I don't even know how to word it but I get really annoyed when something my dog does that I mention turns into a 'well I have a BORDER COLLIE and they are SO MUCH SMARTER than YOUR dog. And they would do XYZ. So obviously they're smarter.'
It's just irksome. 1. Mia is **** smart. I've lived with quite a few dogs and trust me, she's a smart cookie. 2. Having had multiple breeds on the 'top 10 lists' of smart dogs they vary among individuals. Shelties may be 'smart' but Trey really wasn't. Nikki was. 3. Similarly, individual dogs have very different personalities. We've had a lot of paps and they would all react differently in different circumstances. Ie: Rose is not Mia. Not at all. If you have ONE individual of a breed it's a bit difficult to blanket statement what the breed would/wouldn't do. 4. Dogs are not all smart in the same way. 5. That top 10 list doesn't even include a lot of breeds! I guess those breeds must not be intelligent because they weren't common enough to make the list... Why are we using this thing as the bible of dog intelligence?
Ok just had to get that out.
I'm probably being petty. I dunno. It frustrates me.
It's just irksome. 1. Mia is **** smart. I've lived with quite a few dogs and trust me, she's a smart cookie. 2. Having had multiple breeds on the 'top 10 lists' of smart dogs they vary among individuals. Shelties may be 'smart' but Trey really wasn't. Nikki was. 3. Similarly, individual dogs have very different personalities. We've had a lot of paps and they would all react differently in different circumstances. Ie: Rose is not Mia. Not at all. If you have ONE individual of a breed it's a bit difficult to blanket statement what the breed would/wouldn't do. 4. Dogs are not all smart in the same way. 5. That top 10 list doesn't even include a lot of breeds! I guess those breeds must not be intelligent because they weren't common enough to make the list... Why are we using this thing as the bible of dog intelligence?
Ok just had to get that out.
I'm probably being petty. I dunno. It frustrates me.
But she is very "if its not a BC then its inferior" or "you wanted to do agility but didn't get a BC?" Uh ... sorry, but BC's aint for me. their temperament just isn't for me, I like a tougher dog mentally, she thinks ACDs are "brutish & stupid". Uh ...no ... they are just tougher & harder then your silly little sheep dog, lady.