Thought you guys might find this interesting. There has been a more accurate ranking system established for the intelligence of a breed/dog and you might be surprised with the results. Apparently our beloved corgis are among the ten LOWEST in intelligence on the chart.
Ranking of Dogs for Obedience and Working Intelligence:
 1. Poodle
 2. Border Collie
 3. Doberman Pinscher
 4. Golden Retriever
 5. German Shepherd
 6. Shetland Sheepdog
 7. Labrador Retriever
 8. Papillon
 9. Rottweiler
 10. Australian cattle dog
 11. Schipperke Belgian sheepdog
 12. Miniature schnauzer
 13. English springer spaniel
 14. Belgian Tervuren
 15. Shih Tzu
 16. Collie Keeshond
 17. German short-haired pointer
 18. Flat-coated retriever; English cocker spaniel; Standard schnauzer
 19. Brittany spaniel
 20. Cocker spaniel; Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever*
 21. Weimaraner
 22. Belgian Malinois; Bernese Mountain dog
 23. Pomeranian
 24. Irish water spaniel
 25. Vizsla
 26. Border terrier; Briard
 27. Chesapeake Bay retriever; Puli; Yorkshire terrier
 28. Giant schnauzer; Portuguese water dog
 29. Airedale; Bouvier des Flandres
 30. Mastiff; Beagle
 31. Welsh springer spaniel
 32. Manchester terrier
 33. Samoyed
 34. Field spaniel; Newfoundland; Australian terrier; American Staffordshire terrier; Gordon setter; Bearded collie
 35. American Eskimo dog*; Cairn terrier; Kerry blue terrier; Irish setter
 36. Norwegian elkhound
 37. Affenpinscher; Silky terrier Miniature pinscher; English setter; Pharaoh hound; Clumber spaniel
 38. Norwich terrier
 39. Dalmatian
 40. Soft-coated wheaten terrier; Bedlington terrier; Smooth-haired fox terrier
 41. Curly-coated retriever; Irish wolfhound
 42. Kuvasz; Australian shepard
 43. Saluki; Finnish spitz; Pointer
 44. Cavalier King Charles spaniel; German wirehaired pointer; Black-and-tan coonhound; American water spaniel
 45. Siberian husky; Bichon fries; English toy spaniel
 46. Tibetan spaniel; English foxhound; Otterhound; American foxhound; Greyhound; Harrier*; Parson Russell terrier*; Wirehaired pointing griffon
 47. West Highland white terrier; Havanese*; Scottish deerhound
 48. Boxer; Great Dane
 49. Dachshund; Staffordshire bull terrier; Shiba Inu*
 50. Malamute
 51. Whippet; Chinese shar-pei; Wirehaired fox terrier
 52. Rhodesian ridgeback
 53. Ibizan hound; Welsh terrier; Irish terrier
 54. Boston terrier; Akita
 55. Skye terrier
 56. Norfolk terrier; Sealyham terrier
 57. Pug
 58. French bulldog
 59. Brussels griffon; Maltese terrier
 60. Italian greyhound
 61. Chinese crested
 62. Dandie Dinmont terrier; Vendeen; Tibetan terrier; Japanese chin; Lakeland terrier
 63. Old English sheepdog
 64. Great Pyrenees
 65. Scottish terrier; Saint Bernard
 66. Bull terrier; Petite Basset Griffon; Vendeen*
 67. Chihuahua
 68. Lhasa apso
 69. Bullmastiff
 70. Cardigan Welsh corgi
 71. Basset hound
 72. Pembroke Welsh corgi
 73. Pekingese
 74. Bloodhound
 75. Borzoi
 76. Chow chow
 77. Bulldog
 78. Basenji
 79. Afghan hound
As you noticed the Pembroke Welsh Corgi only places the 72 nd smartest dog and the Cardigan not being to far ahead at the 70th smartest. I did some more research on this new study and was quite surprised how accurate and reliable the ranking system is compared to the older one. Sorry if these new results sadden you but I hope it doesn't change the way you feel about your beloved corgis. If you would like to read more on this new ranking system click on this link and it will tell you all about it. New Dog Intelligence Ranking System Link
Comment
I can see Katie ranked at 72nd....bless her heart but Max is one smart corgi. I take those kinds of studies with a grain of salt. Just like people there are smart ones and some not so smart ones in every nationality and breed. Irish wolfhounds are ranked at 41st. I had one that was as smart as a whip, my other one was as dumb as a box of rocks.
I thought they were ranked about 12TH:(
hahahahahaha!
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