Smartest Dog Breeds Ranked - List of Smartest Dogs

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Coat: Hairless; Short; Long
Origin: Japan; China; Australia; Germany; Italy; United States; France
Group: Hound; Terrier; Herding; Toy; Working; Sporting

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Smartest Dogs Ranked Dog Intelligence Ranking: The Complete List (137 Breeds)
Rank	Breed Name	Origin
Smartest Dogs (Top:1-10) Understanding of New Commands: Fewer than 5 repetitions. Obey First Command: 95% of the time or better.
#1	Border Collie	United Kingdom
#2	Poodle	Germany
#3	German Shepherd	Germany
#4	Golden Retriever	Scotland
#5	Doberman Pinscher	Germany
#6	Shetland Sheepdog	Scotland
#7	Labrador Retriever	Canada
#8	Papillon dog	France
#9	Rottweiler	Germany
#10	Australian Cattle Dog	Australia
Excellent Working Dogs (Top:11-26) Understanding of New Commands: 5 to 15 repetitions. Obey First Command: 85% of the time or better.
#11	Pembroke Welsh Corgi	Wales
#12	Miniature Schnauzer	Germany
#13	English Springer Spaniel	England
#14	Belgian Shepherd Dog (Tervuren)	Belgium
#15	Schipperke Groenendael (Belgian Shepherd Dog)	Belgium Belgium
#16	Collie (Rough Collie) Keeshond	Scotland & Northern England Netherlands
#17	German Shorthaired Pointer	Germany
#18	Flat-Coated Retriever English Cocker Spaniel Standard Schnauzer	United Kingdom England Germany
#19	Brittany	Brittany, France
#20	Cocker Spaniel	UK, USA
#21	Weimaraner	Germany
#22	Malinois (Belgian Shepherd Dog) Bernese Mountain Dog	Belgium Switzerland
#23	Pomeranian	Germany
#24	Irish Water Spaniel	Ireland
#25	Vizsla	Hungary
#26	Cardigan Welsh Corgi	Wales
Above Average Working Dogs (Top:27-39) Understanding of New Commands: 15 to 25 repetitions. Obey First Command: 70% of the time or better.
#27	Chesapeake Bay Retriever Puli Yorkshire Terrier	United States of America Hungary England
#28	Giant Schnauzer	Germany
#29	Portuguese Water Dog Airedale Terrier Bouvier des Flandres	Portugal United Kingdom Belgium (Flanders)
#30	Border Terrier Briard	UK - Scotland / England France
#31	Welsh Springer Spaniel	Wales
#32	Manchester Terrier	England
#33	Samoyed	Northwest Russia & Western Siberia
#34	Field Spaniel Newfoundland Australian Terrier American Staffordshire Terrier Gordon Setter Bearded Collie	England Newfoundland / England Australia United States Scotland Scotland
#35	Cairn Terrier Kerry Blue Terrier Irish Setter	Scotland Ireland Ireland
#36	Norwegian Elkhound	Norway
#37	Affenpinscher Australian Silky Terrier Miniature Pinscher English Setter Pharaoh Hound Clumber Spaniel	Germany Australia Germany England Malta,Egypt England
#38	Norwich Terrier	United Kingdom
#39	Dalmatian dog	Croatia
Average Working/Obedience Intelligence (Top:40-54) Understanding of New Commands: 25 to 40 repetitions. Obey First Command: 50% of the time or better.
#40	Soft-coated Wheaten Terrier Bedlington Terrier Fox Terrier (Smooth)	Ireland England England
#41	Curly Coated Retriever Irish Wolfhound	UK - England Ireland
#42	Kuvasz Australian Shepherd	Hungary United States
#43	Saluki Finnish Spitz Pointer dog	Iran & Egypt Finland England
#44	Cavalier King Charles Spaniel German Wirehaired Pointer Black and Tan Coonhound American Water Spaniel	United Kingdom Germany United States United States
#45	Siberian Husky Bichon Frise Havanese King Charles Spaniel	Siberia, Russia Spain / Belgium Cuba England
#46	Tibetan Spaniel English Foxhound Otterhound Jack Russell Terrier American Foxhound Greyhound Wirehaired Pointing Griffon	China - Tibet Great Britain - England United Kingdom United Kingdom United States United Kingdom Netherlands, Germany
#47	West Highland White Terrier Scottish Deerhound	Scotland Scotland
#48	Boxer dog Great Dane	Germany Germany
#49	Dachshund Shiba Inu Staffordshire Bull Terrier	Germany Japan England
#50	Alaskan Malamute	United States (Alaska)
#51	Whippet Chinese Shar Pei Wire Fox Terrier	England China England
#52	Rhodesian Ridgeback	Rhodesia/Southern Rhodesia
#53	Ibizan Hound Welsh Terrier Irish Terrier	Spain Wales Ireland
#54	Boston Terrier Akita dog	United States Japan
Fair Working/Obedience Intelligence (Top:55-69) Understanding of New Commands: 40 to 80 repetitions. Obey First Command: 30% of the time or better.
#55	Skye Terrier	Scotland
#56	Norfolk Terrier Sealyham Terrier	Great Britain Wales
#57	Pug	China
#58	French Bulldog	France (Paris)
#59	Griffon Bruxellois Maltese (dog)	Belgium Italy
#60	Italian Greyhound Coton De Tulear	Italy Madagascar
#61	Chinese Crested Dog	China, Africa
#62	Dandie Dinmont Terrier Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen Tibetan Terrier Japanese Chin Lakeland Terrier	Scotland France China - Tibet Japanese United Kingdom (England)
#63	Old English Sheepdog	England
#64	Great Pyrenees	France / Spain
#65	Scottish Terrier Saint Bernard	Scotland Italy / Switzerland
#66	Bull Terrier	England
#67	Chihuahua (dog)	Mexico
#68	Lhasa Apso	China - Tibet
#69	Bullmastiff	United Kingdom
Above Average Working Dogs (Top:70-79) Lowest Degree of Working/Obedience Intelligence. Understanding of New Commands: 100 to 500 repetitions. Obey First Command: 20% of the time or better.
#70	Shih Tzu	China
#71	Basset Hound	Great Britain / France
#72	Mastiff Beagle	United Kingdom England
#73	Pekingese	China
#74	Bloodhound	Belgium,France,England or Scotland
#75	Borzoi	Russia / Belarus
#76	Chow Chow	China
#77	Bulldog	United Kingdom - England
#78	Basenji	Democratic Republic of the Congo
#79	Afghan Hound	Afghanistan
(Top:80-100) Understanding of New Commands: 800 to 1500 repetitions. Obey First Command: 5% of the time or better.
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Smartest Dogs Ranked

Dog Intelligence Ranking: The Complete List (137 Breeds)

Smartest Dogs (Top:1-10)

Excellent Working Dogs (Top:11-26)

Above Average Working Dogs (Top:27-39)

Average Working/Obedience Intelligence (Top:40-54)

Fair Working/Obedience Intelligence (Top:55-69)

Above Average Working Dogs (Top:70-79)

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