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Great book on dogs and various breeds.
Top in brains, Golden Retriever, Poodle, Doberman.
Thats what I remember. We are on are second Doberman. Smart, loyal and very low maintenance.
Needs daily off leash walks and lots of family time.
Hounds are dumb. Blood Hounds are the dog IQ bottom. All nose and no brains.
Man I think dobermans are hansom looking dogs. I would get a doby
Brittany Spaniel!!! Lots of energy but loyal as hell, Heck right now he is curled up next to me on the bed
https://portfolio.du.edu/portfolio/g...file?uid=64825
Beautful Dog, Not the poster child for smarts though.. My lovable,goofy lab outsmarts her.. And High strung,,, Wow.. Good dog though..
English Shepherds; Best dogs ever.
Brains of a Border Collie (without the hyperness)
All the good stuff from Aussies without the health issues (cancer and epilepsy) and not quite as hyper (keep in mind that the Australian Shepherd is descended from the English Shepherd).
A little larger and more protective than an Aussie.
Ours is a Tri Color that looks a lot like the Tri Color shown on the Wikipedia page. His name is Thatcher (named after the iron lady)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...hepherdDog.jpg(not Thatcher ... but he looks a lot like this)
We previously had a black and white one named Murphy who was probably the best dog we'll ever own (although Thatcher is catching up ... he'll be Two years old tomorrow).
Bottom line: With proper training and attention, any dog you pick will be wonderful.
I currently have a boxer that my neice and nephew beat up on and he's wonderfully well behaved with them. We even had a saddle that my neice would ride him when she was younger/lighter. (Don't call PETA, my boxer is like on steroids or something. 2 inches tallers and about 40 lbs bigger than breed standards.)
Austrailian Shepherd
http://www.liashasue.co.za/images/Ph...hepherd020.jpg
http://www.dog-paw-print.com/image-f...h-blue-eye.jpg
Beautiful dogs, loyal - genetic propensity for deafness tho... (ours is - but he knows many hand signals/sign language)
this [Beer]Quote:
Originally Posted by BigBear
I'm a bully breed fan myself, and applies especially to them
This is my buddy here
http://photos.zootoo.com/ben_looks-l...5564a2_740.jpg
and it would seem this one is immune to the rage virusQuote:
Originally Posted by funkfool
+1
[Eek3]
Pretty much! Mine is a Pit/Greyhound mix, and he is the best dog I've ever owned. I'd clone him if I could. Having said that, the Chocolate Lab we just got my boy is very smart, extremely friendly and shows every sign of being a terrific dog as well. And I have a soft spot for German Shorthaired Pointers, as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigBear