Border Collies are intelligent, but were bred to be responsive to humans.
Other breeds - equally intelligent or more so - are bred to use their intelligence independently of instruction.
They independently decide what is best - in their opinion.
I’ve come to believe we confuse our view of intelligence and responsive obedience.
They’re all great.
“I’ve come to believe we confuse our view of intelligence and responsive obedience.”
That would give Democrats a high intelligence rating. ;^)