OK Willie... I admit that with wire haired, long haired, mini and standard, Daschunds have a bit of an advantage but THEY NEVER WIN. Why? Because they have to compete against sight hounds. What weirdo decided to match daschunds against pharoh hounds in the same group.
I agree that border collies would be in the finish for smartest dogs but they are totally too OCD to live with. I love the Australian Cattle dogs which, in my book, would win the new catagory of REAL DOG. Except that's the problem when you show them, they slink in like a wild preditor which is what they are with a very thin layer of civilization and training. We all know that they dream of ripping the throats out of small children but are just too smart and well trained to do it.
And thank you for leaving Labs out of the running altogether. What a total loser of a dog. They are soooo dumb and they shed constantly and want to sit in your lap. Labs are what people want who can't decide on what dog they want.
Note to self: Please disregard any future posts by this Mercat person, as they have a really screwed up value system. ;~D
Oh, and more about daschunds. A true standard is an amazing dog. We had one once who ran with us when we road bikes and could chase down a rabbit. He was covered with scars from getting into scraps with dogs three times his size. And one New Years eve, he came to the party with us but wanted to leave before midnight. Just before midnight, he returned with a large german shepherd in heat, his date. They hung around for a while and then left again so there are a lot of weird looking german shepherds running around Douglas county KS.