[nikki p]

Uhhh... poodles were bred for retrieving. Duh. I own a brilliant australian cattle dog, a poodle and a Malinois. I think my cattle dog is the most responsive.

[tiandron]

Border Collie

[jensenlvr1]

Mixed breeds

[msdebz2u]

I have heard Poodles also ( I think it was the Standard, not Miniature sized dogs)My vote is for German Shepherds. My girl could understand what I said and was a back-talker. People would laugh when I told her not to do something, or couldn't have something, or go somewhere, and she would turn and face me directly and tell me to go jump in a lake with a sort of howl that sounded like "Woo-woo-woo-woo-woo!"She was sensitive, perceptive, affectionate, loyal, vocal, conniving, inquisitive, protective, wilful, stubborn, gentle, playful, well-mannered, and the best dog I ever had.

[polly_peptide]

Different individuals within a breed will be smarter or dumber than others. You can't really determine how intelligent a dog is going to be by picking a certain breed. You need to go and meet the dogs and observe their behavior and decide for yourself.Your best bet if you want a dog that's going to be trainable and lovable and have a good life, is to go to the pound and get a good mixed-up mutt. The genetic variation in the mutt usually results in a very healthy dog.If you want a purebred dog... check out what I've written about the Chinese Crested. I'm very impressed so far - he's very intelligent and wants to make me happy. He's also very silly sometimes and I laugh a lot with him

[Antonio R]

Mixed breeds are the smartest.

[Piratesauce]

I would say the herding breeds. They are very intelligent and they have the focus and drive which can be manipulated to give you a very well trained dog.We used to own alot of jindos, which are a native Korean breed of dog. They aren't the most trainable and they are somewhat feral but they are very smart. They are escape artists but they always found thier way home. (Jindos are said to have an uncanny homing instinct) They would bark at strange people but stop they saw they were friends of family. They never took food from strangers and knew alot more than dogs should.I also think German shepherds are very smart. My shepherd learns very quickly and instictively knows what to do. She can take very small cues and listen to them.

[percysmomma]

I just rescued a border collie 4 months ago. The vet guessed him about 2 years old in Dec. 2007, but it was obvious he was never trained -even house trained! If I had a dime for everyone I've met on the street that say they are very intelligent dogs, I'd be rich. I'd like them to know that dogs need to be trained a lot. I have trained him in basic obedience training and plan to put him in agility training to keep him busy, active, and for us to learn more. I've said to these people that I'm under alot of pressure to do a lot of training with him, since everyone says how intelligent they are! People think that they should be able to walk nicely on a leash, etc. since they are so intelligent. Wouldn't that be a dream come true!

[Lyka_01]

I think being smart is depend on how they train the dog...
But then i go for Border Collie...

[muttman]

My opinion is that stray mutts are the smartest. Their survival instincts are completely intact and they alone are responsible for their own safety and well being.