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Originally Posted by White Doors
I have an Olde English Bulldogge and all bulldogs, are not very smart. She has been a breeze to train. Sometimes smart dog's aren't the way to go. I grew up with a Lab Retriever and that dog was smart, but also got into alot of trouble.
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A very astute observation that I have suspected for some time to be true. This is exactly why Golden Retrievers—the airheads of the canine domain—are so exceptionally easy to train. A dog's (higher) intelligence will presume an ability to respond more quickly and abstractly to stimulae; unlike Golden Retriever's whose sole purpose seems to be to follow instructions. Some of our smarter dogs have been difficult to train simply because they seem to learn so much more than simply how to respond appropriately to our commands.