Top 10 Dumbest Dog Breeds
If your dog is one of these breeds, don't get mad at me! Instead, console yourself with one of the following points:1. Maybe your dog is different
Even dogs of the same breed can have widely varying abilities. Maybe your dog is the exception that proves the rule. Or maybe you're just a little biased. No one can blame you for that.
2. IQ tests for dogs are questionable at best, meaningless at worst
Tests used to quantify dog intelligence must answer two questions:
a) Exactly what is intelligence?
b) How do you measure it in an animal who can't speak?
You won't find two experts who give the same answer to either of these questions. Many tests equate intelligence with trainability, but a lot of people (terrier lovers in particular) would strongly disagree with that.
3. It doesn't matter anyway
Intelligence is just one trait in dogs. For most people, it's not the most important one. For some, it's not important at all.
After all, dumb dogs can be just as cute, funny, and lovable as smart ones. If your dog has all those qualities, honestly, who cares if he's dumber than dirt?
I LOVE THESE DOGS, but my cousin's one just looks at me dumbfounded when I say sit, even though she knows how to do it.
They look stupid and ugly. I do not know why people even own these crap dogs.
Believe me, I love English Bulldogs, but they aren't the brightest.
The Basset Hound is a short-legged breed of dog of the hound family, as well as one of six recognized Basset breeds in France. I know a friend who has one. They fit the phrase, "so ugly, they're cute." They are definitely stubborn because they don't like following simple commands, which makes them seem obnoxious and dumb. However, they are friendly and always want attention, so they probably need extensive training.
My aunt has one named Layla, and she is dumb. But I love her anyway.
The Chow Chow is a dog breed originally from northern China, where it is referred to as Songshi Quan, which means "puffy-lion dog". So stupid on many levels. First off, they are so aggressive to the point where they need strong owners to handle them. Second, they cannot follow simple commands, such as learning not to attack strangers or not to poop inside houses.
They are stupid when compared with other dog breeds. Afghan hounds are dumb, too.
The Afghan Hound is a hound that is distinguished by its thick, fine, silky coat and its tail with a ring curl at the end. Afghan hounds are as dumb as starfish because of the way they look, and now I can tell they are quite dumb.
The bloodhound is a large scent hound, originally bred for hunting deer, wild boar, and since the Middle Ages for tracking people. They're only good for smelling, but intelligence? Pass.
The English Mastiff is a breed of extremely large dog perhaps descended from the ancient Alaunt and Pugnaces Britanniae, with a significant input from the Alpine Mastiff in the 19th century.
The Chihuahua is the smallest breed of dog and is named after the state of Chihuahua in Mexico. Chihuahuas come in a wide variety of sizes, head shapes, colors, and coat lengths... read more This is the dumbest dog I have ever seen. Some even get themselves torn apart by bigger dogs like pit bulls because they are stupid enough to mess with them.
Origin of Chihuahua: rat and dog have a baby, the end.
Ugliest thing I have ever seen. It's not a dog to me. It's an oversized rat that somehow barks.
They're so dumb and look like oversized rats.
The Lhasa Apso is a non-sporting dog breed originating in Tibet. It was bred as an interior sentinel in the Buddhist monasteries, to alert the monks to any intruders who entered.
The Beagle is a breed of small-sized hound, similar in appearance to the much larger foxhound. The Beagle is a scent hound, developed primarily for hunting hare. I have a beagle named Georgia. She is very friendly but hyper and sneaky. She loves animals - dogs and cats - but doesn't listen, even though she was trained to sit, come, give paw, and play frisbee. Beagles are noisy and howl. I love my beagle a lot, but she is very annoying and misbehaving. Don't get a beagle unless you know what you're getting into. Beagles are lovable and friendly but loud and obnoxious.
I love my beagle more than anything, but he is like a toddler and gets into everything. He also can't be left alone for more than a few hours, or he becomes a nervous wreck and begins pacing and howling. He is so sweet but so needy at the same time.
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The Dalmatian is a breed of large dog, noted for its unique black or liver spotted coat and mainly used as a carriage dog in its early days.
Very dumb. These dogs can't be trained. They jump, run, and bark constantly like they are on crack cocaine! Not good as house dogs. They need room to run off all that energy. Don't expect to train them to hunt - they are too dumb for that. They don't know a bird from a turtle! Dumb, dumb, dumb!
I am convinced these dogs are as dumb as goldfish swimming in a bowl, constantly thinking the castle they see is something new. They look at you like they want a clue and are scared of their own shadow. Useless, unless you need a dog to eat food for no reason and run in circles for hours on end. They can't defend your family, hunt, point, or track. They are allergic to everything.
The Siberian Husky is a medium size, dense-coat working dog breed that originated in north-eastern Siberia.
The Pug is a breed of dog with a wrinkly, short-muzzled face and curled tail. The breed has a fine, glossy coat that comes in a variety of colours, most often fawn or black, and a compact square body with well-developed muscles. However, Pugs have difficulty breathing, due to their extreme head shape... read more
The Yorkshire Terrier is a small dog breed of terrier type, developed during the 19th century in Yorkshire, England, to catch rats in clothing mills. I love him, but...he's kinda dumb. That doesn't mean he's a bad dog, though. He's very affectionate towards my family and me.
These dogs are annoying. Yap. Yap, yap, yap. They have too much to say.
The Maltese is a hypoallergenic, small breed of dog in the Toy Group. It descends from dogs originating in the Central Mediterranean Area.
The American Pit Bull Terrier is a dog breed. It is a medium-sized, solidly-built, short-haired dog whose early ancestors came from the British Isles. They look dumb and ugly, as much as the Bulldog.
The Fila Brasileiro also known as the Brazilian Mastiff is a large working breed of dog developed in Brazil.
The Pomeranian is a breed of dog of the Spitz type, named for the Pomerania region in Central Europe. Pomeranian Dogs tend to get sick very often, however.
The French Bulldog is a small breed of domestic dog. "Frenchies" were the result in the 1800s of a cross between bulldog ancestors imported from England and local ratters in Paris.
The Golden Retriever is a large-sized breed of dog bred as gun dogs to retrieve shot waterfowl such as ducks and upland game birds during hunting and shooting parties, and were named 'retriever' because of their ability to retrieve shot game undamaged. Very stupid breed. Probably would jump down a 100-ft cliff or into a flaming volcano just for a treat.
The Rottweiler is a breed of domestic dog, regarded as medium-to-large or large.The dogs were known in German as Rottweiler Metzgerhund, meaning Rottweil butchers' dogs, because one of their uses was to herd livestock and pull carts laden with butchered meat to market.
The poodle is a group of formal dog breeds, the Standard Poodle, Miniature Poodle and Toy Poodle. The Fédération Cynologique Internationale recognizes four sizes of one breed: standard, medium, miniature, and toy.
The Basenji is a breed of hunting dog. It was bred from stock that originated in central Africa. Most of the major kennel clubs in the English-speaking world place the breed in the Hound Group—more specifically, in the sighthound type.