Which is the smartest dog in the world

2025 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2025-01-22 17:55

For the first time, the list of the smartest dogs was compiled by Canadian professor of psychology Stanley Coren back in 1994, his book "The Intelligence of Dogs" has already gone through 16 reprints and has been translated into 26 languages, among which, unfortunately, there is no Russian.

There are only three criteria by which the author determined the mental abilities of dogs: instinctive intelligence, adaptive intelligence and obedience intelligence. The author himself claims that such an assessment is rather subjective, due to the fact that many breeds were specially bred to perform certain tasks. For example, hunting and sled dogs are less likely to follow certain orders just because their work is focused on independence and the ability to quickly make decisions. The smartest dog in the world, according to Stanley Coren, must be well trained and be able to follow all the orders of the owner. The Canadian identified several groups of dogs. Below are not all, but only some of the most famous varieties.

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   Breeds with the lowest learning ability. itThis means that mastering a command by a pet requires about a hundred repetitions, and their execution from the first time accounts for at least 25%. This list includes such dogs as Basenji, Russian Borzoi, Beagle, Pekingese, English Bulldog, Mastiff, Basset Hound, Chow Chow, Shih Tzu and others.

2. The next group are dogs with below average abilities. They need 40-80 repetitions to memorize commands, and the percentage of completion exceeds 30: Chihuahua, St. Bernard, Scotch Terrier, French Bulldog, Italian Greyhound, Skye Terrier, Pug, Chinese Crested Dog and others.
3. Average training abilities (25-40 repetitions, and 50% success rate) were shown by such dogs as: Australian Shepherd, Irish Wolfhound, Pointer, Fox Terrier, American and English Foxhound, Greyhound, Sharpei, Boxer, Great Dane, Dachshund, pointer, siberian husky and others.
4. The following is a list of breeds that have crept up to the title of "the smartest dog in the world" a little closer. These are breeds judged to be above average by judges in the United States and Canada: Yorkshire Terrier, Bearded Collie, Australian Terrier, Miniature Pinscher, Dalmatian, English Setter, Samoyed.

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   To the title of "the smartest dog in the world" dogs with excellent abilities did not reach: Pomeranian, Bernese Mountain Dog, English Cocker Spaniel, Kurzhaar, American Cocker Spaniel, Belgian Shepherd Dog, Standard Schnauzer, Collie, Miniature Schnauzer, Welsh corgi.

6. And finally, dogs withexcellent training abilities. They need less than 5 repetitions to learn a new command, while the percentage of their implementation ranges from 95% and above. In the smartest small dog breeds category, the Papillon (8th place) and the Poodle (2nd place) are in the lead. However, as noted above, obedience is not the most necessary quality for lap dogs. Here the palm belongs to service dogs: German Shepherd (3rd place), Rottweiler (9th), Labrador (7th), Doberman (5th). The title of "the smartest dog in the world" was awarded to the shepherd breed - the border collie.