How smart is your dog?
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I have a cocker spaniel. I love that dog. I have to admit he is not real smart. Very good dog though. Dog's are like wives. You don't get them because they are smart.
My pooch (labradoodle) is pretty dang smart.....it's hard to stay ahead of him at times b/c he has about every body movement or phrase of mine memorized. I need to stay on my toes or he knows what's coming and how to take advantage of the situation before it even happens. :wink: It doesn't take him long to figure out what he can and can't get away with depending on who's "in charge." That's why he just loves going over to grandma's house.
Mutts are normally considered to be more intelligent than purebreds. And my two dogs are crosses between #1 (Border Collies) and #10 (Australian Cattle Dogs).
I have spent a lot of time training dogs for flyball and agility competitions and in terms of the listing in Post #1 I can agree that Border Collies and mutts are the easiest dogs to train.
I have spent a lot of time training dogs for flyball and agility competitions and in terms of the listing in Post #1 I can agree that Border Collies and mutts are the easiest dogs to train.
My dog is #1 so I'm not going to argue about where they placed him. I will say that I agree with everything they said about Boarder Collies.
The only thing I should add is that they don't seem to be motivated by food, so tricks relating to food are impossible to teach.
The only thing I should add is that they don't seem to be motivated by food, so tricks relating to food are impossible to teach.
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It is very hard to rate the intelligence of a dog. Like for example, Boxers are sometimes rated low because of how stubborn they are.
That list is totally bogus. Here is the indisputable list:
- Alex (Stroh's)
- Checkers (Richard Nixon's dog)
- Underdog (Cartoon)
- Brian (Family Guy)
- Commander K-9 (Marvin the Martian's dog from Looney Tunes)
- Butkus Stallone (Rocky)
- Ren Hoek (Ren & Stimpy)
- Sam (Sheepdog from Looney Tunes)
- Ubu (Ubu Productions. "Sit, Ubu, sit. Good dog")
- Tiger (Brady Bunch)
My wife and I have a Boxer and he's a pretty smart dog. Smarter than any other I've ever had.
I can vouch for the stubborness though.
I can vouch for the stubborness though.
Not trying to hijack the thread, but what does it usually take to get into some of these competitions? My dog is pretty talented (speed, jumping & coordination) & easy to train (especially when it comes to playing frisbee), so I've thought about conducting some more formal training & enterring some contests, but don't really know how to go about it or if it's even worth the effort. Any input or links to websites/organizations is appreciated......
I lived in an area (Las Vegas) with quite a few active flyball teams and got hooked up with one of the fastest teams in the country.
Here is a link that will help finding teams...
North American Flyball Association | Flyball Locator
We have a Yorkie-Poo and a 100% Yorkie. The mix is very smart for a dog but the pure bred is more like evil scientist-take over the world smart. It's like watching Pinkie and the Brain when I watch my dogs.
Sometimes when I feed them, Griffon, the Yorkie, doesn't feel like coming into the kitchen so he'll bark at Daisy and she'll go to his bowl, grab a mouthful of food and take it to him. It's crazy.
Sometimes when I feed them, Griffon, the Yorkie, doesn't feel like coming into the kitchen so he'll bark at Daisy and she'll go to his bowl, grab a mouthful of food and take it to him. It's crazy.
We have a Bassett that's pretty smart. She's just the most stubborn dog you will ever see. She knows what she wants and what it takes to get it. She doesn't learn commands because it doesn't benefit her in any way. For example, when she's cold at night she jumps up on the bed and burrows under the covers. When we tell her to get down she lays down wraps the blankets around her so you can't push her off without pushing the covers with her. She knows what to do when we say to get off but she just stares at you like what are you going to do about it. I'd say that's smarter than any dog that takes directions.
My german shorthair opens the sliding glass door when she is outside to come in. I just wish she would shut it or let herself out :dull:
