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Originally posted by paigowprincess
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I wanted to point out to followup on ther person who said labs were dumb for most things that werent retrieving. Labs are the most ocmmon guide dogs for the blind. I have to assume this takes some intelligence to pull off.
As for shepherds, I had an australian shepherd/doberman mix that was dumber than a box of sunny bonnies. She actually got hit by a car and died. Maybe the doberman half was the stupid half but I thought dobies were wizards.
THere is a ranking of intelligence in breeds available online. http://www.petrix.com/dogint/
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Fuck... I forgot about border collies. Those dogs are cool as shit. I didn't know that's what you called those things. Fuck the Golden - I think I'll get a border collie.
That list vindicates my position that Rottweillers are very smart. So many folks have disagreed with me when I said they make great pets. people seem to think they're dumb landsharks, but in actuality, they can be really great pets. I had a buddy who had one that would play with little kids like a Golden. Unfortunately, I think Rotts are overbred - his died young of apparant natural cuases.
One bonus you do get with cats is that they live a long fucking time. My mom finally had to put one down last year and it was 17 - and it had feline leukemia. I've heard some do 20 years.
