LOL! THIS is sure to get some comments!

Sue Bee wrote:

Dashonthedash wrote:
Greyhounds are a perfect example: they never make the list of most intelligent dog, but they are extremely clever.

Sight hounds frequently make "dumbest breed" lists. Afghans, salukis, greyhounds, etc. One issue is that these dogs are not easily trained in the traditional manners that other breeds are and they aren't as biddable as, say, labs. They aren't motivated by the same things.

That's because their brains are constantly thinking of ways they can turn any situation to their advantage. One time, I was taking Max and Willow on a 14er (a 14,000 foot mountain, we did several of them together). We were all doing fine until we reached a huge boulder field near the summit. Now Max and I had no problem with the boulders, but greyhounds aren't built for climbing, so she stood for a minute on the trail at the bottom of the field looking up at us, then disappeared for a few minutes before happily trotting up to us. She had found an easier way up through the boulders. She was one of the smartest dogs I have ever been owned by; we should have been following her!

Oh, when we got to the top of the boulder field, she couldn't make it to the summit point, so I carried her the last few yards to the scroll where I signed all of our names for posterity.