Which Dog Is the Smartest?

My border collie cross is 15 now, — I have always found her totally amazing, — she has a very good memory, especially for people or situations she doesn’t like, — she also has a good sense of humour, — when eating, she covers the end of her nose in food, then comes to show me how silly she looks, – she knows this gives me the chuckles.When I tell her I love her, she yawns, — I keep telling her anyway, she is a wonderful companion, – but can also have her awkward moments when she will do just as she pleases.She is very vain, and looks at herself in reflections in doors round the house. I have bought her a toy sheep as a companion–she has lots of toys. Her way of helping me is to get right by the side of me supervising, and her timing is spot on when it’s food time she will stand staring at her empty bowl, or lying acroos the kitchen door entrance so I then will see her with her nose pointing to her food bowl.She has also learned her kerb drill, — looking left, right and straight ahead, then all clear before going onto a road..She has learned lots of commands, and sees fit to ignore others if it suits her.

That is for sure. A couple of months ago, a little puppy grabbed one of my slippers and dumped it about 20 metres away on the grass and then lost interest and departed. My 3/4 Alsatian, 1/4 New Zealand sheep dog was sitting beside me on the outdoor sofa. I have never trained her to do anything and certainly not to fetch but I said “Sheba, get my slipper” and pointed where it was. She jumped off the sofa, walked over and picked it up and brought it back, dumping it on the top step and waited to go into the house. I sat there for a minute flabergasted and then opened the door for her. Dogs are ridiculously clever. And devious. Neither of our dogs will ever touch any food while we are in the room but just leave them alone in the kitchen while there is something they like on the table and it is gone.

what about the Bouvier des Flandres??

We have a boxer and I am not sure how smart he might be but I do know that he is the most lovable and best family dog I have ever known.

That is for sure. A couple of months ago

The smartest dog I ever had was a mix Jack Russell- Laso Apso cross. That dog knew when I was coming home and would wait at the door every day – and would give me a hard time when I was late. When we went for coffee we had to sit outside because he felt the need to sit at the table (on a chair) with everyone else and ‘participate’ in conversation. He didn’t take food off the table; nor did he seem interested in it. He just wanted to be part of it all. When I would work at my computer, he felt the need to be beside me, on a chair looking at what I was doing.
I did catch him watching TV – but only if birds or cats were involved.
He also was very good at looking for hidden things. We made a game of it; I would let him sniff what I was going to hide and then I would go to the other room and hide it between sofa cushions or in a bookshelf. Sometimes, I would catch him cheating by sneaking behind me and seeing where I put the toy.
He was easy to teach tricks to and he didn’t do it for food – he did it for affection. He was high maintenance in that he needed a lot of attention but he was EXTREMELY well behaved and did what was expected.

My dog is learning to talk. We’ve been working on it. She wakes us in the morning with “Hello”, tells us when she wants to go “Out”, and if she is partaking of something we’re eating (in nibbles) she says “More.” She also has a tremendous sense of humour and often performs “jokes” by tossing a bone in the air, having it hit her butt, and then laughing. She has a vocabulary now (she’s 2 1/2) of about 150+ words. She also has pretty good problem solving abilities (such as getting the ball out of the bannister when there is only one solution to the problem), and tries to immitate typing by banging on the keyboard when we’re not at our desks (so far, alas, she hasn’t written anything we recognize). I am waiting for the day, as in the Cervantes story, when I can have full, philosophical conversations with her…though I may be waiting a long, long time. In any case, she’s great company and a very wonderful member of our family who draws us out of ourselves and who enjoys life immensely.

All dogs are smart depending on how much time it’s owner(s) spend teaching and giving the pet TLC. We own a 16 month old Cocker Spaniel/Poodle mixed in with Bichon Frise and if I didn’t know any better he talks when he needs something like food or pee time. He is also the most loving and funny dog ever.

I had a female, 1/2 Shephard 1/2 Wolf and she was incredible. Smarter than her own good sometimes. I could go on for hours telling you stories about how smart she was. Protective but still very sensitive. If my wife was upset or crying she would try to chear her up. If I raised my voice at her you would physically see a tear in her left eye. She passed 3 years ago and we now own a male Golden Retriever. He is also part of the family. I do agree about the stats on retrievers, I think they just come across as being dumb sometimes because they can be very goofy. Buddy does it on purpose just to make us laugh. Ill throw him a ball and if he misses it he puts his head down and looks embarrased. When he catches it he gets very excited and barks with the ball still in his mouth. He is aslo smarter than his own good sometimes. I installed a camera in the house just to see what he is up to when were not around. We had no idea he likes the bed and the furniture as much as he does. He watches us through the window as we drive down the street. 2 minutes later he gets comfortable. Right after a tour through the kitchen. We laugh evertime we watch a new clip. I just wonder how long it will take him to realise he is being taped or who knows maybe he already does and is making a movie for us. I dont think I will ever want a different bread now that I have a G.R. I just have to convince the wife to let me get a female for him as a companion.

My 5 month old miniature poodle is the smartest dog I've ever had and I've had 3 previous poodles and an Irish Setter. This one was house trained very quickly, learned how to retrieve within weeks, sits on command, goes and gets her chew bone on command, walks beautifully on a leash, plays tag with my two year old grandson and is a real charmer. There are smart breeds and smart dogs within the breed.

My Labrador/Sheppard was very smart, he understand everything and anything we said and was very obedient and well tempered. Tyson is missed very much as he passed away last June with liver disease.
LSM

what about a boujon teddybear???

The true experiment here, of course, is to have triggered a quick argumentative response from all dog owners who, just like parents, are all quite sure that their puppy is the smartest. Thus the conclusion: man is dog's best friend. Woof!

Of course dogs are too smart for their own good. Of course they are manipulative and sneaky. Of course they are funny, charming, perceptive, observant, loving, etc. That's how they conquered us some 20,000 years ago. It certainly wasn't by brute force. They merely recognized that with a little effort we could be their meal ticket for eternity.

Our golden retriever can be so shy, so dominant and persistent. So stupid, so smart. A sponge for however much love and attention is being dished out. I hear her snooping around in the kitchen, but no matter how quietly I sneak up on her, when I poke my head around the corner she is always facing me with that "What do you want now?" look.

She probably isn't long for this world, 12 years old with tumors.