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( Source: The Intelligence Of Dogs by Stanley Coren)

Ranks 1-10
Often working dogs, the
brightest dogs who learn
commands quickly , respond
to the first command 95
percent of the time:

1. Border Collie
2. Poodle
3. German Shepard
4. Golden Retriever
5. Doberman Pinscher
6. Shetland Sheepdog
7. Labrador Retriever
8. Papillon
9. Rottweiler
10. Australian Cattle Dog

Ranks 11-24
Excellent working dogs who
learn commands quickly, respond
to the first command 85 percent
of the time, and need a little practise
for the more complex commands:

11. Pembroke Welsh Corgi
12. Miniature Schnauzer
13. English Springer Spaniel
14. Belgian Tervuren
15. Belgian Sheepdog
16. Collie
17. German Short-haired Pointer
18. English Cocker Spaniel
19. Brittany Spaniel
20. Cocker Spaniel
21. Weimaraner
22. Belgian Malinois
23. Pomeranian
24. Irish Water Spaniel

Ranks 25-37
Above average working dogs
who take a little time to learn new
commands and respond to the first
command 70 percent of the time.
Poor training and inexperienced
handling results in poor preformance:

25. Yorksire Terrier
26. Giant Schnauzer
27. Airedale
28. Border Terrier
29. Welsh Springer Spaniel
30. Manchester Terrier
31. Samoyed
32. Newfoundland
33. Irish Setter
34. Norwegian Elkhound
35. English Setters
36. Norwich Terrier
37. Dalmation

Ranks 38-53
These average dogs need practise
to retain memory of commands and
respond on first command about half the time:

38. Smooth-haired Fox Terrier
39. Irish Wolfhound
40. Australian Sheperd
41. Pointer
42. Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
43. Siberian Husky
44. Bichon Frise
45. Grey Hound
46. West Highland White Terrier
47. Great Dane
48. Dachshund
49. Malamute
50. Whippet
51. Rhodesian Ridgeback
52. Welsh Terrier
53. Boston Terrier

Ranks 54-68
Fair in obedience and working
ability, these dogs need lots of
repetition to learn commands and
often need refresher sessions. They
appear distracted most of the time:

54. Skye Terrier
55. Norfolk Terrier
56. Sealyham Terrier
57. Pug
58. Maltese Terrier
59. Italian Greyhound
60. Chinese Crested
61. Tibetan Terrier
62. Old English Sheepdog
63. Great Pyrenese
64. Saint Bernard
65. Bull Terrier
66. Chihuahua
67. Lhasa Apso
68. Bullmastif

Ranks 69-79
The most difficult to train, they
need many training sessions and
lots of repetition. They typically react
to first command less than 25 percent of the time.

69. Shih Tzu
70. Basset Hound
71. Mastiff
72. Beagle
73. Pekingese
74. Bloodhound
75. Borzoi
76. Chow Chow
77. Bulldog
78. Basenji
79. Afghan Hound

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