Calliesmom
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here's a good one that my vet told me about- dog was registered as West Highland White Terrier but --- it was black 
Couple of questions
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Justicemom
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Everyone covered the registration. I think the Con. KC was one of the first paper registries. They choose the name so it would be confused with the Canadian KC(CKC).
Just for fun I looked up the dog intelligence list.
Shelties are #6. Dogs in the top ten need less than 5 repeatitions to learn a behavior and respond on the first command over 95% of the time.
Collie is #16. Dogs in 11-26 need 5-15 repeatitions to learn a behavior and respond on the first command 85% of the time.
Interesting for expoz3d, the Aussie is #42 needs 25 to 40 reps to learn a behavior and responds on the first command 50% of the time. Dachshund is #49 same reps and response rate as Aussie.
Now this list shows obedience and working intelligence,ie problem solving and retention plus willingness to work with people. More independent breeds maybe lower because of repsonse rates not because they are dumb.
If you go to an obedience trial 90% of the dogs there will be from the top 10.
Top ten breeds
1. Border collie
2 poodle(all sizes)
3.GSD
4. Golden
5 Doberman
6 Sheltie
7 Lab
8 Papillon
9 Rottweiler
10. Aust Cattle dog
Just for fun I looked up the dog intelligence list.
Shelties are #6. Dogs in the top ten need less than 5 repeatitions to learn a behavior and respond on the first command over 95% of the time.
Collie is #16. Dogs in 11-26 need 5-15 repeatitions to learn a behavior and respond on the first command 85% of the time.
Interesting for expoz3d, the Aussie is #42 needs 25 to 40 reps to learn a behavior and responds on the first command 50% of the time. Dachshund is #49 same reps and response rate as Aussie.
Now this list shows obedience and working intelligence,ie problem solving and retention plus willingness to work with people. More independent breeds maybe lower because of repsonse rates not because they are dumb.
If you go to an obedience trial 90% of the dogs there will be from the top 10.Top ten breeds
1. Border collie
2 poodle(all sizes)
3.GSD
4. Golden
5 Doberman
6 Sheltie
7 Lab
8 Papillon
9 Rottweiler
10. Aust Cattle dog
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BarbV
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Hey Shelli!
Can you point us to the website for this! I would love to read more!
I love it everytime we put down those damn Collies! As the saying goes: If Lassie was a Sheltie, Timmy never would have fallen in the well in the first place!
Seriously, though, I just find it an interesting piece of dog breeding and traits and would like to learn more.
Can you point us to the website for this! I would love to read more!
I love it everytime we put down those damn Collies! As the saying goes: If Lassie was a Sheltie, Timmy never would have fallen in the well in the first place!
Seriously, though, I just find it an interesting piece of dog breeding and traits and would like to learn more.
Justicemom
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Here is the link to the site I got the rankings. More info can be found in Stanley Coren's book Intelligence of Dogs. It is a little fluffy in spots but a good read.
http://petrix.com/dogint/index.html
http://petrix.com/dogint/index.html
tofu pup
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OK, now you're making me feel bad - I have to keep saying, Collies are such sweet, nice dogs! They're just, well, thick.
Part of it I think is that I'm used to agile, neat, petite Shelties... then I go and spend a weekend with the Collies, who by comparison seem IMMENSE and clumsy, and slop their water all over, and try to climb into your lap...
(somewhere, right now, my Collie friends are saying, "You wouldn't believe how neurotic and barky those Shelties are!")
clancyh8sabby
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http://s71.photobucket.com/albums/i...hics/?action=view¤t=timmysinthewell.gif
a friend made this for me..LOL
Julie
a friend made this for me..LOL
Julie
danisgoat
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That was fun to read!
My setters are #35....not surprised, lol. Their attention span is....well, I don't think they have one at all
My setters are #35....not surprised, lol. Their attention span is....well, I don't think they have one at all