A study from the Department of Ethology at the Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary asserts that the breed of dog smartest in the world is that of the border collie.
According to the results of the Family Dog Project of the university department, while many dogs have a hard time learning the names of objects, these breeds are able to memorize them without problems.
The smartest dog breed in the world
The scientists analyzed 40 dogs that were intensively trained for three days to teach them the names of at least two toys. The dog’s owner and a trainer repeated the names of the toys several times.
This revealed that only seven breeds out of 40 weights were able to learn the names of the toys.
The scientists analyzed 40 dogs that trained intensively / Image: Depositphotos.com
“The 7 dogs that demonstrated this exceptional talent are Border Collies, a breed intended to cooperate with humans for herding purposes,” said Shany Dror, study co-author, “but it is important to note that among the many dogs that did not show any evidence of learning, there were also 18 Border Collies.”
According to Daily Mail, the smartest dog was a border collie from Brazil named Gaia, who was able to recognize up to 37 toys. However, she did not come close to the record of Chester, another border collie, who memorized a thousand words before he died.
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