Comments on: Dumbest Dogs

By: lauren

lauren — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:57:54 +0000

dur. it doesnt take a smart dog to follow basic instinct. (such as smell) bloodhounds are dumb. Oh excuse me, “stubborn”

By: INOSH

INOSH — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:09:50 +0000

I propose we change the name of the list from “Dumbest Dogs” to “Most Stubborn Dogs.”

Chow chows are extremely stubborn, but far from dumb. They are very smart and extremely sensitive to the tone of your voice; if you sound like you mean it, they’ll listen to you… technically. If you give them a command in baby-talk, you might get a “B*tch, Please” look.

However, the “official” way trainers determine intelligence is by counting how many tries it takes to get them to learn a new trick, and preform it on a single command. 4 tries is an intelligent dog, 12 tries not so much. The chow chows I’ve owned generally fall in the 4-6 range, depending on the dog, the trick, and the proposed reward.

By: gary

gary — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:28:00 +0000

it sounds like your a little to dramatic about this whole story.

By: seriously

seriously — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:52:51 +0000

Look, this person SAID this isnt her list, if you are looking this up, then you obviously want to know. This person said “THIS IS NOT MY OPINION, JUST A LIST FROM A GROUP OF OFFICIALS.” there is no need to get upset at an innocent person. There is no such thing, as a dumb dog, just stubborn, ignorant, etc. Those breeds just tend to be slower (mind wise), and less responsive. I said TEND, just for the record. It is just tipically speaking. People are entitled to their opinion, but there is no need to get mad at the author of this site.

By: gary

gary — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:44:04 +0000

i own two bassets they are far from being dumb they just do things when they decide to ,not when you want them to.its their way, or their way ,i just live here.

By: Telling it

Telling it — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:53:12 +0000

I have a chow mix, and if i might say, he’s clever. But in a bad way. What i mean is, he knows its bad to poop in the house, but if he poops and i dont find it then he thinks its okay to poop in that area. so he will go to his place and poop and then when i finally find it and yell at him 4 it, he looks confused, and he’s off to find another spot…Chows arent dumb. They just think extremely different from the rest, atleast, mine does.

By: Garrett

Garrett — Sat, 23 May 2009 01:26:25 +0000

Weiner dogs should be on the list, my mom got one (I wanted a border collie) and that idiot will never stop whining when she is not around and he’s fully grown!

By: pookie

pookie — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:53:19 +0000

I have to agree with The Dog Lady and everyone else who said so, intelligence is inversely proportional to stubborness. Having a mind of their own makes them smarter dogs that not. They aren’t stupid, they just have the capacity to think outside your will. For example, people at the dog park think my dog is stupid because she doesn’t bring the ball back when I throw it, but, like other Boxers, she decided it’d be more fun to make me chase her for it. Just like I’d make her earn a treat or the ball, I have to earn the ball back. I don’t think a stupid dog could make that connection.

However, I think this list is juxtaposed with mistaken smart dogs and actual dumb dogs. I won’t say which I think is which because it’s not my place. I am suprised, though, that Bloodhounds are “dumb” since they do so much police work. I can’t imagine police would use dumb dogs to do such critical work. When lives are at stake they can’t afford stupidity. But I could be wrong.

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 04:42:51 +0000

Stop it Stop it!

Afghans are dumb dogs except it.

By: mgk

mgk — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:39:56 +0000

i think the stubbornest in pekingese is confused with being dumb. i find they are very smart but are stubborn as hell. thats why i love them!