Like most dog lovers, I’ve got my favorite breeds. I love border collies and cocker spaniels and terriers of all kinds – mid-sized, high energy dogs you can run around the park and have some fun with. I’m also rather fond of huge dogs, like St. Bernards and Rottweilers, but that’s more an aesthetic appreciation. However, dogs are individuals and they have individual personalities. I’d always feared Pit Bulls and, by extension Boxers, who are often mistaken for Pit Bulls, until I got a Boxer, sort of by default, because his previous owner had to relocate rather suddenly due to legal problems. Zappa was a great dog. Whenever I was sitting on the couch watching TV, he would climb right up. He had no idea he wasn’t meant to be a lap dog.
Dumb, but Lovable
I’ve seen plenty of lists of most intelligent breeds, and I enjoy reading them, but this puts a bit of perspective on things. The 5 dumbest breeds. Apologies to anybody who is a big fan of one of these, but some breeds had to be the dumbest, and I’m not terribly surprised with any of the ones on the list.
Chihuahuas are obvious. They bark at everything, which is dumb because they’re not big enough to do anything about it and the constant yapping just makes you want to kick them in the teeth. Nonetheless they are popular with little old ladies who live in small apartments and would probably be happier with a cat, but you can’t take a cat for a walk, so there you are.
Pugs are no surprise, either. They just plain look stupid.
I was a bit surprised to see Weimaraners on the list, but that’s just because I’ve never given them much thought at all. They are beautiful animals, but since I’ve never really thought of them as bright dogs, I’m not stunned to see them on the dumb list.
Irish Setters were no surprise at all. They are pretty, especially when they are leaping to catch a Frisbee, but they will leap just the same if you throw a rock. I once knew a guy who had an Irish Setter and he would do that, throw totally inappropriate objects and his dog would leap and catch them. Actually, he was a bit of an asshole.
I’m also a bit surprised to see Basset Hounds on that list because they are hunting dogs and hunting requires a bit of brains, but I guess you just have to have more than an opossum, which ain’t much. Their other job is to be a floor decoration on a hillbilly’s porch, and that doesn’t require a canine genius.
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