What is the most intelligent species of dog?
1. “Intelligence” is something that is individual to the dog. There is no breed of dog that is more intelligent than any other. But rather than just cite my opinion on this, let me cite the research: –The research done with “Allegheny Sue” by Peters (and you can find details about it cited in “The Dog’s Mind” by Bruce Fogle, DVM). With Allegheny Sue, they took a timid, neurotic, dumb dog and tested to see if she could pass on those traits to her litters. She did. And her litters scored much worse on a range of tests, were quicker to bite, displayed worse behavior than other dogs of the exact same breed from different dams. –The research done by Scott and Fuller with a wide range of breeds (from working breeds to herding breeds to terriers to retrievers to toys and also mixed breeds). Jane Killion, quoting their work says “No breed of dog is inherently better at learning than any other breed or mix of breeds.” Let me explain….Scott and Fuller ran dogs through a bunch of tests. What
