{"id":366236,"date":"2026-07-09T02:31:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T02:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/366236\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T02:31:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T02:31:39","slug":"10-smartest-dog-breeds-in-el-paso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/366236\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Smartest Dog Breeds In El Paso"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I found a <a href=\"https:\/\/worldanimalfoundation.org\/dogs\/intelligent-dogs-ranked-for-brainpower\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">list of the smartest dog breeds<\/a> and some of the most popular ones in the El Paso area made the cut. Let&#8217;s see if yours did &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/klaq.com\/texas-state-dog-blue-lacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Why Texas Has An Official State Dog<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When it comes to &#8220;smarts&#8221;, dogs don&#8217;t get enough credit. Man&#8217;s best friend is pretty well off in the brains department. In fact, vocabulary &#8211; wise, they&#8217;re equal to &#8230; if not smarter than &#8230; us until we&#8217;re about 3 or 4.<\/p>\n<p>Personally, I think my dog is smarter than a lot of fully grown humans out there these days.<\/p>\n<p>10 Smartest Dog Breeds<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/worldanimalfoundation.org\/dogs\/intelligent-dogs-ranked-for-brainpower\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">World Animal Foundation<\/a>, the canine over &#8211; achievers include some El Paso favorites. Of these 10, I feel like I see German Shepherds, Border Collies and Labradors around here the most.<\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t really say I see a ton of\u00a0Pembroke Welsh Corgi&#8217;s or Australian Sheep Dogs around El Chuco though.<\/p>\n<p>Top 10 Smartest Dog Breeds<\/p>\n<p>Top 10 Smartest Dog Breeds<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/klaq.com\/author\/ggarza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dubba G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When it comes to the favorite&#8217;s though, brains aren&#8217;t necessarily all that. In fact, arguably, the most popular dog breed in El Paso sits mid &#8211; &#8220;pack&#8221;. Chihuahuas seem to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wildearth.com\/blogs\/dog-knowledge\/are-chihuahuas-smart?srsltid=AfmBOooy_bZMKyfpxdgmmoBFxB-g9YdygrZPgp2WjcKuSTumASEhZ09H\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">be just &#8220;ehh&#8221;<\/a>, intelligence &#8211; wise. With the exception of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milb.com\/el-paso\/community\/chico\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Chico<\/a>\u00a0who is mega &#8211; smart. Seriously, I&#8217;ve seen him do office work and drive a car.<\/p>\n<p>Texas&#8217; Favorite Dog Breeds<\/p>\n<p>Only 3 of the &#8220;smartest&#8221; breeds made the Texas most popular list. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dogster.com\/dog-breeds\/most-popular-dog-breeds-in-texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dogster.com<\/a> lists these as the lone star state&#8217;s faves &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Blue Lacy (Cool <a href=\"https:\/\/klaq.com\/texas-state-dog-blue-lacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">story behind these guys<\/a>.)French BulldogLabrador RetrieverGerman ShepherdGolden RetrieverYorkshire TerrierRottweilerChihuahuaAustralian ShepherdBeagle10 Important Tips To Keep Your Pets Cool This Summer In Texas <\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/keyj.com\/author\/chazmcguire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Chaz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tallest And Smallest Dogs In The World Meet For First Time<\/p>\n<p>3 feet vs. 3.6 inches! The world\u2019s tallest and shortest dogs just had an unforgettable playdate, and the photos are melting hearts. You\u2019ve got to see this giant and tiny diva duo cuddle on the couch!<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Z_NrWgG7sWA&amp;t=30s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Guinness World Records via YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I found a list of the smartest dog breeds and some of the most popular ones in the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":366237,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[1907,138,140,139,143,1631,1633],"class_list":["post-366236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-audio-videos-photos","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news","tag-local-el-paso","tag-opinion","tag-weird-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=366236"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366236\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/366237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=366236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=366236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=366236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}