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Smartest Dog Breeds: Brilliant Minds, Trainable Companions, and Problem-Solving Power
Smart dog breeds are celebrated for their exceptional intelligence, quick learning, and ability to understand complex commands. From the famously clever Border Collie to the versatile Poodle and alert German Shepherd, these breeds excel in obedience, agility, and service work. Known for their mental sharpness and eagerness to please, the smartest dogs thrive in environments that challenge their minds and reward their focus. Whether you're training for competitive dog sports or seeking a responsive family companion, intelligent breeds offer unmatched adaptability, loyalty, and communication skills. Ideal for experienced owners, these dogs flourish with consistent training, mental stimulation, and purposeful engagement.
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Labrador Retriever
A.K.A.: Labrador, Lab
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
Weight (lbs): | male: 65-80, female: 55-70 |
Height (in): | male: 22-24, female: 21-23 |
Colors: | Solid black, yellow, or chocolate. |
Labrenees
A.K.A.: Pyrador, Pyrelab
Primary Breed | Great Pyrenees |
Secondary Breed | Labrador Retriever |
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
Weight (lbs): | 70-100 |
Height (in): | 23-29 |
Colors: | White, Black, Beige, Cream, Gray |
Mastidoodle
A.K.A.: Mastidoodle, Mastipoo
Primary Breed | Poodle (Standard) |
Secondary Breed | American Mastiff |
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
Colors: | Variety of coloring |
Mini Whoodle (Wheaten Terrier/Miniature Poodle)

A.K.A.: standard schnauzer
Primary Breed | Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier |
Secondary Breed | Poodle (Miniature) |
Weight (lbs): | 20-30 |
Overview:
The Mini Whoodle (Wheaten Terrier/Miniature Poodle) is a cross between an Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier and a Poodle (Miniature) The Mini Whoodle (Wheaten Terrier/Miniature Poodle) is a hybrid or designer breed that was developed by crossing Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier and a Poodle (Miniature). Though the breed was intended to be a 50/50 mix, many of the Mini Whoodle (Wheaten Terrier/Miniature Poodle) are bred over many generations and may not always be 50% Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier and 50% Poodle (Miniature).
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A.K.A.: Newfydoodles
Primary Breed | Newfoundland |
Secondary Breed | Poodle (Standard) |
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
Weight (lbs): | 80 - 200 |
Height (in): | 18-30 |
Colors: | Black, tan, white, chocolate, red |
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever

A.K.A.: Yarmouth Toller, Tolling Retriever, Little Red Duck Dog, Little River Duck Dog
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
Weight (lbs): | 37-51 |
Height (in): | 17-21 |
Colors: | Color is any shadeof red, ranging from a golden red through dark coppery red. The Toller has usually at least one of the following white markings - tip of tail, feet, chest and blaze. |
Papillon
A.K.A.: Phalène, Continental Toy Spaniel, Epagneul Nain Continental
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
Weight (lbs): | 9-10 |
Height (in): | 8-11 |
Colors: | White with patches of any color. |
Pembroke Welsh Corgi

A.K.A.: Pembroke, PWC, Pem, Corgi
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
Weight (lbs): | male:27, female:25 |
Height (in): | 10-12 |
Colors: | Red, sable, fawn, black and tan, all with or without white flashings. |
Pomeranian
A.K.A.: Deutscher Spitz; Zwergspitz; Spitz nain; Spitz enano; Pom; Zwers
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
Weight (lbs): | 3-7 |
Height (in): | 8-11 |
Colors: | All colors and patterns allowed. |
Poodle (Miniature)
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
Weight (lbs): | 12-18 |
Height (in): | over 10 up to 15 |
Colors: | Any solid color. |
Poodle (Standard)
A.K.A.: Pudle, Caniche, Barbone
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
Weight (lbs): | 45-65 |
Height (in): | Over 15 (usually over 21) |
Colors: | Any solid color. |
Poodle (Toy)
A.K.A.: Toy Poodle
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
Weight (lbs): | 6-9 |
Height (in): | 10 or under |
Colors: | Any solid color. |
Rottweiler
A.K.A.: Rott, Rottie
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
Weight (lbs): | male: 85-135, female: 80-100 |
Height (in): | male: 24-27, female: 22-25 |
Colors: | Black with tan markings. |
Schipperke
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
Weight (lbs): | 12-16 |
Height (in): | male: 11-13, female: 10-12 |
Colors: | Solid black. |
Schnauzer (Miniature)

A.K.A.: Zwergschnauzer, Dwarf Schnauzer, Miniature Schnauzer, Mini Schnauzer
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
Weight (lbs): | 13-15 |
Height (in): | 12-14 |
Colors: | Salt and pepper, black and silver, or black. |
Schnauzer (Standard)

A.K.A.: Mittelschnauze, Schnauzer, Wirehair Pinscher
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
Weight (lbs): | male: 40-45, female: 35-40 |
Height (in): | male: 18-19, female: 17-18 |
Colors: | Pepper and salt or pure black. |
Scottish Collisky
A.K.A.: Collisky
Primary Breed | Collie |
Secondary Breed | Siberian Husky |
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
Weight (lbs): | 55-70 |
Height (in): | 23-25 |
Colors: | Red and Blue Merle, Tricolored, White, Blue, Grey, Silver Sable |
Shetland Sheepdog
A.K.A.: Sheltie
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
Weight (lbs): | 20 |
Height (in): | 13-16 |
Colors: | Black, blue merle, and sable, marked with varying amounts of white and/or tan. |
Shollie
Primary Breed | Border Collie |
Secondary Breed | German Shepherd Dog |
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
Weight (lbs): | 50-80 |
Height (in): | 21-29 |
Colors: | Black with tan, black with white, Sable, blue and red. |
Spookalier
A.K.A.: Cavckapoo, Cavkapoo
Primary Breed | Cavapoo |
Secondary Breed | Cock-A-Poo |
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
Weight (lbs): | 12-20 |
Colors: | Red, apricot, black, beige, blond |
Vizsla
A.K.A.: Hungarian Vizsla, Hungarian Pointer, Magyar Vizsla
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
Weight (lbs): | 45-65 |
Height (in): | male: 22-24, female: 21-23 |
Colors: | Solid golden rust. |
Weimaraner
A.K.A.: Weimaraner Vorstehhund
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
Weight (lbs): | 70-85 |
Height (in): | male: 25-27, female: 23-25 |
Colors: | Mouse-gray to silver-gray. |
Wirehaired lab
A.K.A.: German Wirehaired Pointer Lab, German Wirehaired Lab, German Wirehaired Labrador, Wirehaired Labrador
Primary Breed | German Wirehaired Pointer |
Secondary Breed | Labrador Retriever |
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
Weight (lbs): | 50-70 lbs |
Height (in): | 24-30 inches |
Colors: | Could come in various colors |