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How Do Smart Dogs Learn?
"As with any other trait, intelligence is going to vary from dog to dog, depending on family tree and other factors," says Dennis Riordan, DVM, of the Riordan Pet Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. "But generally speaking, 'intelligence' is measured in dogs based on how many repetitions of a command it takes for them to figure out what you want them to do, and how often they follow learned commands the first or second time you say it. So if you're teaching them a trick, or kennel training, or anything that involves their memory and recall, some breeds have been fairly consistently shown to do those things faster and more consistently than others."