Tuesday, March 26, 2013

The Top 5 Smartest Dog Breeds You Can Own

By Geraldine Dimarco


Are you planning to have a pet? Maybe you are looking through some canine sites and you want to know what are the best types of dogs you should get. What are your requirements? They should look handsome of course, but most dogs are loveable in their own right. If you want an intelligent companion who you can have around the house and is safe to leave with your family-read on for the smartest dog breeds you can own.

You might be familiar with the Doberman Pinscher. They occupy the fifth spot in the smartest dogs in the world. Dobermans not only make for an awesome looking pet with their short, shiny coat and muscular, lean physique-they are very smart too. Doberman Pinschers are marked for their fearlessness, obedience, energy, alertness-making them ideal guardians and watchdogs for us.

Golden Retrievers are perhaps the most well-loved dogs there are. There exemplify all the best dog qualities we like-affectionate, good with children, loyal, eager to please and intelligent. Many performance competitions are won by the Retriever. You will also find many households all over the world have this beautiful, long-haired animal being happily part of their human family.

The third spot for the brightest dog is the German Shepherd. They are intelligent, courageous, loyal and have very strong protective instincts. Large dog breeds that are as sharp as the German Shepherds are excellent in working hand in hand (or paw?) with their human counterparts in important tasks like search and rescue, guides, bomb sniffing, etc.

German Shepherds takes the third place in being the smartest dog. They are intelligent, super loyal, courageous, and are known for their strong protective instinct. These smart and large dog breeds are excellent in helping people with important tasks. You can see many German Shepherds help people in bomb sniffing, guiding blind individuals and search and rescue operations, among others.

Care to venture a guess as to what breed gets the top rank as the cleverest dog there is? If you said the Border Collie, then you are correct. This medium-sized dog breed is renowned for its almost humanlike intelligence. They are extremely sharp, instinctive, agile, energetic and obedient. They were often used by shepherds before to help in herding the large flocks of sheep. They can understand and execute even complex tasks and can learn new commands fairly quickly.

When you get a smart pet you must also do your job in maintaining them. What does this mean? Intelligent animals are often unhappy when they feel that they have no purpose and will get bored easily when they are not engaged. Large dog breeds particularly can get more destructive when left on their own so be sure that you exercise them frequently to vent excess energy and keep them healthy.

These are the smartest dog breeds around-so what do you say, are you ready for one yourself? Make sure to give them a good diet and have regular visits to the vet. A healthy and happy pet is one of the highest joys there is in life. Enjoy!




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