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Originally posted by leagleaze
Herding dogs tend to be very smart. The different belgians, the different shepards, corgis etc.
Working dogs range from smart to thick as a brick. Goldens and Labs while two of the sweetest breeds tend to be extremely dumb for everything, but as PJ says, retrieving.
Terriers can be smart, but they are aptly named. Generally not a good idea to have them around kids. They normally have tough personalities.
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Let me start off by saying that I am a big dog person. Have one myself (a lovely, intelligent, ball-retrieving, pond-swimming, cuddle on the couch whenever possible mutt).
And yes, certain breeds tend to be smarter than others, but when you get down to it a dog is only as good/smart/intelligent as it's human guardian let's it. Dogs require time and training to encourage their intelligence and discourage their bad habits.
Just like kids, dogs like rules and boundaries, they respond much better to structureed environment.
