The Intelligence of Dogs

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This article is about a book of this title. For the general topic, see Dog intelligence.

The Intelligence of Dogs

Author Stanley Coren

Country United States

Language English

Genre Science & Nature

Publication date  10 May 1994

Media type Print (hardback and paperback)

Pages 336

The Intelligence of Dogs is a book on dog intelligence by Stanley Coren, a professor of

canine psychology at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.[1] Published in 1994, the
book explains Coren's theories about the differences in intelligence between different breeds of
dogs.[2][3][4] Coren published a second edition in 2006.[5]
Coren defines three aspects of dog intelligence in the book: instinctive intelligence, adaptive
intelligence, and working and obedience intelligence.[6] Instinctive intelligence refers to a dog's
ability to perform the tasks it was bred for, such as herding, pointing, fetching, guarding, or
supplying companionship.[6] Adaptive intelligence refers to a dog's ability to solve problems on its
own.[6] Working and obedience intelligence refers to a dog's ability to learn from humans.[6]

Contents

 1Methods
 2Evaluation
o 2.1Brightest Dogs
o 2.2Excellent Working Dogs
o 2.3Above Average Working Dogs
o 2.4Average Working/Obedience Intelligence
o 2.5Fair Working/Obedience Intelligence
o 2.6Lowest Degree of Working/Obedience Intelligence
 3See also
 4References