The University of Helsinki in Finland decided to discover the smartest dog breed in the world. So he evaluated a thousand samples through ten different ability tests and compiled a ranking of the top “performers” whose results were published in Scientific reports.

As we know, the A dog’s personality has nothing to do with breed. But there are some skills and characteristics that undoubtedly have a genetic origin. This is what scientists are counting on. We already knew that small breeds are the most aggressiveBut what about intelligence and cognitive performance?

There is no doubt that the most “talented” Belgian Malinois, the Belgian Shepherd often chosen as a police dog, has a score of 35 out of 39. They are followed in the ranking by Australian Kelps, Labrador Retrievers and Border Collies. and golden retrievers. Sixth place goes to Hoofwart, followed by Spanish Water Dogs, Shetland Shepherds, English Terriers, Australian Shepherds, Crossbreeds, German Shepherds and Finnish Shepherds.

The tests included the ability to “read” human gesturesI problem for a delicious reward. The researchers also studied how independent the dog was and how quickly it turned to a human for help when faced with an unsolvable task.

Most strains have their strengths and weaknesses. For example, the Labrador Retriever was very good at reading human gestures, but not so good at solving spatial problems. Some breeds, like the Shetland Sheepdog, scored more or less evenly on almost every test, explains Dr. Katrina Tierra. “The Belgian Malinois excelled on many cognitive tasks and did very well on most of the tests.” And you, do you agree to this arrangement?

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