National Canine Research Council, told Newsweek it's hard to define dog intelligence because it depends on the criteria, which is set by humans. Janis Bradley, the director of communications and publications for the U.S. They include instinctive intelligence (what the dog is bred to do), adaptive intelligence (how well the dog learns from its environment to solve problems) as well as working and obedience intelligence (the equivalent of "school learning"). The UBC's Coren explained there are three types of dog intelligence. herding, retrieving, pointing, sledging) mean dogs of specific breeds tend to have more of an innate drive to perform certain behaviors," Boyko said. "The differences we see in dogs in these specific measures of intelligence tend to vary more at an individual level than a breed level, even when the specific skills that were selected for in each breed (e.g. Some dogs may have a good working memory but have poor spatial reasoning or vice versa, said Boyko, who is an expert on genomic investigation of dogs and has uncovered the genetic basis for many dog diseases and traits. It's certainly possible to measure a dog's intelligence level but it's important to note there are many different types of intelligence, Adam Boyko, assistant professor in biomedical sciences at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, told Newsweek.įor example, wolves are quite intelligent and great at solving problems but lack the "social intelligence" that most dogs have, which makes them able to understand and use human social cues.
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"If you want to train your dog to hunt and you choose a terrier, you might end up thinking your dog is not trainable, when it is actually you who is not so smart," Burch said.Ī dog learning a command to lay down. The key aspects to think about when it comes to training your dog is what your breed was created to do and what kinds of training you want to do with your puppy. Some breeds were shown to make excellent service dogs or competitors in sports such as agility," Burch explained. "In the beginning, dogs helped people by herding, hunting and guarding and over time, they became companions. Speaking to Newsweek, Burch said: "The discussion about difficult breeds to train-possibly implying the breed is not known for being 'smart'-is bound to offend someone, who is likely the breeder.
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Mary Burch, the family dog director at the American Kennel Club (AKC). But the idea of breeds being easy or difficult to train is relative, as different breeds were developed to perform specific jobs, says certified applied animal behaviorist Dr. Many people base their judgement of a dog's intelligence on the animal's trainability. "Their stunning flashes of brilliance and creativity are reminders that they may not be Einsteins but are sure closer to humans than we thought," said Coren, who believes a dog's mental ability is close to a human child aged from two to 2.5 years old, according to several behavioral measures.ĭogs are also capable of deliberately attempting to deceive other dogs and people in a bid to get rewards and "they are nearly as successful in deceiving humans as humans are in deceiving dogs," Coren added. Read more 11 Healthy Dog Training Treats That'll Help Your Puppy Learn Commands