Your pup is one smart cookie, but is it among the most intelligent dog breeds? Find out with our science-backed ranking.

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Before diving into which small breeds are the smartest, it’s important to understand what canine intelligence really means.

Research on all aspects of dog behavior, including their social, cognitive, emotional, and moral lives and the nature of dog-human relationships, has blossomed in recent years, and often, it's ...

Stacker counts down the most intelligent pups based on research published by Stanley Coren in his 2006 "The Intelligence of ...

Dog owners love praising their pups' intelligence, but canine smarts are more complicated than most people realize. Brain size doesn't predict cognitive ability — a November 2024 study in Biology ...

Every dog is smart in their own way—but some really are one paw ahead. Training often feels easier and more fun with these dogs, and that’s no accident. As Nicole Ellis, a certified professional dog ...

This ranking counts down the 25 smartest dog breeds based on Stanley Coren’s widely respected 2006 book The Intelligence of Dogs, which measured trainability and working intelligence across breeds ...