer 8

I have a Chihuahua and while many people just say, "Hey! Taco Bell" to her or roll their

eyes at me for having a Chihuahua!-She is very smart , calm and a DOG. I don't have her as or treat her as an accessory, I have her because she's an awesome dog! She learned her favorite trick of sitting up from my girlfriends dog! She is calm and patient with little kids and she has a sense of humor. I'll call her and if she knows I'm watching-she'll act like she doesn't her me until the third, "Come Cozy!" and hen she bolts to me like a rocket!! LOL! She knows I'm laughing! If you take the time to nurturer almost any dog, they will

let you in on how smart they are. Some people don't take the time to see their pet's true intelligence! My question would be, "Do you consider most people that own dogs,

worthy of the ownership?"

Answer 9

Yes , very smart. Daisy is a Shishu, 15 years old. She can not bark because of a operation she had when she was a young pup, so when she wants to go out she will stand in the middle of the room and point at the door look at me and point again. If she wants to go to bed at night (She sleeps with us) she points to the bedroom and patiently waits for me to get the message. She is the best dog I've had in m lifetime. I have had many, another thing is she is so forgiving when I display distress or anger, or if depressed she gives me solace. God has given us Dog's for a reason, a big reason, to learn forgiveness, and as they wait patiently on us as we are our their master, we too should wait patiently on our Master," God " Remember DOG backward spells GOD. Probably a reminder for us. Peace to all who have read my letter.

Answer 10

We have 2, a Great Dane out side and a Pomeranian house dog. Big dog will not come in the house and neither will go out the gate on their own. Big dog scares people to death in the yard, but is very tame on the leash. I have to see cats before he does, or risk loosing control because I have allowed him to chase a few with me. Now I can't let him pull a bike rider anymore. The little dog knows words connected with going and walking and communicates its desires quite well for food and exercise.

Answer 11

The article defines 'smart' as 'best at what it does' ... um, OK. No.



That's not intelligence. It's breeding and training. When a trait has been BRED into, and reinforced over generations, a particular breed ... it's just instinctive. When a well-bred dog is also well-trained, that's also not intelligence.



Some breeds are absolutely easier to train, more clever, and/or better AT certain things. Generally, the herding breeds show the most aptitude for problem-solving, which is more indicative of intelligence than (for example) the Beagle's or Bloodhound's ability to follow its nose (genetic) or the Lab's suitability as a service dog (temperament and training).



My 3 dogs? Yes, yes, and no. The 'no' dog isn't stupid ... he has plenty of good qualities, but 'smart' ain't one of 'em.

Answer 12

I have 2 Cairn Terriers.



The older one, a 2 1/2 year old male is VERY smart. He was house trained within 2 days, was the fastest learner in all of his obedience classes, and even taught his little "sister" to sit by pushing down on her butt with his paw (we didn't teach him that!).



The younger one, on the hand, not so much. She's only 6 months, but so far it has taken a lot more time to teach her just the basics. It's a good thing she's cute :P

Answer 13

I believe that both of my dogs are smart. They are German Shepherds.

I adopted a 1 year old male from a local shelter and for the first 6 months was ready to get rid of him on an almost daily basis. The reason for this was that the first owners had apparently NEVER TAUGHT HIM ANY COMMANDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This dog did not know the command SIT, DOWN, LAY DOWN, OFF, STAY, WAIT OR LOAD UP.

Now, with a lot of patience he has come A LONG WAY. Now I would not trade him!!!!!! It was a VERY LONG, HARD AND ARDIOUS JOURNEY.

Answer 14

I'd consider mine smart. He's a GSD/Husky mix and learns or picks up on things really fast. Nice to know both breeds in his bloodline are among the top 10 smartest haha.

Answer 15

Bearded collies are smarter than border collies hence why its beardies that are doing films winning talent shows etc

I guess putting a border collie as no.1 pretty much groups all collie dogs together but you put a border collie a beardie and a sheltie to play together and you would think you have 3 totaly different dogs.

It constantly amazes my friends that you can have conversations with my beardie to the extent of she asks are you home when you enter the house or can we go out wen she wants to go out .

I think also it depends on the interaction between dog and owner my friend has 2 border collie who seems clueless and zero personality you dont even want to clap these dogs but they are never in there house

So er you go maybe its cause of human interaction rather than actual dog breeds collies are very demanding and want to interact so they get more stimulus but watever your dog breed love your dog even wen they are a pain

Answer 16

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Dogs aren't so smart. My dog beats me at chess only one game in three.





- Old joke.





I currently have two dogs. A male border collie mix and a female golden retriever. In any conventional sense, the male is the smarter dog. He solves problems (like finding an opening in a fence so he can get his ball that landed on the other side) and is very easy to teach tricks to. When he was a pup, my daughter taught him about two new tricks every week. He's a great learner, even at 11 years old.







The female is not as good a problem solver. For example, she'd ask for human help if her ball was on the wrong side of a fence. But that doesn't mean she isn't smart in her own way. She is good with relationships. She will help the male find his ball, if she can, in order to keep the game going. She is also the "spokesdog" who barks when either one of them wants something like getting to the other side of a door. Finally, she is very good with people. She knows how to butter folks up.









An article, "Dogs are people too", linked below, was in my Sunday paper. Scientists have been able to show how similar dogs' thinking is to humans for the first time.







It's not just dogs. All animals have intelligence. My bird, for example, knows the word "fig". I think we humans are learning to appreciate our animal friends more and more.

Answer 17

I really think Shihtzus should be on that list. My Shihtzu is so smart. He picks up on things fast and is quite obedient. He can do many different awesome tricks such as sneeze and growl on command, jump through hoops up to four feet, roll, spin, play dead, and much more. He has the mind of a Border Collie and a wonderful loving demeanor. He is great at communicating with me, non-verbal cues. Its not hard at all to pick up on what he wants.



My grandmother was a Shihtzu breeder for about 20 years. She has told me many stories of the Shihtzus she's had. All were smart. She has had ones that could open cupboards for biscuits, untie knots, play the toy piano, and much more. They are a brilliant wonder breed with great demeanors.

Answer 18

I have a half grey wolf and German Shepard He will be three years old in January. His name is Reno And for a puppy he is very smart He listens to every word I say looks at me and tilts his head from right to left while staring at my mouth. I give him a simple command to load up into my van and he hops in and waits for me in the passenger side to open the drivers door. when I get in and put the key in he jumps into the back and after I start the van he starts Barking out of the windows like he is saying good bye to every one with his tail wagging a mile a minute. When an ambulance or a fire truck goes by he starts to howl like a wolf. If I say where is the pussy cat he will look every where like he was on a mission to find one. At the same time he barks so to scare the cat out of its hiding spot so he can let me know that he found one. But if he ever caught one he wants to play with it with out harming it. He is great around small children all he wants to do is play. Reno because of his size he will Gently knock the child off there feet with out hurting them and when there down he licks them on the face and wants to get petted but with strangers he scares the crap out of them and they walk in the other direction. Reno means no harm but the strangers do not know that and that is what I like about him he is always on the job. If he needs to go out side when I am sleeping he will take his nose and put it under my neck and lift my head off of my pillow Reno will not stop till I get up and put his leash on and take him out to do his thing. He will not go to the bath room in the house. Reno also will not chew on any thing unless I give him some thing to chew on like a pigs knuckle or a bone. he acts more human than a dog. And I believe he will learn more as time goes on.

Answer 19

I have a 100 lb male Lab...he's a hell of a duck dog/gun dog and great family pet...as to how smart he is all I know is even if it's 40 degrees out and the wind is howling with white caps in the water, when he here's the shotguns go off he's in the water paddling towards the ducks.

Answer 20

Being on a sizeable Horse Property, Having numerous

mares and foals running near and far, Puts a large task

on the Great Pyrenees. We have 7 of them. All spade

and neutered. They are all of one litter. They are the

most perceptive and loving of any breed I have come

across. They Patrol and take care of 150 acres.



Some of Range and fence line protection.

Some look after foals, New Born and up to Weanling.



They will tell strangers where they can and can not go.



And you never want to challenge them to go where they

tell you not to.



Would not have anything else.

Answer 21

Poodles are one of the smartest dogs as well, but they aren't event on the list? And i think golden retriever should be up at the top. I have a golden doodle and she is the smartest most agile dog i've ever seen. Super well trained. I also have a Boxer. They are said to be stubborn at times but if raised by the right owner they are super smart. She learned sit,down,stay, roll over,play dead, over,jump,under,bow,high five,shake a paw,backup by the time she was 4 months old.



She protected me from a 175 pound Great Dane i was watching for a weekend who jumped on me and was dragging me around the yard!! I was actually getting ready to yell for yelp when my boxer came running over and jumped at the Great Dane and scared him away.This great dane is sweet, but he was so big and heavy and wanted to play and wouldn't let me up and was pawing at my face. and dragged me by my arm.



Boxers should be in that list.

Answer 22

I had a dog named Princess she had to go to Doggie Heaven a few years back but she was very smart. She wou

Answer 23

I have a Border Collie, a German Shepherd and a Shetland Sheepdog, I am outsmarted at every turn.

All of them understand easily 100 English words,can see in color, open doors, and seek revenge if they don't get exactly what they want.

They actually will go out together and play soccer with the chain-link fence as goal posts, with each other!

All three of them will invite the neighbors children to come over and play by running their ball up and down the fence and showing the kids how much fun it is, stopping occasionally to bark and wag at the boys.

And the Border Collie has taught herself to mimic human words. She will copy the words. Mama, and I love you, and Holly loves you. The Border Collie also thinks it is O.K. to smile like humans do in a greeting, the only problem with that is, when a dog curls their lips back in an imitation of a smile, it looks like a snarl and strangers run!

Well, maybe that is not a bad thing either. I love my dogs!

Answer 24

My Bella is the best dog I've ever had. She is my child and our family absolutely adores her. She is a rescued Bull Mastiff mix who has only had two accidents in our home when she first came into our home. Since then, none. Plus she literally watches over our kids, extremely nice to friends, unless we say they are not okay. She is better than a psychologist and medicine for my family. Did I say I love her ;-)

Answer 25

We have a 2 year old Rottweiler. If you tell him to close the door, he goes over and closes the front door of any house he happens to be in . He shakes your hand, barks when you tell him to, listens to what you say,-trying to figure it out, picks which closed hand his treat is in, stands up when asked to, knows a familiar name of friends and some familiar sentences and words. I would guess that he might be average for his breed. Rottweilers are supposed to be on the smart dog list somewhere. I have seen that other web pages.

Answer 26

That depends.

Both my dogs are quick to train and none of the breeds they are mixed with are in the list.However only one can pick up behaviours by watching other dogs and another who doesnt understand the concept of being handicapped by her own small size and thinks she is as agile as the pet cats in the home.



I really thought though my smallest dog would be challenging and longer to train because I hear so many things from people i know with small dogs who find them slow in the head, but I have been impressed with my little rescue Shihtzu/Maltese mix and how fast she takes things on.

Answer 27

I had a basset hound, yes I would love to have someone tell me he wasn't smart, little s.....t. He wasn't just smart, he knew/watched everything we did, so he could plan ahead. He (Henry) would take off down our dirt road IF he escaped the front door. This road was about 3 city blocks long, nobody else lived on this road...he KNEW we did not want him doing this, we would see him run down our driveway, running down this dirt road, by the time we grabbed our keys, got into the truck, he was out of site, we usually by this time would catch him before he got onto the main road, (this was not a busy country road) we would stop, pick his big butt up, put him in the front seat, go home. Well, he loved to go for rides, so..he figured if he could just make it to the end of the road, wait for us, knowing we would show up, he could get to ride in the truck. This road has a curb in it, when we turn this curb chasing him down, I would see him sitting at the end of this gravel/dirt road, just waiting for us. OH there were so many games he had. I lost him 4 months ago, I miss him terribly, nothing can replace him....

Answer 28

It's great to see that beagles are number 4 on that list!



My beagle (also 1/4 jack russell) knows a lot tricks and listens to commands most of the time. So I would say he is pretty darn smart! I also think that it depends on the dog's owners because my beagle would not know how to do anything he does now if I had not trained him properly. He still knows a lot of the tricks I taught him almost 2 years ago.



My Italian Greyhound, on the other hand, is not as trained because I haven't really taken the time to teach her. I tried a few times, but I found it difficult to train her. I don't know if it's me maybe I just don't have the patience I used to have or if she's just not as smart as my beagle.

Answer 29

My dog is very loving and intelligent. And the Yahoo Answers team, with their implementation of the new format on the American version of the home page, proves they are not. If they force that version on other sites....I quit.

Answer 30

i have a wolf hybrid. so smart he knows when im going on a trip and he put his toys in my suitcase while im packing, opens doors to let himself out or when i have my hands full, and cleans up after himself. he also knows when im not feeling well. hes obedient in a way ive never seen a dog be; he always stops when i say do do or go anything, has never needed a leash and is very patient. also he will never step foot in the kitchen. most of this i didnt teach him nor did anyone else

Answer 31

Well, my family used to own a dog that had black hair(Not sure of the breed). It died suddenly one morning, the dog was smart as hell.



Then we own a small white dog that has a Japanese breed(Also forgot the name of it). Pretty smart.



They played hide and seek with us... What's your point?

Answer 32

First of all, my dog's name is jeffrey, not smart.



Toy poodle, and yes, he's pretty darn smart. You can tell when a dog is smart, because he will be stubborn, like Golden Retreivers are like that.



They are smart enough to know they DON'T have to do what you tell them.

Answer 33

Dog are known to be good guardian animal. they are tutorial creature. they have keen sense of loyalty toward owner and it has been observed that dogs can be trained to detect chemicals and bombs but as far as intelligent word is implied it seems unrealistic because one cannot compare dog to humans but as far as animals are confirmed dogs are smart. Border Collie is considered the smartest breed of dog as it understand a command within 5 repetition.

Answer 34

My dog is very smart, too smart in fact. He knows exactly what he is doing wrong, yet does it anyways... Then hides because he knows the consequences. He is a Pomeranian. He is a dick. I tell my friends if he were a person, I probably wouldn't be his friend. But he is such a good cuddler!

Answer 35

The smartest dog of all is the one that loves you.

Answer 36

Bella is a 14 month old Border Collie.. we haven't seen any brillance as yet, but she is pretty alert to her surroundings.. She does like to herd us around.. Moll is a 2 1/2 year old Blue Healer.. She understands many words and is also aware of what is going on.. She learns names very fast..Both are a handful at times and walks are very interesting.. They are both good at not running away and will go home on command.. Other than that, they are just very sweet dogs..Bella watches TV.

Answer 37

Used to have a cocker spaniel who passed away a few years back, she was not terribly intelligent and had been a puppy mill dog, but was sweet and loving. Her buddy, eddy the terrier was one of the more intelligent dogs I've known in my life.



He played tricks on her all the time to get her rawhide, after he had eaten his quickly. Eddie would run towards the door barking and our spaniel would join in, and there was no one there. He would then circle around, run back and take her rawhide bone, she never figured it out. Eddie did this for a good fifteen years to our spaniel, who adored him.

Answer 38

Our 4 year old border collie, German shepherd, lab cross is truly a brilliant dog who knows how to communicate both by speaking, by gesturing, and by listening. She gets her point across about what she wants in many ways using gestures to indicate what she is after. If she wants some love she will push her nose under my hand to indicate that I should scratch her. If she wants to go somewhere she will come and get me and point to where she wants to go. She fluently understands key words even if they are not words used for commanding her. She knows what time to expect our daughter home from school or any other occasion that might happen. She understands what a telephone does and who is on the other end and she will talk to the person on the phone if she knows them. She also is totally tuned in to whether who was on the phone will be over. She gets excited and wants out to go and greet them. She is loyal a faithful, defensive, and territorial guardian to my daughter and her Dad and I. She even has the hint of wild in her that suggests she is not very far removed from her wild links. She will hunt on her own and catch rabbits to eat as well as fish for salmon. She never ceases to amaze us with her brilliant and loving demeanor. Our vet even says she is one of the smartest dogs he has ever dealt with.

Answer 39

Yes for one, knew she would be a handful with her bright problem solving mind and bucket loads of determination to achieve a goal, the other has a lovely steady watchful nature, but not a keen observer, quick to pick things up or learns from getting things wrong ( example of not so bright, slid into a stream nose first twice from leaning over too far and came out soaked, not a happy dog!)



Example of intelligence, Tori worked out where to place her paw on the internal doors to get the force right and work the lever arch handles so she could get in/out whatever side she was on. A vet did not believe me once, said to let off leash in the consulting room and Tori was back in the main reception making good her escape in seconds. After that the vet locked the door!



Another example, Tori is sometimes given slices of cored apple and likes them. The number of apples in the fruit bowl were going down faster than I was eating them. Found Tori helping herself to an apple. Told to “spit” release word to give up anything (taught by my mom, not my choice as she dog sat for me), as bad behaviour was not going to be rewarded. Moved the fruit bowl.



A few days later I came across Tori in the dining room which had a serving hatch into the kitchen and she has figured out that from there she could reach the fruit bowl!



That one really keeps me on my toes and I have to stay one step ahead of her, as she has a quick intelligence and watchful expression, learning when I am not intentionally teaching her anything.

Answer 40

"Smart" is a relative term. Canines drink from toilets, chew slippers and rip toddlers' faces off. Thus they're smart enough for the chimps who own them.

Answer 41

Dogs are very greedy but not so bed. [Jul 28, 2011] I want to look em right in the eye with a sincere look and say "well why don't you marry a dog ... dog you would know how smart ... that's why no dogs

are unsmart

Answer 42

Yes, because it can play chess with me.

But not really, because it only wins 2 times out of 5.



Just kidding :)

Answer 43

My dog Teddy really does seem smart. He seems to be able to understand me when I talk to him. Teddy also follows direction very well. He has a very nice demeanour and is easy to be around even on walks.

Answer 44

In the summer, it's sweltering. The dog stays home in the air conditioning, while you go to work. In the winter, it's freezing. The dog stays home in the heat, while you go to work. Their job is to love you and play with you. Is the dog smart. Perhaps, or perhaps their humans are dumb, not quite sure which. :)

Answer 45

For them being a Lab/Shepherd cross, I'd say they're fairly smart. I mean they don't fetch or swim, but I did teach them to shake in less than a day, and they're very well behaved.

Answer 46

My dog, is a dog.

She is very good at being a dog....

She knows how to play, and insists on teaching me how to play.

She is smart enough to cadge food from my very lips; and knows where her food bowl is kept,

and has her own private space for her private business.

She is smart enough to have picked us, as she has a great life.....

How smart was that?

Answer 47

Our dog is not so smart. He has moments of brilliance followed shear idiocy. He is a little dog (about the size of a cat). He can jump on the couch but is baffled by his 'baby gate' which is really just a shelf from the closet put on its side. We are astounded by things that he does.

Answer 48

My dog is a German Shepherd and the breed has a well-deserved reputation for intelligence.

Answer 49

Buster, my chihuahua is extremely smart, when we go to school he know that we wont take him, but when it's the weekend, he begs us to take him wherever we're going. he know to go to were i am pointing hoping for food. it takes him about 20 minutes to learn a new trick by heart. He learned that when my gets up, she sometimes gives him some table food, an he goes wild. Also, when i say, "You wanna go outside?" he goes wild, jumping, pawing, whimpering, all of that. He also learned that the clinking of a collar means there is another dog, and so he starts pullin ,and many other things, but buster is definately above average...... so, yeah.

Answer 50

We had a miniature poodle that we brought home at the age of seven weeks, and she was with us until she died at the age of 16 years and 4 months. She was the smartest dog that every lived. She had personality, expression, she did what we told her, she alerted us to danger, she protected us against anything she thought was a threat, she was a wonderful dog. She died in 1988, and I still miss her.

Answer 51

I have 2 pugs and my female is very smart, she knows about 20 tricks, but my male pug only knows sit and roll over, and he will not want to do something else!

Answer 52

i have a yellow lab pup, just 3 months..

"Labs are the smartest guide dogs. They are highly trainable and are very eager to please. This is also why Labs make such great family pets and are the most popular dog, according to AKC Registration Statistics."

... i just wonder if i am smart enough to outsmart him!

Answer 53

My male chihuahua, Shadow, is very intelligent and has great problem solving skills! We used to keep our dogs' snacks and bones on top of a 2-drawer file cabinet. One night, my mom and I watched as he sat looking up at the file cabinet like he was planning something. After a few minutes, we saw him go under the desk by the alcove and pull out my mom's foot massager which he proceeded to drag over to the soft-sided dog house where we kept his toys. He then puts the foot massager up on top of the dog house roof, then drags the whole thing over to the file cabinet. climbs up, grabs a rawhide bone and hops down with his prize! He also knows his toys by name and will bring me the one I ask him to. He doesn't just follow my finger when I point somewhere, he knows to go in that direction. He will also find our 2 female chihuahuas if I ask him to go find one of them, he goes right to where she is and barks to let me know he's found her! He also loves to go outside and knows he can't go without "putting his clothes on" .So if you say, "Shadow, you gotta put your clothes on." he'll go grab his harness and leash and when you lay the harness open on the chair or on the ground, he steps into and let's you fasten it for him. He's so bright, he amazes me sometimes!!! (^_^)

Answer 54

Yes, my dog is very intelligent. He'll look at you when you say something. And you can tell he understands every word.

Answer 55

Ever wonder why dog spelled backwards id God and God spelled backwards is dog? The old man in 85 told me that either way you spell it they're both mans best friend? Also thats why live spelled backwards is evil because if you live backwards like the world around you it testifies that you are living evil. live evil???/Think about it when you take your anger out on your dog! god!

Answer 56

My dog are stupid. They don't learn easily, and the funny thing is that they always run in the screen door every morning. U think they would learn. Lol

Answer 57

I think my dog is smart - she's a Pomeranian. About a year and can follow many commands and do some tricks.

Answer 58

My little angel is gone now, but she was very smart, also.



She was a toy Pekingese and her Father was a blue ribbon winner and she was just like him.



I guess you could say we were BOTH smart....it was as if we could read each others minds.



She knew if I was going out and would sit at the top of the stairs to go with me. Then if she did not want to go, she would stay in her bed.



She knew when her Daddy was on his way home and at the same time every night, she would sit at the top of the stairs, waiting for him.



She loved to bop balloons on her tiny little nose...playing with my children.



She loved to have her picture taken and with a hat on. I would ask if she wanted her picture taken and she would go get her hat and pose for me.



She was very polite...great manners. Did everything but say please and thank-you.



She loved to cuddle me, with her little head on my shoulder.



After 15 years she got very sick and I had to make the biggest choice of my life.



After many tests...the Vet told me I could take her home, or do the kindest thing...and let her go. It was the day before Christmas Eve. I thought I would die, too ...my best friend was gone. :-(



I guess all of you are animal lovers, also and understand...or you would not be here telling about YOUR precious pet.



We love them...like one of the family and yes indeed...our little pets are very smart...each in their own way.

Answer 59

I have a pure wire-hair fox terrier, and she's about average. I have a mostly-maltese mutt, and she is very smart for a house-dog. Granted, she doesn't herd sheep or guide the blind, but she's very well-behaved and I had her house-trained from day one of getting her as a pup. She surprised me.

Answer 60

I have a 2-year-old Shetland sheepdog (she's currently sleeping under my chair right now, ha!). She learns new tricks VERY quickly, and just one firm "No!" tells her not to chew on my sneakers. She seems to know what I'm going to do even before I do it...



Shelties aren't on the Yahoo! list for some reason... They're around #6 on most other lists.

Answer 61

My dog is pretty smart because it eat a lot of bones

Answer 62

I guess in dog standards mine could be considered average. No dog is smart from a human standard though. I dont know where these people who think their dog can read emotions and stuff come from ... they must imagine alot of it. And the rest of their talents are a product of training. You can train dumb people to do the same menial tasks ... i wouldnt call that smart.

Answer 63

I saw the picture of the dog and asked Rover to read the question to me. I thought to myself, well, Rover's pretty smart, he read the question, so I figured I'd just submit that as proof he's smart. [He also drives the car to and from the supermarket when we shop, and he plays the piano very well, though his repertoire is limited to 'The Cat Came Back' and the theme tune from 'Old Yeller.'

On Saturdays, I get him to read the comics to me, and on Sundays we do the crossword... He's a genius at scrabble... I hope you liked my little story, none of it is true.

Answer 64

I think my dog is smart.

He totally house-trained in 48 hours.

It took only 3 trials for him to learn to sit on command .. and he has learned a number of other commands in 5 or less attempts.



He's a standard poodle.

Answer 65

We have a Boxer Rhodesian Ridgeback mix...and he's dumb as rocks. He's a good dog and all, just not very smart.

Answer 66

Yes because my dog can open any water bottle

Answer 67

yes! dog are very smart because they never bite their persons. and if we train our dog they were oviously learn something and also make proud to us.

Answer 68

My Chihuahua is pretty smart. He's the master of escaping, so I named him Houdini. If he had a job, he'd work for congress. He takes no responsibility for anything he does, picks fights that he can't back up, and makes a lot of noise with very little results. Houdini for President!

Answer 69

My dog helps me with geometry by barking out the sines and cosines.

Answer 70

Yes, I wish you can met him. He's very smart and just new since he was small how to behave and when and we didn't even take him for small training. He's alert around kids for danger, and the same with animals. He's just so cute!

Answer 71

WRONG...!! Full Blooded German Shepards....They will love you till their own death..ususally takes only one or two tries to learn something new...and they can learn multiple, tricks or actions with out end..

Answer 72

Ruff Ruff

Answer 73

I think so.



at least compared to some other dogs I know she is.. I've had people comment on how obedient she is...which i think she is only some times...



for example sometimes i tell her to put away her toys and although she understands... she does not want to do it., she wants to keep playing. it's cute, but frustrating because I don't like when she "acts out" she is a teenager though... She overall well-behaved. Lots of energy, we have to go for runs daily aside from walks. Loves to play, super friendly.



sometimes she'll get mouthy with me.. do a little whine when im busy not able to pet her. I'll tell her to stop and she'll lower her head and do a softer whine... I usually give in. because i know she just wants a little love.



When she's bad I tell her to go to her bed and stay there... sometimes she'll go but in her rebelious nature, she'll lay half out of the bed. she can be quite silly.



She understands me though, I'll ask her if she's hungry or thristy by doing voice/hand commands and she responds. I trained her by using voice/hand commands and i think this was a breakthrough for us in terms of understanding one another.



she can differentiate her toys by name as well as people that she knows by their names. If you come in my house you have to say hi to her, she'll get offended if you dont... lol



I actually got locked out of my house one day, no key. so i called her to the door and told her to go get my boyfriend who was inside. she did just that and he later told me that he had heaphones on and couldnt hear me knocking, he took them off because she just kept barking at him and nudging at him.. he thought she wanted to go for a walk.



My pup's a mixed breed. Aussie shepherd / Shetlin Sheepdog. One of her mixes is in the top 10 of the link you posted (australian shepherd) and although it's not listed in the link you posted, the shetlin sheepdog is also a fairly intelligent breed.

Answer 74

Niece's Ridgeback Jack russell found a half frozen litter of kittens in an outside AC vent, got my niece to see what he found, tied to keep them warm, but ended up watching over them outside, when only one survived, he adopted it and let's another momma cat feed and groom it.

Answer 75

Don't have a dog but wish I did. If I could get a dog however I would go for a husky. :D

Answer 76

I have a border Collie. He's 12 years old. It is almost as if he can read my mind. When I say something off the wall or mildly insane, he looks at me and gives me the look my mother used to give me when I was about 10 years old and told her I knew how to fly.

The kind of "give your head a shake and listen to yourself" look.

Answer 77

We have a Yorkie, she's relatively smart - probably comparable to a young child. People sometimes forget it but, as odd as it may sound, "dogs are people too", as this article explains http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/06/opinion/sunday/dogs-are-people-too.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0&smid=fb-nytimes

Answer 78

I consider my dog as Very smart indeed,My dog has saved many human lives, he is a Belgian Shepherd or (Malinois) and served as an anti i.e.d. dog in Sandland.

Answer 79

My dog is very smart, she obeys, good watch dog, protects her master.

Answer 80

My dog is a mini-poodle and he can out-smart me, so if I'm average then he's smart.

Answer 81

my Dog is not in the list Mini Pincher



she ask me to go outside, or inside she never do anything inside the house she listen understand commands

walk, stop, run, seat, sleep, roll over, bark, walk on two legs,Attack



my old dog a lapso apso was smart but she pee in the bathroom, after she will clean the floor using the toilet paper, she will get up and pull all the paper down all of it full roll.

no paper that no problem she will use my Towel no towel still no problem she will use her back and roll over her pee but the floor was always clean

Answer 82

I have a Pomeranian and it is unintelligent!!



Some animals are unintelligent like gazelles

Answer 83

most dogs are pretty intelligent? that must be why they are so clingy, they eat their own faeces and they try to hump humans and inanimate objects

Answer 84

They are Border Collies. That says it all! Intelligence is ability to learn (training), retain (memory) and extrapolation (controlled appropriate action). Although I think much of it is "hardwired", the same as labs like to retrieve, Border Collies like to herd and react to situations from training.

Answer 85

I think my dog is smart.

Answer 86

I have a 2 year old boxer. Shes full-blooded and gorgeous. She knows how to sit, lay down, speak, give her paw and hide her eyes. She also eats her own sh!t...

Answer 87

My dog, who's a lab retriever, is too smart. She climbs over fences that are a chest high. And I'm 5'9. She doesn't jump over the fence.. she CLIMBS over them. We constantly have to change fences almost monthly.

Answer 88

I used to have two dogs (A mother and daughter mixed breed pair) that used to dig underneath the privacy fence to escape from the backyard; however, we also owned a 3rd dog (Border Collie/ German Sheppard mix whose name was "Goofy") that would tattle on them every time those two would escape. Goofy would whine/ cry and point to us where the other two dug out at. Also when Goofy whined, it almost sounded like she was saying "I love you". The one time we planted corn we didn't get a single ear because Goofy would stand on her hind two legs, reached up for the ears of corn, stripped the corn, and ate the corn/ husk and all. When the other 2 dogs did die, Goofy sat at where we buried them and she mourned for several days. I felt bad for her.



We gave her the name "Goofy" because she looked like the Disney Character Goofy but she was far from goofy. In fact, she was extremely intelligent. It's just a shame Congress couldn't be as intelligent as Goofy was.



Edit: When Goofy did something wrong and we fussed at her, she would fuss back at us lol. When Goofy was ready to go to bed, she would push my parents bedroom open and go to bed. Goofy learned all this on her own.

Answer 89

The Cocker Spaniel I have right now is the smartest I have ever had: he knows all his toys by name and brings exactly the one I ask for and he doesn't stare at my finger when I point at something but goes to where I have pointed. That's a smart dog!

Answer 90

I'd say my dog is pretty smart. We might all say that about our pets, but I guess we think that way based on certain things. Honestly, it's just certain things that he does. Like he understands a lot of words. He's a Boston Terrier, not the list, but he's smart enough!

Answer 91

On my, I have the most dense dog in the history of Labdom.

A good natured thing, she ran full tilt into a wall, backed up, tilted her head, considered the situation and licked the wall.



Everything is her friend.

Answer 92

YES! he learns tricks very quickly..is and escape artist [need to work on that one...] and most of all knows how im feeling and makes me smile :} Panda is a 8 month old rottie/golden

Answer 93

My dog gently picks tomatoes with me when I am picking tomatoes. She weeds only the weeds when I am weeding. She watches me wash windows. She watches me fix the plumbing, She got under the bed and "helped" me tighten the bed frame. When I point, she looks where I am pointing, not at my finger tip.

Answer 94

My dog is pretty smart. He's a beagle. He knows all the common tricks of sitting, laying down, hand shake, beg, stand up, etc. He also rings a bell at the door whenever he has to go outside. He knows all of his toys by name. When I go to put on his harness for hiking or taking him out, he lifts up his feet without me having to for putting on the harness. Or he'll lift them up by me tapping each leg. Also when I go to take him out, I'll say "Hand me your leash." He'll go and pick his leash up and hand it to me so I'll take him out.



When I take him out he recognizes all of his buddies from afar. And I've seen him find a bug along a walking path about as long as a football field. I took him along the same path after a round trip and he ran straight to that same tiny spot without any hesitation as to where the spot was and found that same bug. I play hide and seek with his toys and he always smells and finds them out. He'll even stand on his hind feet with his nose in the air, trying to determine which way it is. Same goes when I try to trick him with playing catch, it's very hard to fool him.



He even recognizes his favorite places in the car. Like when we are getting close to the park, not even at it he knows and starts getting all excited. Same thing when we go to the pet store where he gets cookies.



One trick I was surprised he could do was when I tried stay and come, he's been smart enough to stay, come when called, stop and lay down mid call if I tell him to, etc. Normally only herding dogs do that and he's full beagle.



The he recognizes all the routines even short new ones. Like having to clean his ears. As soon as he sees me grab the bottle or cotton balls he's like "Oh no! Daddy's going to clean my ears. And he runs to the spots he feels safe or gives the sad look." Another one he recognizes is when I go to grab my work badge to head to work.



He's always surprising me in new ways with how smart he is.

Answer 95

I am a dog. Not only that I am a mutt and proud of it. Furthermore, I find this question offensive. But, I will have the decency not to report it, because I find the self-policing of Y!A even more offensive than your question.

Answer 96

I may not have a dog but I would pick Border Collie.

Answer 97

dog eats poop so not smart

Answer 98

my dog is a poodle and he can talk and he knows every word and he is smarter than me basically.

Answer 99

Yeah, sometimes she's too smart for her own good.



She learns things easily and get even learn to do something new after watching someone else do it once.



@Reality- Well said.

Answer 100

My dog is very smart. She learns easily, she's obedient, she seems to know what I'm going to do before I do it, she's very much in tune to everything. She's an Australian Cattle Dog, #10 on most lists of intelligent dogs (not your's, though).

Answer 101

I would say our dog is really smart. She learns really fast. Shes not even 1 yet and she knows how to sit, lay, stay come, and jump through a hoop. Im fourteen i taught her all she knows.

Answer 102

Mine is smart.

Answer 103

My dog is extremely smart because I have yet to see him have to work , pay rent or pick up poop.

Answer 104

Generally there are some breeds that seem smarter than others.

However, I always find it slightly amusing to read the 'smartest dog list".

I think individuals vary greatly.

I also think trainability and cleverness, are all to oft confused.



Smart at what?

Herding?

Obedience?

Tricks?

Protection work?

Sneaky?



I have a friend with a Border Collie.

Great at herding & obedience etc.



But simply will never be able to do things my Dobes can, because its timid.

It wont jump off the high jetty to fetch a ball - too 'traumatic' lol.

Even though it knows how to swim.

Does that make it dumb?

No.

It just uses its brain differently to my dogs who seem to be able to cope with dangerous situations with ease.



I know plenty of smart dogs that are terrified of thunder?!?

Seriously.

Why?

It has never hurt them.

My dogs even enjoy going to the New Years fireworks each year!

(They would love to chase those Catherine wheels).



Not smarter - Just different intelligence.

One able to cope with pressure, stress or fearful situations without loosing concentration or focus.

One with a natural ability to herd, that mine could never match.



I had a Dalmatian who was a total failure at dog obedience!

(In comparison to my quick to learn Dobes).

However, he was a sneaky, calculating, thief.

His nick name was Hoodini.

He could escape any 'dog proof fence'. Yes he could climb vertically.

He would wait until all signs of humans were gone, before committing his 'crimes'.



Hopeless at basic obedience...

But intelligent?

Hell yes!



He would have come last on the 'clever dog list of skills'.

But he was smart in my mind - no doubt.



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Stupid is as stupid does, springs to mind :P

Great question though.



PS - I am a complete math moron...

But the first time I jumped out of a plane (solo fyi, not tandum).

I loved it, stayed relaxed. Never got anxious.

Went through my drills (tongue pokes, signals, horizon to ground circle of awareness etc).

Landed on my mark - And got "Jumped her *** off" written by my instructor in my log book.

And went on to jump again.... and again!!



My highly intelligent mathematically inclined, Engineer friend - froze.

Brain turned to mush.

Failed to hard arch off the door.

So her instructor had to pull her shoot as began to spin (before she flicked them away as she was also solo).

So she never experienced freefall.

Didn't remember anything.

And never jumped again.



Not dumb.

Just different brain wiring to me.

Answer 105

No. I'm not sure if you would call him unintelligent, anxiety ridden or maybe a little of both. He's afraid of absolutely everything, doesn't catch onto routines, and is nothing but neurotic when we get home. (Even if we leave for 5 minutes) He makes life a little harder, but we love em anyways.

Answer 106

No, not by a long shot.

Answer 107

my dog can say his abc's

Answer 108

He is very smart. He is super aggressive and violent against everyone but my family. He killed a man once.

Answer 109

No, she pissed in my room today and then barked when I turned the vacuum on

Answer 110

Yes, I do consider dogs smart and all animals smart, in their own, personal ways.



A dogs intelligence cannot be interpreted in humans terms or form because dogs have a different view and prospect of their world then us. Dogs see through their nose, and not through their eyes, as us humans do. Dogs have their own type of intelligence and it shouldn't be compared or tied to human intellect. Dogs and other beings are a class all their own when it comes to intellect.



Dogs are intellectual. Dogs can learn things based on observing something. My dog can watch other dogs do activities or even humans do activities and attempt to commit them himself to see if he'll get the same reward. Dogs learn from trial and error. If something bothers, annoys or disturbs a dog, they'll learn ways to avoid those things and if an act causes them pain or negativity, they'll learn to avoid that activity or deed.

Answer 111

No because he is not trained. And yea because he responds quick to people, and can understand sometimes what we tell him

Answer 112

YES

Answer 113

Lol , of course I do .

He's my baby :)



Well , the best way

to describe him is

he is *animated*

and *smart .*



He's smart because

he knows how to turn

on the *anmated

personality* to get

what he wants . :D



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Answer 114

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Answer 115

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Of course they're smart. .... They're Shelties!!!





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Answer 116

no, dogs are stupid animals

Answer 117

No, they are all completely unintelligent vermin...

Answer 118

no I don't have a dog :)

Answer 119

When I ask, Are you coming or not. he comes or he doesn't come.