Have you ever looked at your dog and said "You're so smart," or "You're not very smart?" Have you ever wondered if one breed is smarter than another? What about researching the type of breed that fits best for you and your family?
For the next several posts, we'll take a look at "The Smartest Breeds." (Don't feel bad if your dog's breed isn't included, that doesn't mean she/he is not the smartest!)
This first video is from Canine psychologist Stanley Coren, who has measured the intelligence of more than100 dog breeds. Coren is the author of The Intelligence of Dogs a book on dog intelligence, a professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.
Coren defines three aspects of dog intelligence in the book: instinctive intelligence, adaptive intelligence, and working and obedience intelligence. Instinctive intelligence refers to a dog's ability to perform the tasks it was bred for, such as herding, pointing, fetching, guarding, or supplying companionship. Adaptive intelligence refers to a dog's ability to solve problems on its own. Working and obedience intelligence refers to a dog's ability to learn from humans.
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