Dog Intelligence Ratings From Service Dog Institute

Dog Intelligence Ratings. Ratings for canine I.Q. from different sources.

Top Smartest Dog Species:

 • Dog Breed: Australian Cattle Dog

 • Dog Breed: Border Collie

 • Dog Breed: Doberman Pinscher

 • Dog Breed: German Shepherd

 • Dog Breed: Golden Retriever: Very popular as a service dog

 • Dog Breed: Labrador Retriever: Very popular as a service dog

 • Dog Breed: Papillon

 • Dog Breed: Poodle: Popular as a service dog

 • Dog Breed: Rottweiler

 • Dog Breed: Shetland Sheepdog

Following dogs might not be considered as a service dog

Very Smart Dog Species:

 • Dog Breed: Belgian Sheepdog

 • Dog Breed: Belgian Shepherd Tervuren

 • Dog Breed: Brittany

 • Dog Breed: Cocker Spaniel

 • Dog Breed: Collie

 • Dog Breed: English Cocker Spaniel

 • Dog Breed: English Springer Spaniel

 • Dog Breed: German Shorthaired Pointer

 • Dog Breed: Irish Water Spaniel

 • Dog Breed: Keeshond

 • Dog Breed: Miniature Schnauzer

 • Dog Breed: Pembroke Welsh Corgi

 • Dog Breed: Pomeranian

 • Dog Breed: Schipperke

 • Dog Breed: Standard Schnauzer

 • Dog Breed: Vizsla

 • Dog Breed: Weimaraner

 • Dog Breed: Welsh Corgi

Reasonably Smart Dog Species:

 • Dog Breed: Affenpinscher

 • Dog Breed: Airedale Terrier

 • Dog Breed: Australian Terrier

 • Dog Breed: Bearded Collie

 • Dog Breed: Border Terrier

 • Dog Breed: Bouvier des Flandres

 • Dog Breed: Briard

 • Dog Breed: Cairn Terrier

 • Dog Breed: Chesapeake Bay Retriever

 • Dog Breed: Clumber Spaniel

 • Dog Breed: Dalmatian

 • Dog Breed: English Setter

 • Dog Breed: Giant Schnauzer

 • Dog Breed: Gordon Setter

 • Dog Breed: Irish Setter

 • Dog Breed: Kerry Blue Terrier

 • Dog Breed: Manchester Terrier

 • Dog Breed: Miniature Pinscher

 • Dog Breed: Newfoundland

 • Dog Breed: Norwegian Elkhound

 • Dog Breed: Norwich Terrier

 • Dog Breed: Welsh Springer Spaniel

 • Dog Breed: Yorkshire Terrier

Somewhat Smart Dog Species:

 • Dog Breed: Akita

 • Dog Breed: Alaskan Malamute

 • Dog Breed: American Foxhound

 • Dog Breed: American Water Spaniel

 • Dog Breed: Australian Shepherd

 • Dog Breed: Bedlington Terrier

 • Dog Breed: Bichon Frise

 • Dog Breed: Black and Tan Coonhound

 • Dog Breed: Boston Terrier

 • Dog Breed: Boxer

 • Dog Breed: Cavalier King - Charles Spaniel

 • Dog Breed: Chinese Shar Pei

 • Dog Breed: Curly Coated Retriever

 • Dog Breed: Dachshund

 • Dog Breed: English Foxhound

 • Dog Breed: English Toy Spaniel

 • Dog Breed: Finnish Spitz

 • Dog Breed: Fox Terrier (Smooth)

 • Dog Breed: German Wirehaired Pointer

 • Dog Breed: Great Dane

 • Dog Breed: Greyhound

 • Dog Breed: Irish Terrier

 • Dog Breed: Irish Wolfhound

 • Dog Breed: Kuvasz

 • Dog Breed: Pointer

 • Dog Breed: Rhodesian Ridgeback

 • Dog Breed: Scottish Deerhound

 • Dog Breed: Siberian Husky

 • Dog Breed: Staffordshire Bull Terrier

 • Dog Breed: Tibetan Spaniel

 • Dog Breed: Welsh Terrier

 • Dog Breed: West Highland White Terrier

 • Dog Breed: Whippet

 • Dog Breed: Wire Fox Terrier

 • Dog Breed: Wirehaired Pointing Griffon

 • Dog Breed:Wheaten Terrier (Soft-Coated)

Somewhat Intelligent Dog Species:

 • Dog Breed: Brussels Griffon

 • Dog Breed: Bull Terrier

 • Dog Breed: Bullmastiff

 • Dog Breed: Chihuahua

 • Dog Breed: Chinese Crested

 • Dog Breed: French Bulldog

 • Dog Breed: Great Pyrenees

 • Dog Breed: Italian Greyhound

 • Dog Breed: Japanese Chin

 • Dog Breed: Lakeland Terrier

 • Dog Breed: Lhasa Apso

 • Dog Breed: Maltese

 • Dog Breed: Old English Sheepdog

 • Dog Breed: Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen

 • Dog Breed: Pug

 • Dog Breed: Saint Bernard

 • Dog Breed: Scottish Terrier

Less Intelligent Dog Species:

 • Dog Breed: Afghan Hound

 • Dog Breed: Basset Hound

 • Dog Breed: Beagle

 • Dog Breed: Bloodhound

 • Dog Breed: Bulldog

 • Dog Breed: Chow Chow

 • Dog Breed: Mastiff

 • Dog Breed: More dog species

 • Dog Breed: Pekingese

 • Dog Breed: Shih Tzu

Note: Dog Intelligence Ratings Are Subjective.  Every dog is different and breed may be only one of the aspects effecting their intelligence.