Smartest Dog Breeds

Are you looking to get a smart dog? Or want to know if your pet dog is intelligent? Use our table below that lists and ranks the smartest dog breeds in the world.

List of Smartest Dogs in order

Intelligence	Breed	Type	Size
1	Border Collie	Purebred	Medium
2	Miniature Poodle	Purebred	Small
2	Standard Poodle	Purebred	Medium
2	Toy Poodle	Purebred	Small
3	German Shepherd	Purebred	Medium
4	Golden Retriever	Purebred	Medium
5	Doberman Pinscher	Purebred	Medium
6	Shetland Sheepdog	Purebred	Small
7	Labrador Retriever	Purebred	Small
8	Papillon	Purebred	Giant
9	Rottweiler	Purebred	Large
10	Australian Cattle Dog	Purebred	Medium
11	Pembroke Welsh Corgi	Purebred	Small
12	Miniature Schnauzer	Purebred	Small
13	English Springer Spaniel	Purebred	Medium
14	Belgian Tervuren	Purebred	Medium
15	Belgian Sheepdog	Purebred	Large
15	Schipperke	Purebred	Medium
16	Collie	Purebred	Small
16	Keeshond	Purebred	Medium, Large
17	German Shorthaired Pointer	Purebred	Medium, Large
18	English Cocker Spaniel	Purebred	Large
18	Flat-Coated Retriever	Purebred	Medium
18	Standard Schnauzer	Purebred	Medium
19	Brittany	Purebred	Medium
20	American Cocker Spaniel	Purebred	Medium
21	Weimaraner	Purebred	Medium, Large
22	Bernese Mountain Dog	Purebred	Large
23	Pomeranian	Purebred	Large
24	Irish Water Spaniel	Purebred	Medium
25	Vizsla	Purebred	Medium
26	Cardigan Welsh Corgi	Purebred	Medium
27	Chesapeake Bay Retriever	Purebred	Large
27	Puli	Purebred	Small
27	Yorkshire Terrier	Purebred	Small
28	Giant Schnauzer	Purebred	Medium
29	Airedale Terrier	Purebred	Medium
29	Bouvier des Flandres	Purebred	Large
30	Border Terrier	Purebred	Small
30	Briard	Purebred	Large
31	Welsh Springer Spaniel	Purebred	Medium
32	Manchester Terrier	Purebred	Small
33	Samoyed	Purebred	Large
34	American Staffordshire Terrier	Purebred	Medium
34	Australian Terrier	Purebred	Small
34	Bearded Collie	Purebred	Medium
34	Field Spaniel	Cross Breed	Medium, Large
34	Gordon Setter	Cross Breed	Small, Medium
34	Newfoundland	Purebred	Small, Medium
35	Cairn Terrier	Purebred	Small
35	Irish Setter	Purebred	Large
35	Kerry Blue Terrier	Purebred	Medium
36	Norwegian Elkhound	Purebred	Medium
37	Affenpinscher	Purebred	Small
37	Clumber Spaniel	Purebred	Medium
37	English Setter	Purebred	Large
37	Miniature Pinscher	Purebred	Small
37	Pharaoh Hound	Purebred	Medium
37	Silky Terrier	Purebred	Small
38	Norwich Terrier	Purebred	Small
39	Dalmatian	Purebred	Small
40	Bedlington Terrier	Purebred	Medium
40	Smooth Fox Terrier	Purebred	Small
40	Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier	Purebred	Medium
41	Curly-Coated Retriever	Purebred	Medium
41	Irish Wolfhound	Purebred	Medium
42	Australian Shepherd	Purebred	Medium
42	Kuvasz	Purebred	Medium
43	Finnish Spitz	Purebred	Medium
43	Pointer	Purebred	Small
43	Saluki	Cross Breed	Large
44	American Water Spaniel	Purebred	Medium
44	Black and Tan Coonhound	Purebred	Large
44	Cavalier King Charles Spaniel	Purebred	Small
44	German Wirehaired Pointer	Purebred	Medium, Large
45	Bichon Frise	Purebred	Small
45	Siberian Husky	Purebred	Medium
46	American Foxhound	Purebred	Large
46	English Foxhound	Purebred	Medium
46	Greyhound	Purebred	Medium, Large
46	Otterhound	Purebred	Medium
46	Tibetan Spaniel	Purebred	Small
46	Wirehaired Pointing Griffon	Purebred	Medium
47	Scottish Deerhound	Purebred	Small
47	West Highland White Terrier	Purebred	Small
48	Great Dane	Purebred	Large
49	Boxer	Purebred	Medium
49	Dachshund	Purebred	Medium
49	Staffordshire Bull Terrier	Purebred	Medium
50	Alaskan Malamute	Purebred	Large
51	Shar-Pei	Purebred	Medium
51	Whippet	Purebred	Medium
51	Wire Fox Terrier	Purebred	Medium
52	Rhodesian Ridgeback	Purebred	Medium
53	Ibizan Hound	Purebred	Medium, Large
53	Irish Terrier	Purebred	Large
53	Welsh Terrier	Purebred	Small
54	Akita	Purebred	Large
54	Boston Terrier	Purebred	Small
55	Skye Terrier	Purebred	Medium
56	Norfolk Terrier	Purebred	Large, Giant
56	Sealyham Terrier	Purebred	Small
57	Pug	Purebred	Large
58	French Bulldog	Purebred	Large
59	Maltese	Cross Breed	Small
60	Italian Greyhound	Purebred	Giant
61	Chinese Crested	Purebred	Small
62	Dandie Dinmont Terrier	Purebred	Large
62	Japanese Chin	Purebred	Medium, Large
62	Lakeland Terrier	Purebred	Medium
62	Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen	Purebred	Medium
62	Tibetan Terrier	Purebred	Medium
63	Old English Sheepdog	Purebred	Medium
64	Great Pyrenees	Purebred	Giant
65	Scottish Terrier	Purebred	Giant
65	St. Bernard	Purebred	Giant
66	Bull Terrier	Purebred	Medium
66	Miniature Bull Terrier	Purebred	Small, Medium
67	Chihuahua	Purebred	Small
68	Lhasa Apso	Purebred	Giant
69	Bullmastiff	Purebred	Large
70	Shih Tzu	Purebred	Small
71	Basset Hound	Purebred	Medium
72	Beagle	Purebred	Small
72	Mastiff	Purebred	Large, Giant
73	Pekingese	Purebred	Small
74	Bloodhound	Purebred	Large
75	Borzoi	Purebred	Large, Giant
76	Chow Chow	Cross Breed	Small
77	Bulldog	Purebred	Medium
78	Basenji	Purebred	Medium
79	Afghan Hound	Purebred	Large