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In week’s edition, Newsweek publishes a list of the 63 smartest dog breeds. The article ranks them from 63rd to first – An interesting read.
The rankings come from the primary book on the subject, The Intelligence of Dogs, my Professor Stanley Coren. Coren based his ranking on obedience, working and adaptive intelligences. He described adaptive intelligence as a dog’s ability to problem-solve on its own. His research included surveys among dog owners, rankings from obedience trail judges and collaboration with the American and Canadian Kennel Clubs.
The article has pictures of breed representatives and brief descriptions. It provides an estimate of how many repetitions it takes for a dog to learn a command and what percent of the time the dog complies with a command given the first time.
https://www.newsweek.com/these-are-63-smartest-dog-breeds-1554265