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Originally Posted by tessa_s212
My sister just got a new english springer spaniel puppy. They are great, energet, willing to please, and goofy dogs. If you get the field bred type of springer you will see that they are much smarter than your conformation bred ones.
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I've never seen a more false statement.
A dog's body build has NOTHING, I repeat, NOTHING to do with its intelligence. Intelligence is not something that can be measured through a dog's pedigree or purpose of being bred. Intelligence is something that can be cultured and refined into almost an art. It isn't something black and white, in where you can point to an AKC BIS winner and say, "That dog has no brains". When dealing with the mind, nothing is black and white. Heck, who can even DEFINE intelligence?!
You could be street smart, but not quite as "smart" in academics. You could find your way through a map, but not through a simple textbook. Intelligence is not something you can measure. You simply can't, and I find it quite demeaning that you would generalize a whole group of dogs by claiming them less intelligent.