When it comes to dogs that are a bit lacking in the brain department ‘scenthounds’ are often held up as prime examples.īasset Hounds, Beagles and Bloodhounds were named as the dumbest dog breeds in The Intelligence of Dogs, by the psychologist Stanley Coren. It has been exported throughout the world and is used to muster livestock, primarily sheep, cattle and goats.

Australian Kelpie: Also known simply as a Kelpie, this is an Australian sheep dog capable of mustering and droving with little or no guidance. The breed developed during the 19th century in Yorkshire, England. Yorkshire Terrier: One of the smallest dog breeds of the terrier type, and of any dog breed. The breed was favored by royalty of the Chinese Imperial court as both a lap dog and companion dog, and its name refers to the city of Peking where the Forbidden City is located Pekingese: The Pekingese is a breed of toy dog, originating in China. Mini Australian Shepherds: Frequently abbreviated to MAS, this is a small herding dog breed that is often trained for dog sports such as herding, agility, obedience, canine freestyle and hurdles. Since that time, however, because of their strength, intelligence, trainability, and obedience, German Shepherds around the world are often the preferred breed for many types of work, including disability assistance, search-and-rescue, police and military roles and acting German Shepherds: As a herding dog, German Shepherds are working dogs developed originally for herding sheep. The exceptional name-learning gift has also been demonstrated in the following breeds – and is probably found in many others, the researchers said. We are constantly searching for more gifted dogs,” she said.

“At the same time, this talent is not unique to this breed. However, although the ability to learn names of toys appears to be more common among them, we found that even among this breed it is very rare” said Shany Dror, of Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary. “Originally Border Collies were breed to work as herding dogs, so most of them are very sensitive and responsive to the behavior of their owners. Border Collies: In the experiments, Border Collies were particularly good at learning toy names such as Silver the fish, Alien the green puppet, Crocs the sandal and Newspaper – the rubber newspaper.

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