Dumbest Dogs
June 20, 2008 · Print This Article
Not sure what the criteria were, but the CBS Early Show has listed its picks for the ten dumbest breeds of dog. THESE ARE NOT MY CHOICES! However, I’d love to hear your opinion. Listed below are the ten they picked, shown from the smartest of the bottom ten to the dumbest.
10. Basset Hound
9. Beagle
8. Mastiff
7. Pekingese
6. Bloodhound
5. Borzoi
4. Chow Chow
3. Bulldog
2. Basenji
1. Afghan hound
Write to me at TheDogLady@doggies.com or simply leave a comment to this post. Show me examples to disprove these picks - I’ll bet some of you have really smart Afghan Hounds!
Tomorrow…The Early Show’s picks for the ten smartest dogs.
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
Basset hounds are far from dumb, they’re just stubborn. If they don’t see what’s in it for them to do a trick, they “forget” how to do it. By “forget”, I mean that they know how to do it, they just don’t want to.
I agree with Whattheheck. You need to ask an expert before you post articles like this. Just because a dog appears to be dumb, doesn’t mean he is. They are much like people. Some people might appear to be dumb, until you take the time to understand them. Then you realize how intelligent they really are. This article makes “The Dog Lady” look dumb! I mean…if you are going to criticize something, you need to be able to accept it back if you happen to be wrong. Like you are in this case. I am definitely not impressed with this site! You probably won’t have the nerve to leave this up. But I double dog dumb dare you to do it!
Yo drmusic! Read the disclaimer. These were the dogs CBS picked. This blog is just reporting the news. Can’t we all just get along?
I personally had an Afghan who was far from dumb. She was very easy to train and a wonderful companion, but you don’t see me getting all in a lather about it because someone else thinks the breed is dumb.
Chill out!
I have 4 afghans and they are far from dumb. These dogs are problem solvers. I definitely think they are smarter than the ones doing the testing because the dogs have them snowed. Like the Bassett, if there is nothing in it for them they won’t listen. If you have never seen a pair of afghans take down prey it is an incredible dance that they do,,,and do it successfully I might add. Not to mention that there are numerous afghan hounds that are championed in obedience and agility.These people must have gotten their information from the book, “The Mind of the Dog”. They guy that wrote that book has obviously never owned an afghan. Otherwise the afghan would be on the list of the 10 smartest dog breeds.
It’s very hard to judge animal intelliigence. A “dumb breed” that is raised in a home with a lot of attention & care is going to be smarter than an intelligent dog that’s been neglected.
We have 2 greyhounds, ex-racers. One is dumb as a rock, the other is a fairly clever dog. They’ve been treated as livestock for the first 4 years of thier life. They have a lot of catching up to do.
Just picked up an Afghan for foster care today. He was neglected for most of his life. We will see how this has affected him.
And I’ll cast my vote that cats are generally smarter than dogs.
What??? Here’s my theory: No particular breed of dog is “dumb”. I think that each dog has it’s own personality… Just like people, I’m sure there are dumb dogs but I don’t think they can be classified by breeds. How in the devil do they figure that anyway?