Are Border Collies Really the Smartest Dog Breed?
The article The AKC’s Annual List of Popular Dog Breeds Has Some Major Changes, by Sarah Vincent for the Mar 20, 2025 online issue of Good Housekeeping, announces least-popular, most-popular, new breeds annually per The American Kennel Club (AKC).
The AKC ascribes least-popular attributes to Sloughi, Norwegian Lundehund, Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen, Bergamasco sheepdog and English foxhound.
The AKC 2024 attributes such to the next least-popular breeds -- black and tan Coonhounds, wirehaired Vizsla, Chinese shar-pei and field spaniel.
So no description -- positive, neutral, negative -- designates border collies.
Online sources do not detail why such disregard develops about such an agreeable, attractive, congenial, cooperative, hard-working, intelligent, personable, sensitive, valuable breed.
Might the Royal Kennel Club have any details?
DerdriuMarriner, Apr 5, 2025