The Border Collie is a working and herding dog breed developed in the Anglo-Scottish border region for herding livestock, especially sheep. It was specifically bred for intelligence and obedience.

One of the best performing breeds across the test series was the border collie. This is consistent with previous research by Stanley Coren, author of The Intelligence of Dogs and professor ...

The border collie tops the list of smartest dogs, and it’s no wonder. After all, a border collie named Chaser gained fame in the early 2000s for learning the meaning of over 1,000 proper nouns.

But keep in mind that the smartest dogs often don't make the best pets ... a breed description by the American Kennel Club: 1. Border Collie: A workaholic, this breed is the world's premier ...

Their estimate of the top five smartest dogs are border collie, poodle, German shepherd, golden retriever, and Doberman pinscher. I would have put border collies at the top-dog spot because ...

Meet “Britain’s smartest dog” - a border collie who knows the names of all 231 of his toys. Martin Morris, 48, has been teaching seven-year-old Max the names of his toys since he was 12 ...

Seven-year-old border collie Max at ... this stage - we read about the US collie called Chaser, who knows the names of 1,022 toys. “But I don’t think any dog in the UK has managed to surpass ...