What is the smartest dog in the world

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the smartest dog in the worldFor the first time, the list of the smartest dogs was compiled by Canadian psychology professor Stanley Koren back in 1994, his book "The Intelligence of Dogs" has already withstood 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 quite subjective, due to the fact that many breeds were specially bred to perform certain tasks. For example, hunting and sled dogs have a lower tendency to carry out certain orders only because the main thing in their work is independence and the ability to make decisions quickly. The smartest dog in the world, according to Stanley Koren, should 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.

  1. list of the smartest dogsBreeds that have the lowest learning abilities. This 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 greyhound, beagle, Pekingese, English bulldog, mastiff, Basset Hound, chow chow, shih Tzu and others.
  2. The next group is dogs with below-average abilities. They need 40-80 repetitions to memorize commands, and the percentage of completion exceeds the 30 mark: chihuahua, St. Bernard, Scotch terrier, French bulldog, levretka, sky 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, sharpey, boxer, Great Dane, Dachshund, pointer, Siberian husky and others.
  4. Next comes the list of breeds, those who got close to the title of "the smartest dog in the world" are somewhat closer. These are representatives of breeds whose training abilities, according to the judges of the USA and Canada, are rated above average: Yorkshire Terrier, bearded collie, Australian terrier, dwarf pinscher, Dalmatian, English setter, Samoyed dog.
  5. the smartest little dog breedsDogs with excellent abilities did not reach the title of "the smartest dog in the world": Pomeranian, Bernese Mountain Dog, English Cocker Spaniel, Kurtzhaar, American Cocker Spaniel, Belgian Shepherd, mittelschnauzer, collie, miniature Schnauzer, Welsh corgi.
  6. And finally, dogs with excellent training abilities. They need less than 5 repetitions to learn a new command, while the percentage of their performance ranges from 95% and higher. In the category "the smartest small dog breeds", representatives of the Papillon breed (8th place) and the poodle (2nd) 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 a shepherd breed – a border collie.


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