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The Smartest Dog in the World, Border Collie

If you’re wondering what is the most intelligent breed of dog in the world, the answer is none other than the Border Collie. Although not as popular as the classy and finicky toy dogs, the Border Collie or Collie is unquestionably favored, too, by many homes and farms around the world. This breed is an excellent and efficient sheep herder that they are considered as the world’s best sheep herding dogs.

The Collie is known to have developed from the dog herding breeds that inhabited near the borders of Scotland- England and Wales-England. The first account that mentioned the existence of this breed was at the end of 19th century, and also mentioned there was the modern day Collies being traceable to a dog named Old Hemp. Old Hemp was born on September 1893 and was a strong, excellent work dog and had a superb working style which the modern Collies manifest today.

The Collie’s fur is not as fancy as the others but it is colorful and lovable just the same. This breed appears in different varieties of colors but the most common combination is black and white. Other colors include blue, lilac, red merle, blue merle, brindle and “Australian red” or gold; and they can appear mixed or single-colored.

As farm dogs, the Border Collie is the best sheep herder there is and it does this job not only excellently but with an innate power that makes sheep and other livestock obey him and allow to be guided by him freely. This dog has a keen sense of intelligence and herding instinct that is unique to its kind only and its work ethics are popularly regarded as superb. When the Collie works, it works with utmost attention and intensity and it wants to work closely with its master.

Sheep herder or farm dog, however, are not the only expertise of the Collie since, nowadays; he is widely adopted as a family pet as well. At home, he is a protector, a playmate and an affectionate companion. This creature needs the right amount of attention and a vigorous level of activity in order to maintain its happy disposition; so the families who own a Collie must be somewhat active.

The Border Collie is boundlessly active and thus, will likely to romp around, run, chase and frolic endlessly. It can be well-behaved at times but other times can be extremely lively; this breed is skittish and so its mood can quickly vary. Being an excellent and strong herder, it naturally requires a high intensity and frequent form of activity to be able to keep its mood light and on its natural hyper state.

As aforementioned, a Border Collie is best suited to live in a family of active people or the very least, people who are well-aware of the needs, temperament and characteristics of this breed. If its owner is dormant and neglects its needs for vigorous activities, its mental and physical health gets damaged. If this happens, the dog tends to display a dangerously neurotic form of behavior such as restlessness, digging, chewing, and even to the extent of slamming itself against a wall.

They also tend to be overly sensitive to motion and therefore will obsess over moving things such as cars and even humans walking. When this happens, they are clearly unsafe for little children and will become unpleasant in every way. Many people start taking in Collies without knowing the needs and the imperative requirements in caring for this breed so they end up giving them up to rescue shelters.