7. Scottish Terrier
The Scottish Terrier’s willingness to learn can be an issue that has been mistaken with a comprehension problem. They have a BIG personality, which makes it sometimes difficult to educate them. They were originally bred as mousers.
In fact, they impressed a 17th-century laird so much that he nicknamed these dogs “diehards”. And this is mainly the reason why they’re on this list: not because they were actually dumb, but because they’re also extremely “diehard” when it comes to training, and they only follow orders when they want to.
This breed is well-known for its habit of standing its ground against their owner.
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Had a Lab-Setter- talk about smarts and yes, we were “adapted” into his pack. Very Smart, loving and miss him.
well I totally disagree with this , I have had English bulldogs all my life , my last one, Pudgescicle , was the smartest one ever , this article is ridiculous , I disagree to it completely.
Our dogs, over 50 yrs, were rescues. Smartest dog ever: Beagle/ Dachshund mix. Once got loose & followed my scent (I went via car) 5 miles to a college campus & came to my class. Other “feats” of valor/action, like he caught/cornered a burglar once. Other smart ones: a pure Lhasa Apso & a Cocker/Shih Tzu mix…these two were esp. excellent at “understanding English.” I don’t mean commands…I mean, a comment like “Let’s go next door to visit,” & they were there, out the door, ahead of you waiting at the neighbor’s door before you left the house….or if they begged for food & you said, “I’m all out. Find someone else.” They’d give up on you immediately &, indeed, go beg someone else. Wickedly smart was a Lab/GSP mix. He was downright HUMAN. He ran the house…picked up the toys/put them in a box. If the box was missing, he’d find a basket…made us go for walks or swims at HIS set time of the evening, got us up at the same hour every morning….went out to get the paper & mail to bring to us. “Policed” the perimeter of the yards once AM, once PM. Learned every “trick” in 2 tries & could hilariously go through them all in a row. We’ve never been the same since his passing b/c we never ran the house as well as he did. Sweetest dog: a pure Blonde Lab used for breeding & discarded. She raised all our kittens, loved us beyond distraction & was a BFF to both my husband & I. Not so smart, but still loved: Red-boned hound mix. Dumbest dog we’ve ever had. Enthusiastic as a pup, but just didn’t “get” anything we tried to train. And, another not so smart, very loyal & gentle (a true “Gentle Giant”) was Lab/Shar-pei/Mastiff mix. She’d “shake & “kiss,” always protective/loyal …but NEVER barked. She LOVED children & it was heart-breaking that we didn’t have any for her to “raise” at that stage in our lives. She & the Blonde Lab were our last dogs. We don’t have the heart to take in another at our ages. We do have the last litter of cats that the Blonde Lab, Maggie Mae, raised…& they are as sweet as she.