Share Report Abuse Next Blog» Create Blog Sign In SocioBiological Musings Monday, September 26, 2011 Dog IQ: How Smart is your Dog? Here's a listing of dog IQs by breed. Dogs have undergone artificial selection, so those selected for intelligence (Border Collie) tend to be very smart, while those selected only for appearance tend not to be so smart. It depends on what was being selected for. A bloodhound typically has a low dog IQ (doesn't respond well to commands) but has undergone intense selection for smelling ability, so a bloodhound compensates for lack of command response with a keen sense of smell. Many have argued that mutts tend to be around average intelligence, depending on their ancestry. A mutt of high IQ ancestry (for example, a Border Collie, German Shepherd & Golden Retriever mix) will be smart, but a mutt of low IQ ancestry (for example, a Chow Chow, Basenji & Pekingese mix) will tend to be dumb. Blog List Audacious Epigone Center for Biological Diversity Chris Brand Dienekes Evo and Proud Half-Sigma HBD Chick Human Biodiversity Reading List La Griffe du Lion Mangan's One STDV A veterinarian reader tells me that most mutts today in urban areas are at least part pit bull terrier. Given that pit bulls have low dog IQs, this would mean that the average IQ of mutts would be on the lower end of the spectrum. (N.B. that pit bulls also have undergone recent heavy artificial selection for aggression, since they're often raised to fight.) It should also be noted that pariah dogs (mutts in the wild that have reverted back to wolf-like characteristics) tend to have below average dog IQs, as by dog IQ one means a dog's responsiveness to human commands. It should be noted, however, that what we think of as dog intelligence (response to commands) is not all that dog breeds underwent artificial selection for. For instance, breeds were selected for guarding, hunting, smelling, herding, appearance, etc., and each breed seems to have its own special abilities or appearance. Breeds are important. If dog breeds were to disappear and be transformed into a large class of mutts, we would lose the richness of canine biodiversity. Steve Sailer VDare West Hunter About Me Dave View my complete profile Blog Archive 2012 (1) 2011 (3) October (1) September (2) What Race Are Hispanics? Dog IQ: How Smart is your Dog? From The Intelligence of Dogs, by S. Coren Followers Ranks 1 to 10 Brightest Dogs Understanding of New Commands: Less than 5 repetitions. Obey First Command: 95% of the time or better. 1 Border Collie 2 Poodle Join this site with Google Friend Connect There are no members yet. Be the first! Already a member? Sign in 1 of 5 5/16/12 9:02 AM
3 German Shepherd 4 Golden Retriever 5 Doberman Pinscher 6 Shetland Sheepdog 7 Labrador Retriever 8 Papillon 9 Rottweiler 10 Australian Cattle Dog Ranks 11 to 26 Excellent Working Dogs Understanding of New Commands: 5 to 15 repetitions. Obey First Command: 85% of the time or better. 11 Welsh Corgi (Pembroke) 12 Miniature Schnauzer 13 English Springer Spaniel 14 Belgian Tervuren 15 Schipperke Belgian Sheepdog 16 Collie Keeshond 17 German Shorthaired Pointer 18 Flat-Coated Retriever English Cocker Spaniel Standard Schnauzer 19 Brittany 20 Cocker Spaniel 21 Weimaraner 22 Belgian Malinois Bernese Mountain Dog 23 Pomeranian 24 Irish Water Spaniel 25 Vizsla 26 Cardigan Welsh Corgi Ranks 27 to 39 Above Average Working Dogs Understanding of New Commands: 15 to 25 repetitions. Obey First Command: 70% of the time or better 27 Chesapeake Bay Retriever Puli Yorkshire Terrier 28 Giant Schnauzer 29 Airedale Terrier Bouvier Des Flandres 30 Border Terrier Briard 31 Welsh Springer Spaniel 32 Manchester Terrier 33 Samoyed 2 of 5 5/16/12 9:02 AM
34 Field Spaniel Newfoundland Australian Terrier American Staffordshire Terrier Gordon Setter Bearded Collie 35 Cairn Terrier Kerry Blue Terrier Irish Setter 36 Norwegian Elkhound 37 Affenpincher Silky Terrier Miniature Pinscher English Setter Pharaoh Hound Clumber Spaniel 38 Norwich Terrier 39 Dalmatian Ranks 40 to 54 Average Working/Obedience Intelligence 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) 41 Curly-Coated Retriever Irish Wolfhound 42 Kuvasz Australian Shepherd 43 Saluki Finnish Spitz Pointer 44 Cavalier King Charles Spaniel German Wirehaired Pointer Black & Tan Coonhound American Water Spaniel 45 Siberian Husky Bichon Frise English Toy Spaniel 46 Tibetan Spaniel Foxhound (English) Otterhound Foxhound (American) Greyhound Wirehaired Pointing Griffon 47 West Highland White Terrier Scottish Deerhound 48 Boxer Great Dane 49 Dachshund Stafforshire Bull Terrier 50 Alaskan Malamute 51 Whippet Chinese Shar-pei 3 of 5 5/16/12 9:02 AM
Fox Terrier (Wire) 52 Rhodesian Ridgeback 53 Ibizan Hound Welsh Terrier Irish Terrier 54 Boston Terrier Akita Ranks 55 to 69 Fair Working/Obedience Intelligence Understanding of New Commands: 40 to 80 repetitions. Obey First Command: 30% of the time or better. 55 Skye Terrier 56 Norfolk Terrier Sealyham Terrier 57 Pug 58 French Bulldog 59 Brussels Griffon Maltese 60 Italian Greyhound 61 Chinese Crested 62 Dandie Dinmont Terrier Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen Tibetan Terrier Japanese Chin Lakeland Terrier 63 Old English Sheepdog 64 Great Pyrenees 65 Scottish Terrier Saint Bernard 66 Bull Terrier 67 Chihuahua 68 Lhasa Apso 69 Bullmastiff Ranks 70 to 79 Lowest Degree of Working/Obedience Intelligence Understanding of New Commands: 80 to 100 repetitions or more. Obey First Command: 25% of the time or worse. 70 Shih Tzu 71 Basset Hound 72 Mastiff Beagle 73 Pekingese 74 Bloodhound 75 Borzoi 76 Chow Chow 77 Bulldog 78 Basenji 79 Afghan Hound 4 of 5 5/16/12 9:02 AM
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