The best companion/pet dogs I've had have been rescue mutts. The worst/dumbest have been registered dogs. I've had two beagles that made my registered shepherd look positively stupid. I'm sure they actually understood more words in the English language than many campfire members.
The smarter the breed, the smarter the owner needs to be. Otherwise the dog spends its time manipulating its stupid owner. Dumb dogs seem to fare better with owners who are on the same intellectual plane. Shepherds are smart, and beagles are dumb.
I raised and trained beagles for rabbit hunting for 30 years. I've had beagles that were dumb and others that were very smart. You'd have done well to be on the same intellectual plane with the dumb ones. Nobody on here is more gullible and stupid than you bicycle boy. If you weren't a complete and utter moron you would realize that. You've certainly had it pointed out enough times by many of the members here. It's always funny when the little retard kid calls somebody else stupid though.
Our Beagle, Daisy, is the smartest dog we have ever owned and we have had some smart dogs. She can tell time, that is, we feed her at 5:30, and every day about 5:28 she waltzes into the kitchen and looks up at the refrigerator. She had a big vocabulary, she knows her name, she knows the work "walk" she knows lots of words.
Also, sometimes we will be planning a drive with her and won't say "go for a ride" and won't grab up the car keys, but she gets amped up and stands by the door. I think she has esp. Very very smart dog.
