The Most Intelligent Dog Breeds in the World - Everything you need to know

If you want to adopt a dog that's easy to train and willing to learn, take a look at our AnimalWised guide to the 5 smartest dog breeds in the world. We base ourselves on Stanley Coren's theory and ideas to create our list of the most intelligent dogs in the World.

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[alex]

I have a border collie called buddy, every trick he learned in the first 15 mins of teaching them and will learn on the spot. Now he's 8 years old, and just thought him a new trick as its been a while, and learned it in the first 10 mins. Never stops to amaze me. He is also really expressive.

[jakedelizioso]

Everyone is so offended cause their dog breed isn't the smartest.

[edmundjiang]

1:42 wtf they just repeated the same in general statement 3 times

[Nicole-ygvr]

When you dont have a dog but you wacth dog videos for no reason.

[Ahlnie]

Stanley Coren's intelligence ranking is based on working intelligence, which measures their ability to learn and perform commands. Stubborn breeds rank lower on his list as they are less willing to perform commands, even when they perfectly understand what they are being asked to do.

[nicoledemers]

I have a toy poodle, and she’s smart as hell for the most part. She barks at stuffed animals sometimes tho, which I always find kind of hilarious. And the thing about them following you around is so true, my poodle never leaves my side

[Meltorizor]

German shepherds are really super intelligent and sensitive. At my grandparents house, a (piece of shit) neighbour owned a german shepherd called Acu and held him captive there. Most of the time he was locked up in a cage, with nobody caring for him except giving him water and food once a day. The little time he could roam free, he would come to the fence of the estate so i could pet him and play with him. Allthough he made almost only negative experiences with humans, he immediately knew on our first encounter that i did not want to harm him. Allthough he had all reasons to because i also was a "bad" human, he never was bad or mean to me, in fact the opposite. I spend as much time with him as i could. The absolute highlight was when my grandparents hosted a BBQ. Acu was roaming at the neighbours estate. When he heard my voice, he ran to the fence and dug a tunnel beneath it until he was on my grandparents estate. I was so very happy and played with him all day. On that day, he once again proved his high intelligence and skill of anticipation: while playing, i turned my back on him and bowed a little to give him a piggyback ride, not knowing if it will work at all. He understood instantly and jumped with the least power necessary (he was big and strong and could have knocked my kid-me over easily if he hadn't dosed the power correctly) on to my back. What a wonderful day that was. I felt really sorry for him that he had such a piece of human scum shit trash as a owner. I thought more than once about "kidnapping" Acu and take him home with me. I regret never doing it.

[pocketsquared]

Our Border Collie/half-Mutt has easily learned every single thing we've tried to teach her. From balancing a treat on her nose to backing up on command, Raz does it all.

She'll wait for a 'yes' to start eating, sit attentively 'ready' when prompted, and even switch between bringing a Ball or a Frisbee when asked. Both fetch games have been mastered by her to a degree of jumping athleticism that causes my wife and I to laugh, daily. On our high-speed mountain bike rides, Raz stays at my side with a sharp 'heel, ' during which time she will make eye contact as though I were a horseback Rancher giving commands: she will fall 'back' when told, or run ahead free with a simple 'yes, ' stopping to wait whenever she loses sight of me, or if I simply say her name.

Though she has been mildly leashed-trained, she has never been shocked or pinch-collared. Only the occasional sharp 'NO, ' and/or a smack on the hide have conditioned her (away from things like the garbage). Raz now wears no collar.

There was only one trick that ever gave her any difficulty to learn, and now I think I understand why. This trick was 'woof, ' which is just like 'speak, ' but at a really low volume. The idea was for her to have different _degrees_ of barking, so she could express different levels of urgency.

Teaching her to perform either one or the other turned out to be no problem at all, but going back-and-forth between them has proved challenging. It seems as though (at least to her) that woof is a sort of contradictory _bark but don't bark_ command. Since she wants please us, she tries to perform every single trick to 100%, and so a super-enthusiastic half-bark becomes just like a full bark. At this point, she pretty much has it down—but there's often still a sigh of frustration whenever we ask her to do it.

If you have a Border Collie, and you give it the time and keep it working with fresh ideas, you'll never stop being surprised. Smart is an understatement; Raz can play ball with you in a dozen different ways, switching perfectly between cooperative and competitive games on the mildest cue—and if you want to play it a new/different way, she'll adapt instantly.

The Border Collie Mongrel:
Accept no substitutes.

[johnnycrazystuff]

1:42 why she repeat herself so much we just gonna gloss over that???

[autumnriver]

I have a pure poodle dog and she is so smart. When she do something bad and we saw her she would make this guilty face and when we left she would make sure that no one is watching so that she could keep doing it XD.

[starsxx]

I have a full poodle dog, but she's so stupid 😂 it's hilarious

edit: we adopted her from my grandma's sister. she's better here and I love her and take care of her a lot. she's learn some things but she didn't really get taught anything growing up in her other owner's apartment. I ment she can be dumb sometimes and not seem like how a poodle is but she's still great!

[TheCandlekane]

I had a German shepherd mix. She was INCREDIBLY smart. I didn't even have to teach her most things, she'd just pick up things on her own. If I taught her something, I'd tell her once not to do it and she'd never do it again. The easiest, most intelligent dog breed imo

[victoriagreenroyd]

I've had both a Poodle and a Doberman so I can attest to what lovely dogs each breed is, not only are they intelligent but loving, protective of their family and generally a joy to have in your life. I have a younger brother who raises Border Collies in Oklahoma and much to his credit he will not sell one of his pups to anyone who doesn't own/live on acreage. Border Collies are working dogs and like any such breed when they do not have a job to do, or at the minimum receive enough daily exercise they become bored. When ANY dog is bored trouble will ensure. He and I jokingly argue over which is the smartest breed; Poodle or Border and despite your video my money remains on the Poodle! 🐩🐩🐩

[mikecoffee]

My blue heeler knows how to roll a car window down to get out. It's a crank!

[manofbeard]

I have had border collies all my life. Had a Boxer, Cairn terriers. I’ve two Border collies now. But never had a bad dog ever. It’s how you treat them is what matters. Any dog I’ve had would do just about anything for me and the family because they were and are family too. Dogs just want to love and please you. You show them lots of love and attention and you have a genuine friend for life. All dogs are intelligent. Some just more than others. Bit like us really.

[turkustreetview]

Good background well educated Border Collies are pretty incredible. Uncle had one that knew directional commands with range like "200 meters forward" :>

[yashmjain]

1. Border collie
2. Poodle
3. German shepherd
4. Golden retriver
5. Doberman Pinscher

[alexisduran]

Your account needs to be more popular :)

[superiordogsupplies]

Love those shepherds. Very smart canines.

[jobloggs]

I have a 12 week old Welsh sheepdog and she is my absolute world already. She is so intelligent even at 12 weeks.