Which breed/best trained?

[Pam]

I've read that border collies and poodles are the smartest dogs.

I have read that in many places as well. I have had poodles all of my life and have found it to be so. My first poodle, a female toy, was housebroken in a weekend. That pretty much sold me on the breed. I think GSD's are also at the top of that list.

[cali]

outside of my own Border collies, it would have to go to a toy poodle name Bobby..she's kinda famous, #1 obedience dog in Canada, she is so darn adorable to watch lol

[MonicanHonda]

Yes, I own a dalmatian. Yes, I may seem biased. But she's not normal, I swear. Never has. Lol Dalmatians actually aren't stupid, just short attention spans. BUT, she was never potty trained. The people who had her before me had a pug and Honda learned from the pug. She knows many tricks, I do not have to keep her on a leash at all, I just do when I should because I cannot trust other people. I am sure many of you will agree with me. And I just sometimes think she isn't dalmatian because she's not hyper at all. She's ten now, but I got her when she was three and her temperment and attitude have not changed. My parents dislike dogs very much but they say if she didn't shed so much or poop, she would be the best dog. Lol But I definitely know dogs, and I know they don't rank much on the "dog smartness" scale. Lol, but there is always that one in a million.

[luvofallhorses]

I think ANY breed can be the best trained - it takes time and effort. all of our dogs are trained fully except our new pup, Rudy. he's still learning and he's only about 3 months old. I think any dog mixed or purebred is best trained with proper training - it doesn't matter on breed IMO but the best trained dog I have owned was a pit bull mix when I was growing up she was SMART! Pit bulls are very intelligent and smart. I think I could list a lot of breeds that are simple to train but with pit bulls they are eager to please you and they are easy to train.

Labs take a lot to train but they're worth it! they ARE very smart so are goldens. Border collies are easy to train. Hounds are also easy to train, any dog is easy to train unless you have a stubborn dog like my Jenny. she's a rottie mix and she was hard to train - I don't think it's because of her breed, it's just because she's stubborn but today she knows how to sit, stay, and lay down and come (unless she gets out of the yard she won't come!)

all in all, I think any dog can be easy to train even the most stubborn dogs!

[tannermama]

I think ANY breed can be the best trained - it takes time and effort. all of our dogs are trained fully except our new pup, Rudy. he's still learning and he's only about 3 months old. I think any dog mixed or purebred is best trained with proper training - it doesn't matter on breed IMO but the best trained dog I have owned was a pit bull mix when I was growing up she was SMART! Pit bulls are very intelligent and smart. I think I could list a lot of breeds that are simple to train but with pit bulls they are eager to please you and they are easy to train.

Labs take a lot to train but they're worth it! they ARE very smart so are goldens. Border collies are easy to train. Hounds are also easy to train, any dog is easy to train unless you have a stubborn dog like my Jenny. she's a rottie mix and she was hard to train - I don't think it's because of her breed, it's just because she's stubborn but today she knows how to sit, stay, and lay down and come (unless she gets out of the yard she won't come!)

all in all, I think any dog can be easy to train even the most stubborn dogs!

Oh, I agree

[lute]

This is a tough question. I'm around a lot of dogs so it's hard to pin point one. The Aussies are highly intelligent. The dogs I work with. If you tell them to "kennel in" no matter where they are or what they are doing they stop and run for their kennel doors.

The woman that ownes the Aussies also has a Swedish Vallhund named Chyna. This dog shocks me every time I see her. She acts like she understand ehat you are saying. She tells you in the most subtle way that she needs out. She knows when it's supper time and opens her crate and gets ready to eat. She doesn't get out of the crate until every last kibble is gone. She knows that too. So if she doesn't eat it all she just lays there. But the moment that bowl is empty, by gosh you better let her out.

Standard poodles seem to be pretty intelligent as well. When you go to a dog show you see poodles sleeping on their grooming tables. Sometimes for hours. Never being leashed. Some of the poodle owners even leave the room with the dog still on the table. The dogs never budge.

[Spicy_Bulldog]

That is hard, I've known so many smart dogs. Also so many well trained dogs, which doesn't always mean the smartest. Going on well trained.

I'd say
American Pit Bull Terrier, Cane Corso, Boxer, Belgian Malinois, Bedlington Terrier.

I have read that in many places as well. I have had poodles all of my life and have found it to be so. My first poodle, a female toy, was housebroken in a weekend. That pretty much sold me on the breed. I think GSD's are also at the top of that list.

House training is always a big plus. Mine are usually potty trained in a few days. You got to love it. Leaves so much time for the fun training and play.

This is a tough question. I'm around a lot of dogs so it's hard to pin point one. The Aussies are highly intelligent. The dogs I work with. If you tell them to "kennel in" no matter where they are or what they are doing they stop and run for their kennel doors.

The woman that ownes the Aussies also has a Swedish Vallhund named Chyna. This dog shocks me every time I see her. She acts like she understand ehat you are saying. She tells you in the most subtle way that she needs out. She knows when it's supper time and opens her crate and gets ready to eat. She doesn't get out of the crate until every last kibble is gone. She knows that too. So if she doesn't eat it all she just lays there. But the moment that bowl is empty, by gosh you better let her out.

Standard poodles seem to be pretty intelligent as well. When you go to a dog show you see poodles sleeping on their grooming tables. Sometimes for hours. Never being leashed. Some of the poodle owners even leave the room with the dog still on the table. The dogs never budge.

Yeah routine things are pretty easy to condition a dog too. It is very convenient.

I've heard that S. Poodles are one of the smartest breeds out there. I think there are lots of high intelligence breeds.

[Sighthounds4me]

Hounds are also easy to train <snip>

Not sure I'd go that far. Hounds are very intelligent, but are also independant, having been bred to do their work with little human intervention. Many are a challenge to train, because of that.

For example, have you ever heard that Afghan hounds are one of the stupidest breeds? I very, very highly disagree with that statement. I have had contact wth a few Afghans, and have shown one. They are very, very intelligent dogs. But they are not trainable in the same way as a Border Collie, or other breeds that were bred to work directly for humans. It's no wonder there are few hound breeds with members who have advanced obedience titles.

Hounds require creative training methods, often making them think they are doing what they want to do.